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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Yeats W B | The Land of Heart's Desire - The Countess Cathleen |
1925 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 127 | Yeats W B | A Broadside |
1935 | EUR 75.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | |
| 128 | Yeats W B | The Poems of W.B. Yeats |
2021 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 129 | Yeats W B | The Magi |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 130 | Yeats W B; Gregory Lady | The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays |
New York | 1908 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
| 131 | Promotional flyover for the New Broadsides |
1935 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | ||
| 132 | Yeats W B; A E | 13 Books, including: Deirdre |
1907; 1906; 1908 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 133 | Yeats Elizabeth Corbet | A Brief Account of the Cuala Press |
Dublin | 1972; 1978 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 134 | Horton W T | A Book of Images |
London | 1898 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | Unknown |
| 135 | Yeats Jack B | Broadside No 8 |
1909 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 136 | Yeats W B; Gatch Milton McC; Maggs Ed | 9 Books, including: Wheels and Butterflies |
London | 1934; 2012 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown |
| 137 | Yeats Jack B | Broadside No 1 |
1908 | EUR 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 138 | Yeats W B | Responsibilities and Other Poems |
1916 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | |
| 139 | Yeats Jack B | Broadside No 2 |
1908 | EUR 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 140 | Yeats W B | The Celtic Twilight |
1893 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 141 | Yeats William B; Higgins F R | The Fifteen Acres Song |
1935 | EUR 75.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | |
| 142 | Yeats W B | 12 Books, including: A Full Moon in March |
1935; 1903; 1947; 1954 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 143 | Yeats William B; Higgins F R | An Old Air Song |
1935 | EUR 75.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | |
| 144 | Yeats William Butler | The Cutting of an Agate |
New York | 1912 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 145 | Yeats William B; Higgins F R | The Croppy Boy Song |
1935 | EUR 75.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | |
| 146 | Krans Horatio Sheafe; Hone J M | 9 Books, including: William Butler Yeats and the Irish Literary revival |
1904; c1916 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | Unknown | |
| 147 | Yeats William B; Higgins F R | The Ballad of O'Bruadir Song |
1935 | EUR 75.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | |
| 148 | Merriman Brian; Ussher Percy Arland | The Midnight Court & The Adventures of a Luckless Fellow |
N/A | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown | |
| 149 | Yeats William B; Higgins F R | The Soldier Takes Pride Song |
1935 | EUR 75.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | |
| 150 | Yeats William Butler | 7 Books, including: The Land of Hearts Desire |
New York; London | 1909 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
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