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Purcell Auctioneers: wo Day Sale of the Library of the Late Tommy Smith (Grogan's Pub, Dublin) and Other Select Clients. To include Some Exceptional Items of Irish Literary, Poetic & Historical Interest. Day 1

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Auction Name wo Day Sale of the Library of the Late Tommy Smith (Grogan's Pub, Dublin) and Other Select Clients. To include Some Exceptional Items of Irish Literary, Poetic & Historical Interest. Day 1 Total Sales (EUR) 72,950.00
Auction Date September 03, 2025 - September 03, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 32,480.00
Sale Number #90325 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 55,291.00
Total Lots 501
Sold Lots 442 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 37,220.00
% of Lots Sold 88.22% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 62,381.00
Unsold Lots 59 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 116.94%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
276

Patrick Kavanagh-Tarry Flynn,

 1949 EUR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 16,250.00
333 Flann O' Brien-

At Swim Two Birds, Longmans

 1939 EUR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 11,000.00
289 W. B. Yeats

Four Plays for Dancers

1921 EUR 600.00 - 1,000.00 EUR 1,750.00
443 Tomas O'Crohan (O Criomhthain )

An t-oileanach (The Islandman )

 1929 EUR 200.00 - 240.00 EUR 1,375.00
239

A Lament on Ireland'- Believed to have been composed by Douglas Hyde - Bilingual song sheet in a beautiful early Irish language script,

c 1900 EUR 60.00 - 120.00 EUR 900.00
288 Maurice Walsh -

GREEN RUSHES, (First Appearance of The Quiet Man)

1935 EUR 700.00 - 800.00 EUR 625.00
74

History of the City of Dublin from the earliest accounts to the present time

 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 550.00
36

Shannon hydroelectric Scheme

 EUR 300.00 - 600.00 EUR 525.00
441 Dr O'Briens ( R C Bishop of Cloyne)

Irish English Dictionary, first Irishman to write one. 1st Ed.

1768 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 525.00
261

Journals: An extensive collection of The Bell c120

 EUR 50.00 - 100.00 EUR 500.00
260

Journals: An extensive collection of Dublin Historical Records c120

 EUR 50.00 - 100.00 EUR 450.00
16 Coote (Sir Charles)

Statistical Survey of the County of Cavan

 1802 EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 425.00
236

Grogan's Pub, Art Exhibition Posters from the 1980's and 1990's. An Irish institution for emerging Irish Artist to show there works.C 25 posters Unique collection

 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 375.00
18 O'Connell (Philip)

The Schools and Scholars of Breiffne,

 1942 EUR 80.00 - 160.00 EUR 325.00
273

Adrigoole O'Donnell (Peadar)

 1929 EUR 80.00 - 120.00 EUR 325.00
12

Cavan History and Society, Cavan Co Council

 2014 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 300.00
383

Republican: The Wolfe Tone Annual 1932/1916 Special/37/39/40/45/48/50 and 1952 (11,Some duplicates) Rebel Cork's Fighting Story, 1947

 EUR 80.00 - 160.00 EUR 300.00
45

Donegal Anonymous. The Donegal Highlands.

1861 EUR 140.00 - 180.00 EUR 275.00
469

Irish Art: Sybil Le Brocquy 1892-1973-

1976 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 275.00
131

Kerry: Gaughan, J. Anthony. Listowel and Its Vicinity.

1974 EUR 80.00 - 120.00 EUR 250.00
242

De Burca Rare Books: Catalogue 1, My 1982. The very first catalogue from this renowned Antiquarian Bookseller

 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 250.00
256

The Irish Review, a monthly magazine of Irish Literature, Art and Science, earliest June 1911, Latest September-November 1914

 1911-1914 EUR 60.00 - 120.00 EUR 250.00
444 Brian Na Banban

Irish language: Amrain agus Danta

EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 250.00
5 YOUNG, Robert M.

Historical Notices of Old Belfast and its Vicinity. A selection from the Mss. collected by William Pinkerton, F.S.A

 EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 237.50
148 Compiled and edited by Sean Curtin.

Complete set of A Stroll Down Memory Lane. Limerick in Old Photographs.

 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 237.50
  • <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> NEWTON, ISAAC. <i>Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.</i> London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. <i>Theatrum orbis terrarum.</i> 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> BECKMANN, MAX. <i>Apokalypse.</i> Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. <i>Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln.</i> AND: <i>Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln…</i> CHF 30,000 to 50,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. <i>Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten.</i> Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ian Fleming. <i>Casino Royale,</i> London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. <i>Winnie The Pooh,</i> United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000. <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> L. Frank Baum. <i>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,</i> Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Man Ray. <i>Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934,</i> Hartford, 1934. $7,860. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Pennant. <i>Zoologia Britannica,</i> Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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  • <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000