Purcell Auctioneers: C.600 Lot Auction of Irish & World Interest Books Which includes a Collection of Signed John B Keane Titles and Ephemera, Antiquarian Books, Rare & Signed First Editions etc., 52125, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: May 21, 2025 - May 21, 2025

Page Size: 579 items in 24 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
496		[limited edition of 350 copies] An Irish Artist W. J. Leech R. H. A. 18811-1968 an introductory guide to his Artistic Career by Alan Denson.		1968	EUR 50.00 - 100.00	EUR 50.00
497	Breandan Breathnach (collected and edited by),	Ceol rince na hEireann [The Dance Music of Ireland] -		1963	EUR 60.00 - 100.00	EUR 106.25
498		Gaetano De Gennaro. Pastels and Paintings. Dublin. At the Sign of the Three Candles			EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 112.50
499		Classic Afghan Studies: State and Tribe inc 19th c Afghan, dj,		1997	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 125.00
500	Lord Charles Beresford,	(Five First Edition Travel books, all complete) The Break-Up of China -		1899	EUR 80.00 - 100.00	EUR 100.00
501	Hicks, F. C.	Forty Years Among The Wild Animals Of India from Mysore to the Himalayas.	Allahabad	1910	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	EUR 237.50
502	J H Patterson.	The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures. With illustrations.	London	1907	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
503	Charles Darwin.	Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Countries visited during the voyage of "H.M.S. Beagle" round the world.		1889	EUR 300.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
504	Ferminger, Thomas A. C..	A Manual of Gardening For Bengal and Upper India.	Calcutta, India	1824	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
505	by H. Belloc	The Pyrenees , with forty-six sketches by the author and twenty-two maps.	London	1909	EUR 30.00 - 60.00	EUR 81.25
506	Burton, Richard F..	The Lake Regions Of Central Africa, A Picture Of Exploration. In two volumes.	London	1860	EUR 600.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
507	Rice, William.	Tiger Shooting In India; being an account of Hunting Experiences On Foot In Rajpootana, during the hot seasons, from 1850 to 1854.	London	1857	EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 525.00
508	Alexander, R. D. T. and Martin-Leake, A.	Some Signposts To Shikar. With illustrations.		1932	EUR 80.00 - 160.00	Not Sold
509	Stockley, Col. Vesey M..	Big Games Shooting In India, Burma & Somaliland.			EUR 200.00 - 400.00	EUR 150.00
510	Coolidge, W.A.B.,	Swiss Travel and Swiss Guide-Books.	London	1889	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 37.50
511	by Hubert Majendie Gepp.	The First Crossing of Greenland. Translated from the Norwegian.	London	1906	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
512	by WHYMPER, Edward (1840-1911),	Travels Amongst The Great Andes Of The Equator	London	1892	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 100.00
513	Du Faur, Freda.	The Conquest of Mount Cook and Other Climbs : An Account of Four Seasons' Mountaineering on the Southern Alps of New Zealand	London	1936	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 112.50
514	W. H. Bartlett.	The Nile Boat or, Glimpses of Egypt.		1849	EUR 130.00 - 150.00	EUR 137.50
515	W.H. Kisbey,	Law and Practice for the Court of Matrimonial Causes and Matters --	Dublin	1871	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 56.25
516		The Irish Naturalist; A Monthly Journal of General Irish Natural History, 8 bound editions.		1892/93/94/95/96/97/98 and 1915	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 187.50
517	Sparling, H. Halliday.	Irish Minstrelsy: being a selection of Irish Songs and Ballads			EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 25.00
518	James Godkin,	Ireland and Her Churches --	London.	1867	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 62.50
519	Jim Kearney -	Killeigh and Geashill (Co. Offaly) A Pictorial Record.	Tullamore	1990	EUR 60.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
520	Peter Harbison,	Guide to National and Monuments of Ireland --		1992	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 25.00

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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
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Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025

Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE / LANDINO, CRISTOFORO. Comento di Christophoro Landino Fiorentino sopra la Comedia di Danthe Alighieri poeta fiorentino, 1481. €40,000 to €50,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. Il Convivio, 1490. €20,000 to €25,000.

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Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025

Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: LEGATURA – PLUTARCO. Le vies des hommes illustres, grecs et romaines translates, 1567. €10,000 to €12,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: TOLOMEO, CLAUDIO. Ptolemeo La Geografia di Claudio Ptolemeo Alessandrino, Con alcuni comenti…, 1548. €4,000 to €6,000.

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Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025

Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: SPINOZA, BARUCH. Opera posthuma, 1677. €8,000 to €12,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER. Borus Godunov, 1831. €30,000 to €50,000.

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Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025

Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - LECUIRE, PIERRE. Ballets-minute, 1954. €35,000 to €40,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MAJAKOVSKIJ, VLADIMIR / LISSITZKY, LAZAR MARKOVICH. Dlia Golosa, 1923. €7,000 to €10,000.

Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MATISSE, HENRI / MONTHERLANT, HENRY DE. Pasiphaé. Chant de Minos., 1944. €22,000 to €24,000.