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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 2

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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 2	Total Sales (EUR)	44,112.50
Auction Date	September 04, 2025 - September 04, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	27,855.00
Sale Number	#90425	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	46,496.00
Total Lots	460
Sold Lots	404	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	32,045.00
% of Lots Sold	87.83%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	53,046.00
Unsold Lots	56	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	83.16%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
827		Hayden Murphy Broadsheets. 1970s range of broadsheets,	1970s	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 1,562.50
782	.Seamus Heaney.	The Spirit Level.	1996	EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	EUR 1,437.50
738	Michael Hartnett	The Killing of Dreams,	1992	EUR 600.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,312.50
737	Michael Hartnett	An Seabhac, Padraig O'Shiochfhraidh (Padraig Shugrue, Seanfhocal na Mumhan. Specially translated by Michael Hatrnett for Mairtin O'Shiochfhraidh (Marty R Shugrue) Vice chairman of Pan American World Airways on the occasion of his address to the Eight Nat	1986	EUR 600.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 1,000.00
911		Archive Material from the Library of the Late Tommy Smith including 3 Liam Delaney Prints (9" X 9.5"); ...		EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 650.00
755	Hayden Murphy (born 1945)	i an Irish editor, literary critic and poet; A collection of Hayden Murphy ephemera some of which is signed such as Easter 2019 No 10/50; ...		EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 575.00
601		A Tour in Ireland: with General Observations on the Present State of that Kingdom: made in the Years 1776.	1777, and 1778	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 500.00
635	LAMBART Edgar[Alan]	Leaves from a Family Tree	1902	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 500.00
743	Michael Hartnett	'The Naked Surgeon' Illustrated with Various Woodblock Prints Signed by the Poet		EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 500.00
883		The Rose of Heaven: Poems by Ella Young decorated by Maud Gonne, The Candle Press, Dublin 1920, limited edition, with 24 illustrations & decorations by Maud Gonne, uncut, original decorated boards. This copy was presented as a prize for excellence to Chri		EUR 100.00 - 160.00	EUR 500.00
793	HUGHES, Ted (1930-1998) [BASKIN, Leonard (1922-2000), illustrator]	Crow. From the Life and Songs of The Crow	1973	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	EUR 475.00
789	Seamus Heaney	Seamus Heaney: A collection of titles by or about Heaney such as Human Chain.	2010	EUR 120.00 - 240.00	EUR 450.00
739	Michael Hartnett	'The Naked Surgeon' Illustrated with Various Woodblock Prints Signed by the Poet		EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 425.00
530	Carr. John	The Stranger in Ireland, or, A Tour in the Southern and Western Parts of that Country, in the Year 1805.	1806	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 400.00
544	Sir William Petty	Hiberniae Delineation...Atlas of Ireland 1685.	1968	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	EUR 400.00
585		The Illustrated History of Ireland by M F Cusack with folding map (torn). Kenmare publications 1875; Ireland's ancient Schools and Scholars by Rev John Healy with folding map.		EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 375.00
722	Hayden Murphy	Hayden Murphy: Pigman, Homecomings and The Sin Eater		EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 375.00
780	Heaney, Seamus.	Hailstones. SIGNED.	1984	EUR 250.00 - 350.00	EUR 375.00
745	Michael Hartnett	'The Naked Surgeon' Illustrated with Various Woodblock Prints Signed by the Poet		EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 350.00
876	Mary A. Hutton	The Tain. Illustrated Seaghan Mac Cathmhaoil (1948)	1948	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 325.00
519	Sean O Suilleabhain	A Handbook of Irish Folklore	1942	EUR 130.00 - 180.00	EUR 300.00
532	O'Conor Don (Rt. Hon. C.O.)	The O'Connors of Connaught: An Historical Memoir	1891	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 300.00
662	(Edward Fitzgerald)	The Book of The Salmon.	1850	EUR 140.00 - 180.00	EUR 300.00
687	Philip Lynott -	Philip.	1977	EUR 200.00 - 220.00	EUR 300.00
690		Printed on Achill Island, County Mayo in October 1851. The Achill Missionary Herald and Western Witness. October 1851.	1851	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 300.00

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.
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.

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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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