Purcell Auctioneers: c.650+ Lot Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Antiquarian Books, Rare & Signed First Editions, Early World Travel Guides, Maps, GAA Interest, Local Histories, Literature etc., 32625, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 26, 2025 - March 26, 2025

Page Size: 624 items in 25 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	Richard J Hodges	Cork and County Cork In The Twentieth Century		1911	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
2		Picture That A Century of Cork Memories-A Cork Examiner Publication, 1985...		1902	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
3		Guys Cork Almanac and Directory 1926		1926	EUR 30.00 - 60.00	Unknown
4	Charles O Ronaywe	History of the Earls of Desmond and Earl of Cork and Sir Walter Raleigh in Munster, 1929		1929	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	Unknown
5	Warburton, J. Whitelaw, J & Walsh, R.	History of the City of Dublin, from the earliest accounts to the present Time	London	1818	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	Unknown
6		The Post Office Dublin Directory and Calendar for 1916	Dublin	1915	EUR 300.00 - 340.00	Unknown
7		A Contribution towards a Catalogue of the Prints and Maps of Dublin City and County	Dublin, The Neptune	2005	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	Unknown
8	REV John Kingston...	(Dublin Interest) The Parish of Fairview --		1953	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	Unknown
9		Flora of County Dublin, 1998, The Dublin Naturalists' Field Club...		1961	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
10	James Malton,	A Picturesque & Descriptive View of the City of Dublin with an introduction by the Knight of Glin...		1978	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
11		Handbook to the City of Dublin and the Surrounding District prepared for the Meeting of the British Association...		1908	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Unknown
12	Anonymous.	The Donegal Highlands		1861	EUR 140.00 - 160.00	Unknown
13	Edgar S. Shrubsole	PICTURESQUE DONEGAL -	London	1908	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	Unknown
14	J. Fahy	The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh --	Dublin	1893, 1893	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Unknown
15	Sr. Mary De Lourdes Fahy	Education in the Diocese of Kilmacduagh in the Nineteenth Century. -		1973	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	Unknown
16		Conamara Theas: Ait agus Ainm (South Connemara: Place and Name) -- uncommon Irish translation by Liam Mac Con Iomaire on Mapping South Connemara by Tim Robinson		1995	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	Unknown
17		14 early Journals of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 1908-1942		1908-1942	EUR 150.00 - 180.00	Unknown
18	Maire Ni Shutlleabhain	An tAthair Caomhanach Agus An Cogadh Croddimh I gConnmara (The War of the Faith in Connemara) 186			EUR 50.00 - 70.00	Unknown
19		Galway Interest. Galway a medio social history by Murray...			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
20		An Album of 19th century original photographs of Kerry scenery & families probably by William Lawrence, Dublin	Dublin		EUR 150.00 - 160.00	Unknown
21		County Kerry Interest. The Lakes of Killarney...		1922	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
22		J Anthony Gaughan, Listowel and its Vicinity		1973	EUR 30.00 - 60.00	Unknown
23		SCENERY OF IRELAND: Lakes of Killarney...		1858	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	Unknown
24		The Journal of the Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland, Archaeological Society Vol 1 1856-57		1858	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	Unknown
25		Limerick the Rich Land by Spellissy...			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD

Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD

Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD

Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 263: Susan Paul, Memoir of James Jackson, Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 267: Langston Hughes, Gypsy Ballads, signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000

Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000

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