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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381 | The Memorial Atlas of Ireland |
Philadelphia | 1901 | EUR 300.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 382 | Atlas Of Ireland |
1979 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | ||
| 383 | O'Neill Henry | Illustrations of the Most Interesting of the Sculptured Crosses of Ancient Ireland |
London | 1857 | EUR 300.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 384 | Todd James Henthorn | Descriptive Remarks on Illuminations in Certain Ancient Irish Manuscripts |
London | 1869 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 385 | Petty William | Hiberniae Delineatio |
Newcastle | 1968 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 386 | Picturesque Atlas of Australasia |
1886 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | ||
| 387 | Woods James | A New Atlas & Gazetteer of the Isle of Man |
1867 | EUR 100.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 388 | Salaman Malcolm C. | The Etchings Of Sir Francis Seymour Haden |
London | 1923 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 389 | Playfair William | British Family Antiquity |
London | 1809-1811 | EUR 80.00 - 150.00 | Unknown |
| 390 | Plowden Francis | An Historical Review Of The State Of Ireland |
London | 1803 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 391 | Mac Fhirbhisigh Dubhaltach | The Great Book of Irish Genealogies |
2003 | EUR 350.00 - 450.00 | Unknown | |
| 392 | Dufresne Carolus | Glossarium ad scriptores Mediae et Infimae Latinitatis |
Venetiis | 1736-1740 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 393 | Corke |
London | 1821 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 394 | The Siege of Dunboy |
London | 1821 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 395 | Castle of Carrigfoile in Kerry |
London | 1821 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 396 | The Passage of the Army |
London | 1821 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 397 | Speed John | The Province of Mounster |
1610 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | Unknown | |
| 398 | Speed John | The Province of Connaugh with the Citie of Galwaye |
1610 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 399 | The Morning Mail and Irish Advertiser |
1872 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | ||
| 400 | The Kilrush Herald and Kilkee Gazette |
1913 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | ||
| 401 | Saorstat Eireann Official Edition of the Docks Regulations |
Dublin | 1929 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 402 | The Dublin Journal |
1815 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | ||
| 403 | The Dublin Evening Mail |
1856 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | ||
| 404 | The Clare Examiner and Limerick Advertiser |
1880 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 405 | Lennagine Nugent | Manuscript Document announcing the appointment of Thomas Kenny |
1909 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
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