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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Christies Catalogue of Library of Adare Manor |
1982 | EUR 140.00 - 160.00 | Unknown | ||
| 102 | Mungret College Near Limerick |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | ||
| 103 | Fleming John | Reflections, Historical and Topographical on Ardpatrick Co. Limerick; Cappamore a Parish History |
1992 | EUR 60.00 - 90.00 | Unknown | |
| 104 | O Suilleabhain Seamus | County Limerick in Crisis 1845-49: The Progress of Destitution, Hunger and Despair in a Rich Land |
2015 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 105 | Seoighe Mainchin; O’Connor; Kinnane | Dromin Athlacca the Story of a Rural parish in County Limerick; Our Place.meanus and Our People |
1978; 2003 | EUR 60.00 - 90.00 | Unknown | |
| 106 | O’Roideacain Sean; Sheehan John | Shanagolden; A Corner of Limerick |
2013 | EUR 60.00 - 90.00 | Unknown | |
| 107 | Franklin Margaret; Hannan Kevin; Wood Hiram | 4 Books, including: History of the White Family |
2019; 2005; 1996; 2020 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 108 | Bowen; O’Brien; Doran Patrick F; Donovan; Carmody; Irwin Liam | 4 Books, including: A Celebration of Limerick’s Silver |
2007; 1998; 2021; 2013 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | |
| 109 | Potter Mathew | 9 Books, including: Limerick Through The Lens |
2006 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 110 | Taylor; Skinner | Taylor & Skinner 1777 Louth |
1777 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown | |
| 111 | Kelly Thomas | County Louth Map; Tempest Pictorial Calendars |
New York | 1880; 2004; 2007 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 112 | Views Of Dundalk And District |
Dundalk | N/A | EUR 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 113 | Shirley Evelyn Philip | The History of the County of Monaghan |
1988 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 114 | Taylor; Skinner | Taylor & Skinner Road Map Ireland Page 87/88 |
1778 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 115 | Feehan John; Mc Kenna Rachel | The Wildflowers of Offaly; Flights of Fancy – Follies, Families and Demesnes in Offaly |
2009; 2017 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | |
| 116 | Cooke; Whyte Edward | The Early History of the Town of Birr, or Parsonstown; The Crotty Schism at Birr 1820-1850 |
Dublin | 1875; 1820-1850 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 117 | Maher John | Romantic Slievenamon - A Tipperary Anthology |
1955 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 118 | Maher James | Chief of the Comeraghs |
1957 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 119 | Marnane; Darmody; White; Gleeson; Neely | 5 Books, including: Finding Tipperary |
n.d.; 2001; 1927; 2005 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 120 | Nolan William; McGrath Thomas G. | Tipperary: History and Society Interdisciplinary Essays on The History of an Irish County |
Dublin | 1985 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 121 | Comerford; Flynn; Maher | 4 Books, including: Charles J. Kickham – A Biography |
1979; 1926; 1954; 1957 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 122 | Tipperary Historical Society Journal |
1992; 1999; 2000; 2003-2007; 2010; 2012-2019 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | ||
| 123 | Irish Historic Towns Atlas Nos 13, 27 & 30 |
N/A | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | Unknown | ||
| 124 | DECIES |
1978-1988 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | ||
| 125 | Journal of the Waterford and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society |
1900-1914 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
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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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