Purcell Auctioneers: Superb July 2026 Book Auction of c.580 Lots to include an Important Manuscript Book of Early Gaelic, Irish History Covering the 12th to the 21st Centuries, 1,000's of Vintage Irish Postcards etc. etc., 71526, Birr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 15, 2026 - July 15, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | The Gentleman’s and Citizen’s Almanack; The English Registry |
Dublin | 1778 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 230 | Knowles W J | Catalogue of the Well-Known & Representative Collection of Pre-Historic Antiquities, Etc. |
1924 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 231 | Ireland Industrial and Agricultural |
Dublin; Cork; Belfast | 1902 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 232 | Joyce P W | A Social History of Ancient Ireland |
1913 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 233 | Montgomery William; Hill George | The Montgomery Manuscripts 1603-1706 |
Belfast | 1869 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | Unknown |
| 234 | Metlake George | The Life and Writings of Saint Columban |
1914 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 235 | Woodfall William | Debate in House of Commons of Ireland, 1785 |
London | 1785 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 236 | De Beaumont Gustave | L'Irlande Sociale, Politique Et Religieuse |
Paris | 1845 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 237 | The Evidence to Inquire into the State of Ireland |
London | 1825 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 238 | O'Driscoll John | Views on Ireland |
1823 | EUR 150.00 - 170.00 | Unknown | |
| 239 | Dillon Malcolm | The history and development of banking in Ireland |
Dublin | 1889 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 240 | Falkiner C Litton; Hayes Richard | Essays relating to Ireland; The last invasion of Ireland |
1909; 1937 | EUR 60.00 - 90.00 | Unknown | |
| 241 | Morrissey Patrick J | Working conditions in Ireland and their effect on Irish emigration |
New York | [1958] | EUR 150.00 - 240.00 | Unknown |
| 242 | Sullivan Alexander M; Sullivan M F | N Books, including: The Story of Ireland |
1892; 1881 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 243 | Davidson J Morrison; Smith John | N Books, including: The Book of Erin or Ireland's Story Told to the New Democracy |
London | c1888; 1847 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 244 | Orpen Goddard Henry | Ireland under the Normans 1216-1333 |
Oxford | 1920 | EUR 180.00 - 360.00 | Unknown |
| 245 | O'Grady Standish | History of Ireland- The Heroic Period; History of Ireland - Cuculain and His Contemporaries |
Dublin | 1878; 1880 | EUR 250.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 246 | Barron Philip F | Ancient Ireland |
Dublin | 1835 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 247 | Hayward Richard; Andrews J H | N Books, including: Border Foray |
1957; 1997 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | |
| 248 | White Alma | The Titanic Tragedy - God Speaking to The Nations |
New Jersey | 1912 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 249 | Dillion Myles | N Books, including: Celts & Aryans |
1975; 1890 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 250 | Keating Jeoffrey | A Complete History Of Ireland |
Dublin | 1811 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown |
| 251 | Ireland in past times an historical retrospect, ecclesiastical and civil |
London | 1826 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 252 | Gerard Frances A | Some Fair Hibernians |
London | 1897 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown |
| 253 | Pim Jonathan | The Condition and Prospects of Ireland |
1848 | EUR 90.00 - 140.00 | Unknown |
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