Purcell Auctioneers: C.600 Lot Auction to include Antiquarian Books, Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions, Maps, Irish Literature & Poetry, Local Histories, Fine Bindings, Republican Interest,GAA Programmes & Books , 12126, Birr

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Auction Report
Auction Date
January 21, 2026 - January 21, 2026
Page Size: 601 items in 25 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 Sam Fleming

Donegal: Letterkenny Past and Present by Sam Fleming; Welcome to Bundoran

1981 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 150.00
102 J. Davison Cowan,

(Ulster, County Down Interest) An Ancient Irish Parish, past and present being the parish of Donaghmore County Down -

1914 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
103 Murphy and Roulston eds

Fermanagh History and Society

2004 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 87.50
104 Kenneth McNally --

the narrow streets,

1972 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
105 Olga Bonaparte-Wyse

Irish Interest: Breifny Antiquarian and Historical Society Journal 1927; The Issue of Bonaparte-Wyse- Waterford's Imperial Relations

2004 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 56.25
106 Dillon and Jefferies eds

Tyrone History and Society

2000 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 93.75
107 introduction by John Cole

Ulster: Downhill-A Scrapbook of People and Place

1996 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 56.25
108 Pat Nolan

GAA Wexford: The History of GAA in New Ross & Wexford's Glorious Hurling Years

EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 100.00
109 Larry Byrne

GAA Wexford: St Mary's (Rosslare) GAA Club-No Hiding Place , An Unusual Club History

2022 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
110 Tim Horgan

GAA Cork: Cork's Hurling Story

2010 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
111 Sean Murphy.

Come on Ahane 'the Spuds are Boiling'.

2001 EUR 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
112

GAA Donegal: The Book of Donegal GAA Facts

2014 and 2020 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 37.50
113 Conor Curran

GAA Donegal: Fenagh- The GAA Story; Sport in Donegal A History

2010 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 37.50
114 James Laffey

GAA Mayo: The Road to 51- The making of Mayo Football

2011 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
115

GAA: Collection of County Football Programmes from the 1980's (22)

1980's EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 37.50
116 Tony Wall.

Hurling.

Dublin. 1965 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 112.50
117

GAA: Feile na nGael Programmes from the 1970's and 80's (12)

1970's and 80's EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 112.50
118

GAA: Collection of County GAA programmes from the 1970's. Including Leinster and Munster Ball Finals c 80

1970's. EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 1,687.50
119

GAA: Collection of GAA Hurling and Football County Programmes from the 1960's,

1960's EUR 80.00 - 120.00 EUR 1,937.50
120

GAA: Gaelic World- The Official GAA Monthly Magazine since 1979. 29 issues earliest 1979, latest 2004. Not consecutive

1979-2004. EUR 40.00 - 81.00 Not Sold
121

GAA Donegal: History of the GAA in the Parish of Ardara 1921-2003.

EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 43.75
122 Peter Keogh

Wicklow: Gateway to Glory- A GAA Story Rathdangan/Kiltegan 1886-1996

1997 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
123

Charles Mulqueen - Limerick's Rugby History, Privately Published, Limerick

1978 EUR 50.00 - 70.00 EUR 37.50
124

GAA: GAA Digest magazine 1948 X 2. 1949 and 1950; Gaelic Star Magazine '86 X 1 issue plus others (8)

EUR 50.00 - 100.00 EUR 56.25
125 Conor Phelan

GAA Waterford: Waterford Institute of Technolgy GAA Club History 1981-2006

2007 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 325.00
  • 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.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000