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Purcell Auctioneers: c.600 Lot Auction to include Antiquarian Books, Irish Histories, Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions, County & Parsh Histories, Fine Bindings, Republican Interest, Classic Marvel Comics etc.

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Auction Name	c.600 Lot Auction to include Antiquarian Books, Irish Histories, Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions, County & Parsh Histories, Fine Bindings, Republican Interest, Classic Marvel Comics etc.	Total Sales (EUR)	50,631.25
Auction Date	February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	34,475.00
Sale Number	#21826	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	56,793.00
Total Lots	584
Sold Lots	508.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	42,465.00
% of Lots Sold	86.99%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	68,493.00
Unsold Lots	76	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	73.92%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
290	Leonard Griffith Brammer (British, 20th century),	Four Etchings - Burslem; A Street Scene, Five Towns; The Sytel, Burslem; and The Factory On The Hill		EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 1,187.50
89		Bray County Wicklow: An extensive collection of Bray post cards from very early 20th century on wards, showing the notable landmarks of the time	early 20th century	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 1,000.00
483	James McConnell	A large beautiful Oblong folio dedicated album to Assheton Biddulph and his wife dated 23rd June, 1898 designed and illuminated by James McConnell, 41 Lower Sackville St., Dublin	23rd June, 1898	EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00	EUR 937.50
187	Alan Garner	The Owl Service	1967	EUR 500.00 - 600.00	EUR 875.00
30		St Kiernans College Kilkenny: Manuscript Book	1782-1936	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 650.00
251	Seamus Heaney	Tollund	1994	EUR 400.00 - 500.00	EUR 650.00
223	John Banville	John Banville -- NIGHTSPAWN		EUR 300.00 - 380.00	EUR 625.00
289	Leonard Beaumont	The Cooperage , and an Engraving To Malcolm C Salaman, signed; and another titled The Vathedral at Funchal, Madeira		EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 600.00
7	Townsend Rev Horatio	Statistical Survey of the County of Cork	1810	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	EUR 425.00
252	Seamus Heaney	Seamus Heaney; After Summer	1978	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	EUR 425.00
458		An Oblong folio volume with morocco label Sketches in Ireland 1840	1840	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	EUR 400.00
578		Good Irish collection. Temple Lane novels, some in djs, circa 70 books, mostly hardback		EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 400.00
331		16 page brochure re Sale of Cregg House, Carrick-On-Suir County Tipperary, including 540 acres and Demesne in various lots on the 7th December 1920 and the following day	7th December 1920	EUR 250.00 - 350.00	EUR 375.00
548	Kohl, J. G.	Travels in Ireland, 1844	1844	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	EUR 375.00
282		Pacata Hibernia. History of the Wars in Ireland, During the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. Taken from the Original Chronicles	1820	EUR 250.00 - 500.00	EUR 350.00
371		T K Whitaker: Programme for Economic Devolopment	1958-11-01	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 350.00
453		The Sporting Magazine	1839	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 350.00
508	J. Sterling Coyne & M. Willis	The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland	C. 1835	EUR 300.00 - 400.00	EUR 350.00
93	Peadar Livingstone	The Monaghan Story. A Documented History of the County Monaghan from earliest times to 1976	1980	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 325.00
250	Seamus Heaney	An Open Letter	1983	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	EUR 325.00
361	Eavan Boland	AUTUMN ESSAY	1963	EUR 100.00 - 140.00	EUR 325.00
514	Sir Bernard Burke	Royal Descents and Pedigrees of Founders Kin	1858	EUR 150.00 - 180.00	EUR 325.00
537		The Post Chaise Companion: Or, Traveller's Directory through Ireland	1786	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 325.00
574		Lloyd's natural history: A hand-book to the order Lepidoptera - Complete in 5 Volumes	1896	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 325.00
178		Calendar of Papal Registers	1896 and 1960	EUR 250.00 - 300.00	EUR 300.00

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.