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Purcell Auctioneers: Library of the Late T. J. Hurley, Tralee, Co. Kerry and other Private Clients. T. J. (Tim) Hurley was Closely Connected with Austin Stack, Constance Markievicz etc.

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Auction Name	Library of the Late T. J. Hurley, Tralee, Co. Kerry and other Private Clients. T. J. (Tim) Hurley was Closely Connected with Austin Stack, Constance Markievicz etc.	Total Sales (EUR)	73,012.50
Auction Date	December 04, 2024 - December 04, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	41,270.00
Sale Number	#120424	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	71,696.00
Total Lots	671
Sold Lots	576	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	52,360.00
% of Lots Sold	85.84%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	88,906.00
Unsold Lots	95	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	82.12%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
197	Winston S. Churchill	The River War, An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan	1899	EUR 300.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,812.50
520	Charles Darwin.	Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World.	1889	EUR 300.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,250.00
610		Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead- Ireland Journal of the full year 1897	1897	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	EUR 1,125.00
453	Sir Isaac Newton:	Opticks: Or, A Treatise Of The Reflections, Refractions, Inflections And Colours Of Light. The Third Edition, Corrected Newton, Sir Isaac	1721	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	EUR 1,000.00
357	Constance de Markievicz	Kevin Barry: Postcard (printed in green, orange and brown ink) featuring an image of Kevin Barry surrounded by Irish flags, bayonets and a harp.		EUR 300.00 - 600.00	EUR 937.50
361		Austin Stack: Manuscript Letter dated 8/4/1918 on headed note paper of The Clarence Hotel	1918	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 850.00
547	J.K. Rowling.	Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone -	1999	EUR 750.00 - 850.00	EUR 850.00
426		Letters from Khartoum: Written during the Siege by Frank Power offers a gripping first-hand account of the events during the Siege of Khartoum.	1885	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 812.50
307		The Path to Freedom' by Michael Collins. The Talbot Press.	1922	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 687.50
397		GAA: All Ireland Football Final Championship 1931, Kildare V Kerry	1931	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 687.50
123	W. H. Russell.	The Atlantic Telegraph.	c.1865.	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	EUR 650.00
410		GAA/Athletics: Kerry's Football Story by "P.F.", detailing the Kingdoms Games with Roscommon, Kildare Etc and Kerry's first American Tour	1945	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 650.00
62		Manuscript Minutes of meetings of the committee of The Commissioners for Lighting, Cleansing, and Watching for the Town of Tralee (involving Gas Works for Tralee)	1946	EUR 400.00 - 800.00	EUR 625.00
387	Toibin, Colm. and Innes, Callum.	Water \| Colour. Published by Sean Kelly Gallery, New York,	2012	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 625.00
443		A Proclamation by King Charles II against the Rebels in Ireland dated 1st June 1660 ,	1660	EUR 300.00 - 600.00	EUR 600.00
551	Aldwell Alexander	The County & City of Cork Almanac	1844	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 600.00
342		The Jangle Of The Keys by Margaret Buckley, Scarce Female Account of Civil War,	1922 - 23	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 575.00
362		Irish Rebellion: Military Pass issued at Dublin Castle April 1916	1916	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 550.00
600	Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson).	Through The Looking Glass, And What Alice Found There	1871	EUR 400.00 - 800.00	EUR 550.00
144	Seamus Heaney;	Door into the Dark	1969	EUR 450.00 - 600.00	EUR 525.00
171	Mr. O'Halloran	A General History Of Ireland From the Earliest Accounts to the Close of the Twelfth Century, ...	1778	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 525.00
235	William Trevor	Bundle of ten works by William Trevor (1928-2016), including: The Love Department (1966); The Children of Dynmouth (1976); The Old Boys (1964).		EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 525.00
400		Gaelic Athletic Association, Official Guide, Abridged Edition,	1906	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 525.00
358		Postcard (printed in green, orange and brown ink) featuring an image of Kevin Barry surrounded by Irish flags, bayonets and a harp.		EUR 50.00 - 150.00	EUR 500.00
259	Tomas O Criomtain.	An t-Oileanac	1929	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 475.00

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD

Sotheby’s: William Golding.
Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD

Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD

Sotheby’s: John Milton.
Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD