Purcell Auctioneers: June 2026 Book Auction of c.610 Lots to include Antiquarian Books, Rare - Signed - Limited Editions, Local Histories, Republican Interest Books, GAA Interest, Irish Literature, Irish Railway Int etc. , 61726, Birr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 17, 2026 - June 17, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | Colleen Bawn Fete |
1908 | EUR 80.00 - 150.00 | EUR 37.50 | ||
| 312 | Spencer Stanley; Moore Henry; Shahn Ben; Bawden Edward; Sutherland Graham; Burra Edward | Penguin Modern Painters series |
1943-1947 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 313 | Friel Brian | PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME! |
Dublin | 1964 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 225.00 |
| 314 | Anti Treaty Slogan of 1922 |
1922 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 75.00 | ||
| 315 | Nicholas Mullins and Sean Hatley postcard |
1921 | EUR 100.00 - 160.00 | EUR 75.00 | ||
| 316 | Beaslai Piaras; O'Dubhghusa Sean | An tOglach |
Dublin | 1961-1971 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 75.00 |
| 317 | 25 YEARS – TIME TO GO! |
circa 1980 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 318 | The Colde Yeare 1914 |
1816 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 319 | Water; Wilkinson; Broughton | Kings County: Ordnance Survey Map |
1838 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 320 | Russell T W | Annual Report for the Year 1935 |
1935 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 321 | Kruckenhauser S; Vlieger J; Rochat E F | 3 Books, including: Snow Canvas Ski, Men and Mountains with the Leica |
Berlin; Amsterdam; Constantinople | 1937; circa 1900 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 37.50 |
| 322 | Album |
around 1900 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 87.50 | ||
| 323 | Collection of c225 Gallaher Cigarette Cards |
c1900's | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 37.50 | ||
| 324 | Friel Brian; Donnelly Donal | Dancing at Lughnasa; The Loves of Cass McGuire; Philadelphia Here I Come!; Translations; Three Blind Mice; Irish Times Friel@80 tribute |
Dublin | 1990; 1965; 1963; 2009 | EUR 300.00 - 350.00 | EUR 450.00 |
| 325 | Manuscript receipts from J W McMahon |
Late 19th, early 20th Century | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 50.00 | ||
| 326 | Lovecraft H P; Coulthart John | The Haunter of the Dark |
1988 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | |
| 327 | Kavanagh Patrick | What is Truth? |
1952 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 75.00 | |
| 328 | Household furniture and Appointments sold at Cooleen |
1958 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 329 | Todd John Henthorn; Healy; Morris | 5 Books, including: St. Patrick Apostle of Ireland |
1864; 1905; 1878 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 330 | Adomnan | Adomnan’s Life of Columba |
1961 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | EUR 150.00 | |
| 331 | Butler Alban | Lives if the Fathers, Martyrs etc |
London; Dublin | 1883-1886 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 125.00 |
| 332 | Gavan Duffy Charles | My Life in Two Hemispheres |
New York | 1892 | EUR 60.00 - 90.00 | EUR 75.00 |
| 333 | Gibson C B | The Last Earl of Desmond |
Dublin | 1854 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 200.00 |
| 333A | Scott Walter | Life of Napoleon Buonaparte with View of the French Revolution |
1827 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 334 | Gregory D; Watson W J; MacGregor A; Harper M; McKerral A; Alexander A | 6 Books, including: History of the Western Highlands & Isles of Scotland |
Shannon; Edinburgh; Dumfries; Glasgow | 1975; 1973; 1937; 1908; 1948; 1925 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 68.75 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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