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Purcell Auctioneers: c.600 Lot Auction to include Antiquarian Books, Irish Histories, Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions, County & Parsh Histories, Fine Bindings, Republican Interest, Classic Marvel Comics etc.

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Auction Name c.600 Lot Auction to include Antiquarian Books, Irish Histories, Rare, Limited & Signed First Editions, County & Parsh Histories, Fine Bindings, Republican Interest, Classic Marvel Comics etc. Total Sales (EUR) 50,631.25
Auction Date February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 34,475.00
Sale Number #21826 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 56,793.00
Total Lots 584
Sold Lots 508.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 42,465.00
% of Lots Sold 86.99% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 68,493.00
Unsold Lots 76 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 73.92%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
290 Leonard Griffith Brammer (British, 20th century),

Four Etchings - Burslem; A Street Scene, Five Towns; The Sytel, Burslem; and The Factory On The Hill

 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 1,187.50
89

Bray County Wicklow: An extensive collection of Bray post cards from very early 20th century on wards, showing the notable landmarks of the time

 early 20th century EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 1,000.00
483 James McConnell

A large beautiful Oblong folio dedicated album to Assheton Biddulph and his wife dated 23rd June, 1898 designed and illuminated by James McConnell, 41 Lower Sackville St., Dublin

 23rd June, 1898 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 937.50
187 Alan Garner

The Owl Service

 1967 EUR 500.00 - 600.00 EUR 875.00
30

St Kiernans College Kilkenny: Manuscript Book

 1782-1936 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 650.00
251 Seamus Heaney

Tollund

 1994 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 650.00
223 John Banville

John Banville -- NIGHTSPAWN

 EUR 300.00 - 380.00 EUR 625.00
289 Leonard Beaumont

The Cooperage , and an Engraving To Malcolm C Salaman, signed; and another titled The Vathedral at Funchal, Madeira

EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 600.00
7 Townsend Rev Horatio

Statistical Survey of the County of Cork

 1810 EUR 150.00 - 250.00 EUR 425.00
252 Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney; After Summer

 1978 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 425.00
458

An Oblong folio volume with morocco label Sketches in Ireland 1840

1840 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 400.00
578

Good Irish collection. Temple Lane novels, some in djs, circa 70 books, mostly hardback

 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 400.00
331

16 page brochure re Sale of Cregg House, Carrick-On-Suir County Tipperary, including 540 acres and Demesne in various lots on the 7th December 1920 and the following day

 7th December 1920 EUR 250.00 - 350.00 EUR 375.00
548 Kohl, J. G.

Travels in Ireland, 1844

 1844 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 375.00
282

Pacata Hibernia. History of the Wars in Ireland, During the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. Taken from the Original Chronicles

 1820 EUR 250.00 - 500.00 EUR 350.00
371

T K Whitaker: Programme for Economic Devolopment

 1958-11-01 EUR 60.00 - 120.00 EUR 350.00
453

The Sporting Magazine

 1839 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 350.00
508 J. Sterling Coyne & M. Willis

The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland

 C. 1835 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 350.00
93 Peadar Livingstone

The Monaghan Story. A Documented History of the County Monaghan from earliest times to 1976

 1980 EUR 60.00 - 120.00 EUR 325.00
250 Seamus Heaney

An Open Letter

 1983 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 325.00
361 Eavan Boland

AUTUMN ESSAY

 1963 EUR 100.00 - 140.00 EUR 325.00
514 Sir Bernard Burke

Royal Descents and Pedigrees of Founders Kin

 1858 EUR 150.00 - 180.00 EUR 325.00
537

The Post Chaise Companion: Or, Traveller's Directory through Ireland

 1786 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 325.00
574

Lloyd's natural history: A hand-book to the order Lepidoptera - Complete in 5 Volumes

 1896 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 325.00
178

Calendar of Papal Registers

 1896 and 1960 EUR 250.00 - 300.00 EUR 300.00