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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480 | J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
2001 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 100.00 | |
| 481 | J.K. Rowling | N Books, including: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
2017; 2007; 1999; 1999; 1998 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 482 | Charles Darwin | The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs |
1874 | GBP 150.00 - 300.00 | GBP 300.00 | |
| 483 | Alfred Ronalds | The Fly-Fisher's Entomology |
1883 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 484 | Charles Darwin | Journal of Researches of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. "Beagle" Round The World |
18889 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 162.50 | |
| 485 | Thomas Davis | Prose Writings of Thomas Davis |
c. 1880 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 106.25 | |
| 486 | Snaffle; Henry Dixon | Gun, Rifle and Hound in East and West; The Animal Story Book |
London | 1894; 1896 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 75.00 |
| 487 | Richard Kearton; Robert Gibbings | Our Bird Friends; Lovely is the Lee |
1901; 1945 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 488 | James Dawson | Canal Extensions in Ireland recommended to the Imperial Legislature as the Best Means of Promoting The Agriculture- Draining the Bogs - and Employing the Poor of Ireland |
Dublin | 1819 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 550.00 |
| 489 | R. J. Mecredy; A. J. Wilson | The Art and Pastime of Cycling |
Dublin | 1890 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 112.50 |
| 490 | Con O Drisceoil | Hunting the hair and other pursuits |
Dublin | 29018 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 37.50 |
| 491 | James White; Pauline Bewick | Ireland An Artist's Year |
London, United Kingdom | 1990 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold |
| 492 | Kenneth Milne; Howard W Robinson; Tony Farmar | N Books, including: A History of the Royal Bank of Ireland |
1964; 1964; 1988 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 493 | Gabriel Garcia Marquez; Gregory Rabassa | One Hundred Years of Solitude |
1970 | GBP 100.00 - 140.00 | GBP 112.50 | |
| 494 | Lord Talbot De Malahide; Rev B Crotty; Samuel K Cowan | The Light Literature of Spain particularly the Works of Feernan Caballero being the substance of a lecture |
Dublin; Newry | 1872; 1829; 1894 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 37.50 |
| 495 | Charles Dickens | THE BATTLE OF LIFE. A Love Story |
London | 1864 | GBP 140.00 - 180.00 | Not Sold |
| 496 | Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu; Zenaide A. Rogozin | THE EMPIRE OF THE TSARS And THE RUSSIANS |
New York | 1905 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 100.00 |
| 497 | Sylvanus Morgan | Armilogia sive Ars chromocritica, the language of arms by the colours & metals |
London | N/A | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 687.50 |
| 498 | Winston S Churchill | The Second World War |
1955-1950 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | |
| 499 | Victor Bouton | Nouveau Traite de Blason ou Science des Armoiries |
Paris | 1863 | GBP 80.00 - 140.00 | GBP 450.00 |
| 500 | La transformation de la Geographie Politique de l'Irlande au 17e siecle dans les cartes et essais anthropogeographiques de Sir William Petty |
Paris | 1930 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 501 | Peter Pindar | The Works of Peter Pindar, Esq. |
London | 1801 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 502 | Robert Burns | Poems, Songs and Letters, being The Complete Works of Robert Burns |
1870 | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 43.75 | |
| 503 | Henri Bernard; Lld. Fave | Pour La Comprehension de l’Indochine et de l’Occident; Histoire et Tactiquedes Trois Armes |
Hanoi; Paris | 1939; 1845 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 37.50 |
| 504 | Raymond Ritter; Ferdinand Hoeffer | Le Chateau de Pau. Etude historique et archeologique; Histoire de la Chimie |
Paris | 1919; 1866 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
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28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Tagliacozzi (Gaspare). De Curtorum Chirurgia per insitionem, libri duo, first edition, Venice, Gasparo Bindoni, 1597. £7,000-10,000Forum, May 28: Lootsman (Jacobsz). The Lightning Colomne, or Sea-Mirrour, containing the Sea-Coasts of the Northern, Eastern and Western Navigation..., 1670. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Ribelles y Helip (José), Attributed to. An album comprising 33 finely executed watercolours of Spanish costume, bull-fighting scenes, and other genre subjects, [circa 1830]. £10,000-15,000 -
