Purcell Auctioneers: Book Auction of c. 580 Lots to include Antiquarian Books incl. Books from Three Private Libraries, Rare - Signed - Limited Editions, Local Histories, Republican Interest Books, GAA etc, 51326, Birr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 13, 2026 - May 13, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225 | Edmund Hogan | The Description of Ireland in 1598 |
1878 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 200.00 | |
| 226 | R R Madden | Travels in Turkey, Egypt, Nubia and Palestine in 1824, 1825, 1826 and 1827 |
London | 1829 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 225.00 |
| 227 | A. E. (George William Russell); Count Cavour | Some Irish Essays; Thoughts on Ireland: Its present and its future |
London | 1906; 1868 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 75.00 |
| 228 | John Dunton; Edward MacLysaght | Teague land, or A merry ramble to the wild Irish: letters from Ireland, 1698 |
Blackrock, Dublin | 1982 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 175.00 |
| 229 | John Mitchel | The History Of Ireland, From The Treaty Of Limerick To The Present Time: Being A Continuation Of The History Of The Abbe MacGeoghegan |
Glasgow; London | 1869 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 37.50 |
| 230 | J M Callwell; Lord Dunsany; J B Hall; Sir Thos H Grattan Esmonde; William Harvey | N Books, including: Old Irish Life |
Dublin | 1912; 1950 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 150.00 |
| 231 | Baratariana A Select Collection of Fugitive Polotical Pieces |
Dublin | 1777 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 93.75 | |
| 232 | Douglas Hyde; Chamberlain; Spenser, Davies, Moryson; O’Neill Daunt | N Books, including: Legends of Saints and Sinners |
Dublin | c. 1920; 1932; 1890; 1867 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 37.50 |
| 233 | Watsons Treble Almanac |
1796 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 250.00 | ||
| 234 | The Capuchin Annual |
1961; 1962; 1965; 1966; 1968; 1973; 1975 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 62.50 | ||
| 235 | Peter Somerville-Large; Harry Percival; Donal MacCarron | N Books, including: Irish Eccentrics |
1975; 1969; 2008 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 37.50 | |
| 236 | Evidence taken in the sessions of 1824 and 1825, to inquire into the State of Ireland |
1825 | GBP 60.00 - 90.00 | GBP 150.00 | ||
| 237 | Thomas Lacy | Sights and Scenes of Our Fatherland |
London | 1863 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 300.00 |
| 238 | Thomas Wood | An Inquiry concerning the Primitive Inhabitants of Ireland corrected by the aid of Bardic History |
London | 1821 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 100.00 |
| 239 | George Nicholls | Poor Laws Ireland |
London | 1838 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 100.00 |
| 240 | William Molyneux; John Edward Walsh; T G F Paterson | The Case of Ireland Stated; Ireland One Hundred and Twenty Years Ago; Country Cracks- Old Tales From The County of Armagh |
1897; 1911; 1943 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 241 | Tim Pat Coogan; Anne O'Dowd; Brian Walker; Art O Broin; Sean McMahon | De Valera- Long Fellow, Long Shadow; Spalpeens and Tattie Hookers; Faces of Ireland-1875-1925 |
1993; 1991; 1980 | GBP 50.00 - 81.00 | GBP 62.50 | |
| 242 | G M Goulding; Teddy Fennelly; John Coolahan; Patrick F O'Donovan | George Gavan Duffy 1882-1951; Fitz and the Famous Flight; A History of Ireland's School Inspectorate 1831-2008 |
1982; 1997; 2009 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 243 | Ignatius Murphy; Patricia Jalland; Terence O' Neill | The Diocese of Killaloe in the Eighteenth Century; The Liberals and Ireland; The Autobiography of Terence O' Neill |
1991; 1980; 1972 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 244 | John Banville; Maurice Healy; Benedict Kiely | Mefisto; The Old Munster Circuit; All the Way to Bantry Bay |
1986; 1948; 1978 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 37.50 | |
| 245 | Patrick McCabe | CARN |
London | 1989 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 106.25 |
| 246 | George Pellew; Rev. William Burke | In Castle and Cabin or Talks in Ireland in 1887; Irish Priests in Penal Times 1660-1760 |
Waterford | 1888; 1914 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 50.00 |
| 247 | W.G. Wood-Martin | Pagan Ireland- An Archaeological Sketch |
1895 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 75.00 | |
| 248 | Desmond Guinness | The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth century Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Ireland |
1909; 1969 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 81.25 | |
| 249 | Desmond Guinness | The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth century Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Ireland |
1910; 1969 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 75.00 |
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