Purcell Auctioneers: Sale of the Library of the Late Bruce Arnold (1936-2024). Part Two of the Bruce Arnold Library includes a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Antiquarian Books, Rare, Signed & First Editions, 42325, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 23, 2025 - April 23, 2025

Page Size: 666 items in 27 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
435	Rudyard Kipling	Rudyard Kipling: Actions and Reactions...		1909	EUR 50.00 - 120.00	EUR 50.00
436	Rudyard Kipling	Rudyard Kipling: A Song Of The English by Rudyard Kipling with illustrations by W Heath Robinson...			EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 25.00
437	Read, Herbert	The Green Child	London, Toronto	1935	EUR 100.00 - 300.00	EUR 75.00
438	Read, Herbert	Collected Poems 1913-25	London	1926	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 50.00
439	Read, Herbert	Kropotkin: Selections from his Writings			EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 37.50
439A	Read, Herbert	Typed Letter to John Graddon...	London	1942	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 37.50
440		A Tailor's Book from the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice Molfino	Modena	1987	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 43.75
441		A Tailor's Book from the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice Molfino	Modena	1987	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 62.50
442		William Nicholson: An Almanac of Twelve Sports (With Words by Rudyard Kipling)	London	1898	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 75.00
443		Children's Interest: TinTin Chaque Jeudi December 1946			EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 93.75
444		Andersen's Fairy Tales. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham	London	1932	EUR 150.00 - 200.00	EUR 300.00
445	Dryden (John)	Fables Ancient and Modern translated into Verse, from Homer, Ovid, Boccare and Chaucer: with original Poems	London	1700	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 175.00
446		Cigarette Cards: Garden Flower Series/ Garden Hints/Dogs Series/Wild Animals			EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 25.00
447		Medically Interest: Portfolio of Dermochrones by Professor Jacobi, 1903		1906	EUR 150.00 - 250.00	EUR 62.50
448		Yeats. A wonderful collection of titles relating to W B Yeats such as The Land of Hearts Desire			EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 125.00
449	Seamus Heaney	Human Chain		2010	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 43.75
450		Irish Authors. Heaney/Behan/Keane etc: Human Chain by Seamus Heaney...		2010	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 118.75
451	Seamus Heaney	Death of a Naturalist	London		EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 237.50
452		John B. Keane et all: Hon doctorate conferring at UL Nov 2000...			EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 81.25
453	John B Keane	Johb B Keane/Brendan Kennelly: Many Young Men of Twenty/Moll/The Chastitute			EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 37.50
454	Colm Toibin	Two signed short stories, "A Song" & "Famous Blue Raincoat" from The Guardian December 18th, 2004, and June 25th, 2005			EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 200.00
455	Colm Toibin	(Four Colm Toibin First Editions, First Prints) The Story of The Night...		1996	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 50.00
456	Colm Toibin	Colm Toibin: The Testament of Mary...		2012	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
457	Edna O'Brien...	Irish Female Authors: Casualties of Peace		1966	EUR 50.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
458	Paul Lynch	Red Sky in Morning --		2013	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 62.50

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Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR

Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR