Auction Reports
Purcell Auctioneers
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- 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
- Auction Date
- 04/23/2025 - 04/23/2025
- Sale Number
- #42325
- Total Lots
- 666
- Sold Lots
- 586
- Lots Sold
- 87.99%
- Unsold Lots
- 80
- Total Sales (EUR)
- 58,756.20
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 41,675.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
- 70,894.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 49,125.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
- 83,105.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 70.70%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196A | Louis MacNeice | A extensive collection of titles by or about Louis MacNiece |
1926 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 1,625.00 |
| 277 | Phil Lynott | Songs for While I'm Away |
1974 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,250.00 |
| 382 | Swift, Jonathan. | Cadenus And Vanessa |
1726 | EUR 400.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,187.50 |
| 70 | Andrea Palladio | The First Book of Architecture translated out of Italian |
1693 | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 875.00 |
| 83 | Dr. Gerard Boate, Thomas Molineux and Ors | A Natural History of Ireland in 3 parts |
1755 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 687.50 |
| 104 | Irish Furniture by The Knight of Glin and James Peill |
2007 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 550.00 | |
| 88 | The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth century Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Ireland |
1973 | EUR 80.00 - 160.00 | EUR 500.00 | |
| 578 | Bram Stoker - Dracula, special Limited-edition facsimile of Bram Stoker's Dracula |
EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 475.00 | ||
| 475 | From The Republic of Conscience including a mini Broadside by Seamus Heaney |
2009 | EUR 300.00 - 380.00 | EUR 450.00 | |
| 337A | A Down Survey Map of Ireland |
EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 425.00 | ||
| 195 | MacNeice, Louis. | A Memorial Address by W.H. Auden, delivered at All Souls, Langham Place on 17 October, 1963 |
1963 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 400.00 |
| 41 | Edmond Keohan | Illustrated History of Dungarvan |
1924 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | EUR 400.00 |
| 371 | (Jonathan Swift) | An Essay on Gibing with a Project for its Improvement |
1729 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 400.00 |
| 192 | MacNeice, Louis. | The Agamemnon Of Aeschylus |
1936 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 400.00 |
| 191 | MacNeice, Louis. | Holes In The Sky, Poems 1944-1947 |
1948 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 400.00 |
| 193 | MacNeice, Louis. | Blind Fireworks |
1929 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 350.00 |
| 345A | Swift, Jonathan | Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World |
1727 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 350.00 |
| 94 | The High Crosses of Ireland. An Iconographical and Photographic Survey |
1992 | EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 350.00 | |
| 174 | Somerville & Ross: Some experiences of an Irish R.M., 1910 |
1910 | EUR 100.00 - 160.00 | EUR 350.00 | |
| 508 | George Moore: | A Mummer's Wife |
1885 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 350.00 |
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