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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481 | Lashly William; Seaver George; Evans Edward; Kolbert Elizabeth | N Books, including: Under Scott’s Command |
London; New York | 1969; 1937; 1930s; 2007 | EUR 100.00 - 140.00 | Not Sold |
| 482 | Peary Robert E; Weems John E | N Books, including: The North Pole |
London | 1910; 1967 | EUR 100.00 - 140.00 | EUR 37.50 |
| 483 | Seaver George; Ponting Herbert; Lowe George; Henry Thomas; Byrd Richard; Wheeler Sara | N Books, including: Edward Wilson of the Antarctic |
London | 1937; 1950; 1959; 1950; 1939; 1997 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 484 | Shackleton Jonathan; McKenna J; Alexander Caroline; Wilson Edward; Cameron Ian | N Books, including: The Shackleton Voyages |
London; Dublin | 2002; 1999; 1966; 1974 | EUR 70.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 485 | Scott J M; Herbert Wally; Mowat Farley; Weems J E; Croft Andrew | N Books, including: Gino Watkins |
London | 1935; 1969; 1961; 1960; 1947 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 486 | Cook F A; Walden J B; Paine S D; Scott J M | N Books, including: Return from the Pole |
1953; 1937; 1977 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | |
| 487 | Gordon Seton; Nansen Fridtjof; Freuchen Peter; Nunlist Hugo; Adams Paul | N Books, including: Amid Snowy Wastes |
London; New York | 1922; 1898; 1957; 1966; 1961 | EUR 140.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 488 | Back George; Barrow John; Nanton Paul; Parry Ann; Wright Noel | N Books, including: Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Great Fish River |
London | 1836; 1971; 1963; 1959 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold |
| 489 | Howorth Henry | History of the Mongols from 9th to 19th Century |
1876-1999 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 490 | Prescott William | History of the Conquest of Mexico |
London | 1847 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 |
| 491 | MacGahan J A; Nazaroff P S | Campaigning in the Oxus and the Fall of Khiva; Moved On! From Kashgar to Kashmir |
1874; 1935 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 492 | Forester E M; Mullen Pat; De Blacam Aodh; Nolan Patrick; Speedy Tom; Byrne Miles; Chiang Yee; Wiggin Kate Douglas; Wood Walter | N Books, including: A Passage to India |
1924; 1934; 1908; 1954; 1907 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 493 | Kingsley Mary | Travels in West Africa; Natal Province. Descriptive Guide and Official Handbook |
Durban | 1897; 1911 | EUR 100.00 - 140.00 | Not Sold |
| 494 | Doyle A Conan | The Great Boer War |
1900 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 495 | Franklin John (1786-1845) | Narrative of a 2nd expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea |
1828 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 496 | Walker Alexander | Colombia |
1822 | EUR 100.00 - 180.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 497 | Keohane Frank; Blake Tarquin | N Books, including: Irish Period Houses |
2015; 2010 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 43.75 | |
| 498 | Craig Maurice | N Books, including: The Architecture of Ireland |
1997; 2020 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 499 | Walsh Wendy; Nelson E Charles; Pilcher Jonathan; Hall Valerie | N Books, including: The Wild & Garden Plants of Ireland |
2009; 2000 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 43.75 | |
| 500 | O’Keeffe Tadhg; Hughes Kathleen; Hamlin Ann; Reeves-Smyth T; Oram R | Romanesque Ireland; The Modern Traveller to the Early Irish Church; Avenues to the Past |
Dublin; Belfast | 2003; 1977 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 75.00 |
| 501 | Nash Joseph | The Studio |
1914; 1905 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 502 | Macfall Haldane; Rix M; Stearn W T | N Books, including: Boucher..1703-1770 |
1908; 1987 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 503 | Jane’s Fighting Ships 1943-4 |
1943-4 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 504 | Plowden; Burnet; Temple William | Plowden Historical Review of the State of Ireland; History of his own Time; Holy Bible Old Testament; The Works |
London | 1803; 1724; 1860s; 1720 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 |
| 505 | Mirabeau Comte de | Atlas de la monarchie prussienne |
Paris | 1788 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 87.50 |
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