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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 467 | Lewis Wyndham | The Apes of God |
London | 1930 | EUR 200.00 - 260.00 | Unknown |
| 468 | O'Donohue John | 4 Books, including: Anam Cara |
1997; 2000; 2003; 2007 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 469 | Carroll Lewis | The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits |
London | 1876 | EUR 100.00 - 140.00 | Unknown |
| 470 | McCoy Anthony | The Real McCoy, My life so far |
1998 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 471 | McGuinness Frank | The Factory Girls |
Dublin | 1982 | EUR 120.00 - 160.00 | Unknown |
| 472 | Keane John B. | The Contractors |
1993 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 473 | Synge J.M.; Yeats Jack B.; Gregory Lady; Kerrigan T.W.; Shaw Bernard | 5 Books, including: The Playboy of the Western World |
Dublin; ; ; ; | 1907; 1964; 1924; 1918; 1930 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 474 | Panayotova Stella | The Fitzwilliam Book of Hours |
London | 2009 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 475 | Meiss Millard; Thomas Marcel; Kirsch Edith W.; Longnon Jean; Cazelles Raymond; Fouquet Jean; Schaeffer Claude | 5 Books, including: Rohan Book of Hours |
1973; 1972; 1972; 1969; 1972 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 476 | Shakespeare William | The First Folio of Shakespeare |
N/A | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 477 | Clavreul Denis | Dreaming of Africa |
2001 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | |
| 478 | Atlas Of Ireland |
1979 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | ||
| 479 | Murphy Seamus | Seamus Murphy 1907-1975 – Sculptor |
2007 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 480 | Thon Alex; Elmes Rosalind M | 14 Books, including: Catalogue of Pictures and Other Works of Art in The National Gallery |
1914; 1937 | EUR 40.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 481 | Orpen G.H. | The Orpen Family |
1930 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 482 | Bodkin Thomas | Twelve Irish Artists |
1940 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | |
| 483 | Brockedon W.; Finden Edward Francis; Byron Lord | Finden's Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord Byron |
London | 1833/34 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 484 | Chemnitz Martin | Examinis Concilii Tridentini opus integrum |
Frankfurt | 1609 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 485 | Story Thomas | A Journal of the Life of Thomas Story |
Newcastle Upon Tyne | 1747 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | Unknown |
| 486 | Gouge William | The Workes of William Gouge |
London | 1627 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 487 | Justiniani Laurentii | Opera omnia |
Cologne | 1675 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | Unknown |
| 488 | Greene Graham; King E J; Woodbridge Homer E | N Books, including: A Burnt-Out Case |
1961; 1934; 1840 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 489 | Rushdie Salman; Campion Leslie; Gwyn Julian | N Books, including: The Satanic Verses |
1988; 1975; 1974 | EUR 40.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 490 | Trials for Adultery: or, the History of Divorces |
London | 1780/1789 | EUR 100.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 491 | Burckhardt Jacob | The Civilisation of the Period of the Renaissance in Italy |
London | 1878 | EUR 80.00 - 150.00 | Unknown |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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