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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254 | Special Commission Act, 1888 |
1890 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | ||
| 255 | Nelson E Charles; Butler Patricia | 2 Books, including: A Heritage of Beauty |
2000 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | |
| 256 | Burke Ashworth P | Family Records |
London | 1897 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 257 | Leland Thomas | The History of the Life and Reign of Philip King of Macedon |
London | 1758 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 258 | MacCarthaigh Criostoir | Traditional Boats of Ireland |
2008 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | |
| 259 | Radcliffe George | The Earl of Stafforde's Letters and Dispatches |
Dublin | 1740 | EUR 100.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 260 | Ireland from Maps |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | ||
| 261 | Report from the Select Committee in the Grand Jury Presentments |
1868 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | ||
| 262 | Young Arthur | Travels During 1787/89 in the Kingdom of France |
1794 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 263 | The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland |
1897-1959 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | ||
| 264 | Page James R | Ireland: Its Evils Traced to their Source |
London | 1836 | EUR 100.00 - 180.00 | Unknown |
| 265 | Stokes Whitley | Observations on the Population and Resources of Ireland |
Dublin | 1821 | EUR 250.00 - 280.00 | Unknown |
| 266 | Moody T M; Joyce P W; Ganneron E | 6 Books, including: The Londonderry Plantation 1609-41 |
1939; 1923; 1888 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 267 | First Annual Report of the Commissioners for Administering the Law for Relief of the Poor in Ireland |
Dublin | 1848 | EUR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 268 | Gibson Robert | A Treatise of Practical Surveying |
Dublin | 1802 | EUR 150.00 - 170.00 | Unknown |
| 269 | Connell Catherine M | Excursions in Ireland during 1844 and 1850 |
London | 1852 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown |
| 270 | Hall S C; Hall Mrs S C | Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. |
London | c. 1846 | EUR 220.00 - 340.00 | Unknown |
| 271 | Petrie George | The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland |
1970 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 272 | Kinahan G Henry; O'Brien George | 4 Books, including: Manual of the Geology of Ireland |
London; London | 1878; 1919 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown |
| 273 | Walsh Paul | Irish Men of Learning |
1947 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 274 | Wild Sports of the West |
London | 1833 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 275 | O'Donovan John | Leabhar na gCeart or the Book of Rights |
1847 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 276 | Marmion Anthony | The Ancient and Modern History of the Maritime Ports of Ireland |
London | 1855 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 277 | Heuser Herman J; Hennessy John Pope | 5 Books, including: Canon Sheehan of Doneraile |
; London | 1917; 1883 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 278 | Croker Thomas Crofton | Narratives Illustrative of the Contests in Ireland in 1641 and 1690 |
London | 1841 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown |
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