Purcell Auctioneers: c.600 Lot Auction to include Antiquarian Books, Irish Histories, Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions, County & Parsh Histories, Fine Bindings, Republican Interest, Classic Marvel Comics etc., 21826, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026

Page Size: 584 items in 24 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
51		Louth: Tombstone Inscriptions in Fochart Graveyard		1967	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 62.50
52	Rosa Meehan	Mayo: The Story of Mayo		2003	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 56.25
53	Mainchin Seoighe	[signed copy of history of his native parish by Eamon de Valera] Bruree. Bru Ri. The History of the Bruree district and of the old parish of Tankardstown	Bruree	1972	EUR 70.00 - 140.00	EUR 125.00
54	R. A. S. Macalister	Meath: A Penny Guide to Newgrange (1929)		-1929	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 112.50
55	Thomas Lewis O'Beirne (Bishop of Meath 1798 - 1823)	Bishops of Meath Co. Meath: Two original A.L.s. as follows		26 March 1813	EUR 150.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
56		Meath: Ratoath-Past and Present		2008	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 100.00
57	R A S Macalister	Meath: Newgrange Co Meath		1929	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 112.50
58	R A Stewart MacAlister	Clonmacnois: The Memorial Slabs of Clonmacnois -Kings County		1909	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 68.75
59		Offaly: Kilcormac Harriers Point to Point Race cards for April 1936 and March 1937 held at Ballincard Birr	Ballincard Birr	April 1936 and March 1937	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 112.50
60	Brendan Ryan	Offaly: A Land by the River of God-a history of Ferbane parish		1994	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 87.50
61		Birr & Roscrea 'Missionary' Cookery Book, 1912		1912	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 150.00
62	Nora Bermingham and Maire Delaney	Offaly: The Bog Body From Tumbeagh		2006	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 62.50
63		History of Sligo from the earliest ages ... to the present time		-1990	EUR 80.00 - 140.00	EUR 106.25
64	Mary T C Meagher	Thesis: Calendar of the Papers of Dr Bray Archbishop of Cashel and Emly 1792-1820		1966	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 106.25
65	Marnane and Darmody	Tipperary Interest. Finding Tipperary guide to resources			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 37.50
66	Glynn and Heffernan	Tipperary Interest. The Story of Clonoulty		1979	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 81.25
67	Callanan	Tipperary Interest. The Abbey of Holy Cross		Circa 1930	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 93.75
68		In special slip-case. Dun Bleisce - A History. Cumann Forbartha Dhun Bleisce		[1990]	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 75.00
69		Doon and Cappawhite[Limerick-Tipperary ] Seamus Fitzgerald		Circa 1980	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 62.50
70	Gleeson	Tipperary Interest. Roscrea Town and Parish from earliest times to present day, with account of Ui Cairin and Eile Ui Cearbhaill		1947	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
71	edited L Maher and C Brady	Tipperary: Cead Bliain Faoi Rath- The Story of Cistercian College Roscrea 1905-2005		2005	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 62.50
72		The Pastor of Kilcommon. E. J. Ryan P. P. [Tipperary]		1943	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 125.00
73		Large, Dorothy. Songs of Slieve Bloom	Dublin	1926	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
74		Tipperary Interest. The Boys from Bun na Sraide		1959-1965	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 43.75
75		Tipperary Interest. Foreign and Fantastic Field Sports			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 43.75

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.