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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 531 | Fitzgerald Orla; Sheehy | Atlas of the Great Irish Famine; Irish Gardens; Ireland and her People |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 532 | Atlas of the Irish Revolution; Atlas of the Great Irish Famine |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 75.00 | ||
| 533 | Jones Hilda Vernon | Catalogue of Parliamentary Papers 1801-1900; Catalogue of Parliamentary Papers 1901-1910 |
1904; 1912 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | |
| 534 | Mccarthy Michael J F; Palliser F W; Holzer Hans | 11 Books, including: Priests and People in Ireland |
1911; 1967 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 535 | Bouchet Jules | Le Laurentin. Maison de campagne de Pline-le-Consul |
Paris | 1852 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 100.00 |
| 536 | Dulin C I | Ireland’s Transition – The Postal History of the Transitional Period 1922-1925 |
1992 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 537 | Smith Clifford; Hussey Christopher | Buckingham Palace. Its Furniture, Decoration & History; Eton College |
1931; 1926 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 538 | O'Brien Jacqueline; Guinness Desmond; Glin Knight of; Peill James | 9 Books, including: Great Irish Houses and Castles |
1993 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 68.75 | |
| 539 | White James; Kennedy S B | 5 Books, including: Pauline Bewick- Painting a Life |
1985; 2000 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 68.75 | |
| 540 | O'Donnell Jessica | 16 Books, including: Harry Clarke, The Eve of St Agnes |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 62.50 | |
| 541 | Bayeux Tapestry. The Complete Tapestry in Colour |
1985 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 542 | Britten F J; Roche S; Read H; Hughes Bernard | 4 Books, including: Old Clocks & Watches & their Makers |
1977; 1956; 1929; 1964 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | |
| 543 | Hirchcosk H R; Heinz T A; Bugge A; Chancellor E B | 4 Books, including: Rise of American Architecture |
London; Rochester; Oslo; London | 1970; 2002; 1953; 1927 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 544 | Lalor Brian | The Irish Round Tower. Origins and Architecture Explored |
Cork | 1999 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 37.50 |
| 545 | Small T; Woodbridge C; Rickman T; Milman L; Fletcher Bannister; Meller J | 5 Books, including: English Brickwork Details 1450-1750 |
1931; 1848; 1911; 1886; 1970 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 546 | Step Edward; Fletcher H; McLean Ruari | 3 Books, including: The Little Folks Picture Natural History |
ca 1880; 1947; 1958 | EUR 80.00 - 140.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 547 | Cox R; Barry M; Johnston W; Mulligan F; Fraser C; McCormick T; Workman W | 6 Books, including: Engineering Ireland |
2006; 1985; 2014; 2014; 1973; 1855-2055; 1991; 1990 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 548 | Sexton; Green Miranda | 3 Books, including: Irish Figure Sculptures of the Early Christian Period |
Portland; Cambridge | 1946; 1952 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 43.75 |
| 549 | Report of the Inquiry into the Civil Service in Ireland |
1873 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 550 | Hicks David; Keohane Frank | Irish Country Houses – Portraits & Painters; Irish Period Houses – A Conservation Guidance Manual |
2014; 2015 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 50.00 | |
| 551 | Laird; Weisberg-Roberts | Mrs Delany and Her Circle |
2009 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | EUR 43.75 | |
| 552 | Malton James (1761-1803) | Rotunda and New Rooms, Dublin |
Dublin | N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 554 | Biggs Michael | Cat |
1952 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 87.50 | |
| 555 | Victorian Advertising Mirror |
Belfast | N/A | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 300.00 | |
| 556 | Behan Brendan; Hogarth Paul; Figgis Darrell | 22 Books, including: Brendan Behans Island |
1962; 1927 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 62.50 |
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