Whyte's THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 18 APRIL 2026

158 253 19th/20th century railway books (9) Includes The Dundalk, Newry & Greenore Railway by D.S.M. Barrie in presentation leather binding, The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) by Kevin Murray, Irish Railways Since 1916 by Michael Baker, The Ballymena Lines by Edward Patterson, Travelling By Train In The ‘Twenties and ‘Thirties by Philip Unwin, Córas Iompair Éireann Road Transport Rule Book, London And North Western Railway Telegraph Rules And Regulstions 1886 and Rules And Regulations 1916, and The LMS At War by George Nash Condition: GNR (I) distressed, otherwise mainly very good to fine. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£170) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 253 254 1920s ‘Garda Síotcána’ barracks plaque. Cast iron plaque affixed to walls of barracks and stations in the Irish free State, replacing those of the Royal Irish Constabulary. Scarce 12 by 12in. (30.5 by 30.5cm) Condition: Retains much original paint, some oxidisation, overall good, mounted to a wooden board.. Believed to have come from a barracks in Kanturk, Co. Cork, which was renovated in the early1980s by the father of the present owner. Estimate €500-€700 (approx £430-£610) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 254