Purcell Auctioneers: c.600 Lot Auction to include Antiquarian Books incl. Books from the Library of the Late Kenneth Nicholls, Rare - Signed - Limited Editions, Local Histories, Republican Interest, Irish Literature etc., 40826, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 08, 2026 - April 08, 2026

Page Size: 120 items in 5 pages

Auction Lot Books
Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
93		Ethel Mannin. Connemara Journal. 1947 Fine illustrations by Elizabeth Rivers. Fine in pictorial d.j. Original typed & signed letter from author to Patrick Byrne dated March 1964		1964	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 187.50
94		Local History- Various Counties: 21st West Cork Drama Festival, Anniversary Programme; 50 Years of Clonmel Scouting, 1929-1979; …		N/A	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 93.75
95		(Local History) Through the eye of the Bridge, Islandeady and Glenisland 2010.		2013	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 50.00
96	edited and signed by David Dickson,	The Georgeous Mask – Dublin 1700-1850,		1987	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 37.50
97	T. Crofton Croker.	Legends of Killarney		C. 1880	EUR 60.00 - 90.00	EUR 50.00
98	Frank Columb.	The Lough Gowna Valley by Frank Columb. [story of an Irish Midland region, from its geological formation to the present] ; …		N/A	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 43.75
99		The Glamour of Waterford by Downey. 1921; Ireland of the Welcomes by Kelleher; Leinster; Munster; Green and Silver by Rolt.		1968	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 50.00
100		Leinster local history from the Counties of Meath/Wexford/Westmeath/Meath/Carlow/Louth/Offaly (21)		N/A	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 100.00
101		Munster/Connacht- Local History from the Counties of Limeric/Kerry/Sligo 15 Titles		N/A	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 162.50
102		Cork International Exhibition and South of Ireland Souvenir.		1922	EUR 150.00 - 180.00	Not Sold
103	John Banville, Eoin Colfer, Billy Roche and Colm Toibin.	WexFour -	Dublin, Ireland,	2014	EUR 160.00 - 180.00	Not Sold
104		Passage East ([Kennedy (John F.)] – Padraic Fallon, Reprinted from the Irish Times, 25th November 1963. 'Passage East,'		N/A	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
105		POSTCARDS: An Fantastic Album of Vintage Black ad White and Some Colour irish Postcards		N/A	EUR 300.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,025.00
106		Sark etc. - An Album of Early Travel Photographs of Sark Island, Guernsey, Holyhead etc. c.80;		N/A	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 37.50
107		From the Library of T J Hurley: 150 Black & White Photographs of family and friends of this well known individual.		N/A	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 200.00
108		1903 Programme of Tours, Rail, Coach & Hotel- Wicklow, Wexford and Waterford, from May to October. Showing details oh 'Delightful Day Trips' and overnight excursions.		N/A	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 250.00
109	William Bedell	Leabhuir an tSean Tiomna –	Dublin,	1827	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 162.50
110	ed De Brun, O Riain and O Coilean,	Folia Gadelica, essays presented to RA Breatnach,	Cork	1983	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 50.00
111		Two Kerry Classics: Fiche Blian ag Fas (Muiris O Suileabhain, 1933 – reprint from first year of publication); …		N/A	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 68.75
111A		Aeriocht Na Feise	Baile Atha Cliath,	circa 1920	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	Not Sold

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604

Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
June 25, 2026

Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.

Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.

Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.

Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.

Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.

Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.

June 25, 2026

Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.

Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.

Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.

Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.

Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.

Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.

Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500

Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 July

Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.

Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.

Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.

Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.

Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.