Purcell Auctioneers: c.600 Lot Auction to include Irish Local Histories with a Special Section on Kilkenny and Graiguenamanagh in Particular, Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions, Significant GAA Programmes etc. , 31126, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 11, 2026 - March 11, 2026

Page Size: 602 items in 25 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
565	Anne Crookshank and the Knigh of Glin	Irish Art Related: Ireland's Painters 1600-1940	1600-1940	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
566		Journals: PERITIA- Journal of the Medieval Academy of Ireland	1982	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
567		GAA: Mixed collection of progrmmes and GAA titles c.60 issues -1 box		EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
568		Journal: ERIU; Eriu is devoted to Irish philology and literature	earliest 1904, latest 2004	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	Unknown
569	Sean Mac Airt and Gearoid Mac Niocaill, editors	Irish Interest: The Annals of Ulster ( To A D 1131)	1983	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
570	Sughi, Mario (Editor)	Irish Interest: Registrum Octaviani, Alias Liber Niger, The Register of Archbishop Octavian De Palatio Archbishop of Armagh 1478-1513	1478-1513	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
571		Simington, Civil Survey of Cos Londonderry, Tyrone and Donegal	1937	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
572		Irish Interest: Medieval Dublin- Sean Duffy Editor	1995	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
573		Canon Sheehan: Collection of titles by or about Canon Sheehan auch as My New Curate	1944	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	Unknown
574		Irish Tests Society: Focloir Gaedilge agus Bearla = An Irish-English dictionary Dinneen, Patrick S. Published for the Irish Texts Society	1927	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Unknown
575		Journals: Archivium. Journals of the Irish Historical Records, Years- 1917/1918-1922/2004/2005/2006-07/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018/2019/2023/2024		EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
576		Journals of the Royal Society of the Antiquaries of Ireland		EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
577		Journals: Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland	Earliest 1902, latest 1988	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
578		Journals Mixed: Journals such as Breifny Antiquarian Society/Breifne (11)		EUR 80.00 - 160.00	Unknown
579		Irish Interest: Catholic Bulletin 1914/15/20/21/23/71: Reportorium Novum- Dublin Diocesan Historical Record 14 issues		EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
580	L. Mc Cionnaith	Irish language. Gaeilge; Focloir Bearla/Gaeilge	1935	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
581		Collection of mainly Irish interest titles-2 boxes		EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
582		Collection of mainly Irish interest titles-2 boxes		EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
583		Fine and Decorative Bindings: Collection of titles with fine or decorative bindings		EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
584		Collection of mainly Irish interest titles-2 boxes		EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
585		Collection of mainly Irish interest titles-2 boxes		EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
586		3 Boxes containing Many first editions, Irish Fiction, vintage, International		EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
587		3 Boxes containing, first editions, Irish Fiction, non-fiction, vintage, International, Proof copies		EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
588		3 good boxes of books. Mostly Irish hardbacks, sport politics		EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
589		Journals: Irish Historical Society. Irish Historical Studies, founded in 1938, is the joint journal of the Irish Historical Society and the Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies	Earliest 1938, latest 2006	EUR 150.00 - 300.00	Unknown

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.