Purcell Auctioneers: The W. B. Yeats Sale - The Libraries Of The Late Prof. Warwick Gould & His Wife Deirdre Toomey, both prominent Yeats scholars along with important works from select clients., 91626, Birr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 16, 2026 - September 16, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Yeats W B; O'Donnell William H | The Speckled Bird |
Dublin | 1973 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 102 | Yeats W B | The Winding Stair |
1929 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 103 | O'Connor Frank; Yeats Jack B | A Lament for Art O Leary |
Dublin | 1971 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 104 | New Yeats Papers |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown | ||
| 105 | Hyde Douglas | The Love Songs of Connacht |
N/A | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 106 | Shaw Bernard; Yeats W B; Farr Florence | 9 Books, including: Letters to Florence Farr |
1888; 1946 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 107 | Hogg A R | Professional photographic portrait of Yeats |
Belfast | 1931 | EUR 400.00 - 800.00 | Unknown |
| 108 | Merriman Brian; Ussher Percy Arland; Yeats W B; Peers Frank | The Midnight Court & The Adventures of a Luckless Fellow |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | Unknown | |
| 109 | Hogg A R | Professional photographic portrait of Yeats |
Belfast | 1931 | EUR 400.00 - 800.00 | Unknown |
| 110 | Yeats W B | 9 Books, including: Essays and Introductions |
New York; London | 1961; 2012 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 111 | Elliott & Fry | Black and White photograph of W.B. Yeats |
London | N/A | EUR 300.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 112 | Yeats W B | The Shadowy Waters |
London | 1900 | EUR 100.00 - 160.00 | Unknown |
| 113 | Jackson Robert Wyse; Regan Stephen | 10 Items, including: Photograph of WB Yeats |
1965 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 114 | Yeats W B | 9 Books, including: Mythologies |
1956; 1959 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 115 | Yeats Jack Butler; Murdoch Richard | A Little Book of Bookplates; Royal Academy of Arts Catalogue |
1979; 1944 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 116 | Yeats W B | The Collected Plays |
London | 1934 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 117 | O'Connor Frank; John Augustus | A Gambler's Throw, Memories of W. B. Yeats |
Edinburgh | 1975 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 118 | Yeats W B | Sophocles' King Oedipus |
London | 1928 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown |
| 119 | Yeats Jack Butler | Lessoonyn Beggey Gailckagh I |
1914 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 120 | Yeats W B; Kuch Peter | 9 Books, including: The Herne's Egg |
1991; 1986 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 121 | Yeats Georgie | Card sent from Georgie Yeats to A N Jeffares |
Dublin | N/A | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown |
| 122 | Ruddock Margaret | The Lemon Tree |
London | 1937 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 123 | Yeats Jack B | The Salesman |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 124 | Pollock J H; Malins Edward | 10 Books, including: William Butler Yeats |
Dublin | 1935; 1974 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 125 | Yeats W B | The Magi |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
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