Purcell Auctioneers: c.615 Lot Auction - to include Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions including Siged Seamus Heaney, Early Marvel Comics (Spiderman, Wolverine etc.), Republican Interest, GAA Interest, Antiquarian etc.
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | c.615 Lot Auction - to include Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions including Siged Seamus Heaney, Early Marvel Comics (Spiderman, Wolverine etc.), Republican Interest, GAA Interest, Antiquarian etc. | Total Sales (EUR) | 67,675.00 |
| Auction Date | December 10, 2025 - December 10, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 39,210.00 |
| Sale Number | #121025 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 62,612.00 |
| Total Lots | 617 | ||
| Sold Lots | 514.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 50,430.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 83.31% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 78,772.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 103 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 85.91% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | Phil Lynott | Songs for While I'm Away |
1974 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 5,000.00 |
| 367 | Estate of F Hastings Toone, Esq of Ballincor |
1845 | EUR 500.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,750.00 | |
| 378 | Oscar Gilligan, editor | The Birmingham Six, An Appaling Vista |
EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,250.00 | |
| 253 | Philip Lynott | Philip |
1977 | EUR 200.00 - 240.00 | EUR 1,250.00 |
| 361 | John Speed | Original coloured map of the province of Countie of Leinster dated 1610 |
1610 | EUR 600.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,125.00 |
| 450 | W.B. Yeats | The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W. B. Yeats |
1957 | EUR 750.00 - 950.00 | EUR 875.00 |
| 178A | Heaney, Seamus & Hughes, Ted. | The School Bag |
1997 | EUR 250.00 - 450.00 | EUR 687.50 |
| 592 | Clergy of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh |
EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 650.00 | ||
| 174 | Seamus Heaney; The Door stands open, Heaney Tribute to Milosz |
2005 | EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | EUR 600.00 | |
| 179 | Seamus Heaney | The Tree Clock |
EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 525.00 | |
| 181 | Heaney (Seamus) | The Cure at Troy |
1990 | EUR 280.00 - 400.00 | EUR 525.00 |
| 36 | The Marquis of Kildare |
1858 | EUR 300.00 - 350.00 | EUR 525.00 | |
| 168 | All Ireland Football Final Programme Kerry v Kildare |
22nd September 1929 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 500.00 | |
| 169 | All Ireland Football Semi Final Kildare v Monaghan Programme |
25th August 1929 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 500.00 | |
| 173 | Heaney, Seamus | Beowulf |
1999 | EUR 400.00 - 500.00 | EUR 500.00 |
| 185 | Heaney, Seamus | THE TESTAMENT OF CRESSEID |
2004 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 500.00 |
| 364 | Three Stoney Road Press Broadsides on the Theme of Hope published in 2016 |
EUR 300.00 - 450.00 | EUR 475.00 | ||
| 184 | Heaney (Seamus) | Field Day Pamphlets |
1983-88 | EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | EUR 425.00 |
| 414 | Therese M. Mackenzie (Nee Villiers Stuart) Dromana |
EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 400.00 | ||
| 247 | Graham Greene | The Lawless Roads |
1939 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 400.00 |
| 354 | PostCards: Irish International Exhibition |
1907 | EUR 60.00 - 80.00 | EUR 400.00 | |
| 11 | Rev W Holland: History of West Cork and the Diocese of Ross |
1949 | EUR 180.00 - 280.00 | EUR 400.00 | |
| 241 | John Banville | The Ark |
1996 | EUR 350.00 - 450.00 | EUR 375.00 |
| 371 | David Neligan | The Spy in the Castle |
1968 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 350.00 |
| 410 | John O'Donohue | Historical Memoir of the O'Briens |
1860 | EUR 200.00 - 250.00 | EUR 350.00 |
