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 | HUNTER, Robert. The Racing Calendar for the Year 1826. Volume the Thirty-seventh. Dublin: Printed for the Proprietor by James Daly, and Sold at the Publisher’s Office, No. 2, North Cumberland-street, 1827. 12mo. pp. li, [1], 135, [1]. Contemporary full red morocco elaborately tooled in gilt. ‘John Mac Donnell Esq. / Steward of the / Turf Club’ in gilt on upper cover. Light… €575.00 |
 | PERRY, Fred. Signed Grand Tennis Exhibition Programme. Perth Ice Rink, 25th August, 1951. Perth: Thomas Hunter & Sons Ltd., 1951. Original illustrated programme, [8]pp., printed in blue, photographic portraits and biographical notices. Signed by Fred Perry in ink across his photograph on the front wrapper. Contemporary manuscript scores entered on the programme-of-play page. Original pictorial wrappers, priced sixpence. In very good condition. An… €225.00 |
 | MANCHESTER UNITED – SIGNED PROGRAMME. Sir Alex Ferguson & 12 Manchester United Players. Manchester United v Coventry City, 29 April 1989. Manchester United Football Club, United Review, Season 1988–89, Vol. 50, No. 25. Official match programme for Manchester United v Coventry City, Old Trafford, Saturday 29 April 1989, 60p. Illustrated throughout in colour and monochrome. Very fine condition. An exceptional association copy, signed by manager Sir Alex Ferguson and twelve Manchester… €250.00 |
 | BEST, George. Scoring at half-time: Adventures on and off the Pitch (SIGNED COPY) Published by Ebury Press, 2003. Illustrated. pp. 329. First edition. Slight mark on title-page as pictured, otherwise a very fine copy. Signed on title-page by George Best. Signed copies of Scoring at Half-Time by George Best hold special appeal for football fans and memorabilia collectors. Published in 2003, this autobiography… €275.00 |
 | ALI, Muhammad. The Greatest. My Own Story (Inscribed by Muhammad Ali and acclaimed actor LeVar Burton) With Richard Durham. New York: Random House, 1975. First edition, first printing. Thick octavo. pp. [10], 416. Publisher’s black boards, upper cover and spine lettered in red, in the original unclipped dust jacket. A landmark sporting autobiography, published when Muhammad Ali stood not merely as the world’s most celebrated heavyweight… €750.00 |
 | MUNSTER MOTOR CYCLE & CAR CLUB. Cork Veteran Run. Saturday, 7th June, 1958. Official Programme. Cork: Munster Motor Cycle & Car Club, 1958. Octavo. pp. 40. Illustrated throughout with photographs, advertisements and line drawings. Original pictorial red, cream and black wrappers, priced 1/-. A very good copy. Official programme for the third Cork Veteran Run, organised by the Munster Motor Cycle & Car Club. The… €150.00 |
 | Manchester United v Dundee United. UEFA Cup programme, 1984 (Signed by Matt Busby, Jock Stein and Bobby Robson) MANCHESTER UNITED. United Review: Manchester United v Dundee United. UEFA Cup, Third Round – First Leg, Wednesday 28 November 1984. Manchester: Manchester United Football Club, 1984. Quarto. pp. 24. Illustrated throughout. Original pictorial wrappers, priced 35p. Some creasing and handling wear to wrappers, staples sound; internally very good. Signed internally… €275.00 |
 | Ó CEALLAIGH, Séamus. Story of the G.A.A. A History and Book of Reference for Gaels. Covering a Hundred Years of Gaelic Endeavour. Limerick: Gaelic Athletic Publications, 1977. First edition. 8vo. pp. 188. Illustrated throughout with photographs and contemporary advertisements. Original pictorial wrappers, lightly rubbed and soiled, with some spotting and minor marks internally, otherwise a very good copy. An early comprehensive history of the Gaelic Athletic Association, tracing the development of Gaelic… €125.00 |
 | RAMSEY, Alf. Talking Football (Signed first edition) London: Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd., 1952. First edition. 8vo. pp. 114. Frontispiece portrait and 19 further illustrations. Publisher’s red cloth, titles in black to spine, with the original pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket with minor wear at extremities, otherwise a fine copy, uncommon signed and in the original dust… €575.00 |
 | BEST, George. Blessed: The Autobiography. (Signed Limited Edition) London: Ebury Press, 2001. First edition, special limited edition, signed by George Best on the half-title. Royal 8vo. pp. 374. Bound in full black morocco leather, spine lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. A fine copy, housed in the publisher’s large presentation box, with the original folding illustrated biography and… €675.00 |
 | G.A.A. All-Ireland Football Championship Finals Programme, 1981. Kerry and Offaly GAA – ALL-IRELAND FOOTBALL FINAL, 1981 Kerry v Offaly. Official Programme. Dublin: Gaelic Athletic Association, 20 September 1981. Illustrated throughout, including team line-ups and diagrams of player positions. Original pictorial wrappers featuring the Sam Maguire Cup and the crests of Kerry and Offaly. A very good copy. Official programme for… €65.00 |
 | BUSBY, Matt: Soccer at the Top: My life in Football [Signed by Matt Busby] London: Weidenfeld and Nicolas, 1973. pp. First edition. pp. 178. Fine in fine dustjacket. Signed by Sir Matt Busby on the title page. [WR] €435.00 |
 | G.A.A: All Ireland Final Football Programme, Donegal vs Dublin, 1992. Dublin: 1992: pp. 96. Croke Park. 20th September, 1992. Donegal went on to beat Dublin by 0–18 0–14 and in doing so, won their first All Ireland. In very good condition. [WR Sport] €75.00 |
 | Muhammad Ali. Signed Photograph with The Beatles (Dual autograph Muhammad Ali A.K.A Cassius Clay) Large-format original black-and-white exhibition photograph depicting Muhammad Ali during a lively public training session, dramatically captured as the heavyweight champion towers over The Beatles lying playfully at his feet. Signed by Ali in bold blue felt-tip to the upper right. Measuring 762 × 508 mm (30 × 20 inches). Fine… €1,250.00 |
 | WILLIAMS, Tom. With Heart and Hand: The Inside Story of Wexford’s Hurling Resurgence. Limited to 200 copies (Signed by 1996 All-Ireland Champions) Dublin: Blackwater Press, 1996. First limited edition, No. 104 of only 200 copies, 8vo, pp xii, 196, illustrated throughout, original purple cloth, gilt lettered spine, issued without dust-jacket. A fine copy. Presentation copy signed by the 1996 Wexford All-Ireland Senior Hurling team, including captain Larry O’Gorman, together with numerous members… €450.00 |
 | G.A.A: All Ireland Football Final Programme, 1949. Meath v. Cavan (Meath’s first-ever All-Ireland triumph) G.A.A.: Clár Oifigiúil (Official Programme), Craobh Peile na hÉireann, Croke Park, 25 September 1949. Meath v. Cavan (All-Ireland Senior Football Final); Armagh v. Kerry (Minor Final). Dublin: G.A.A., 1949. Original illustrated wrappers featuring a striking portrait of Michael Cusack beneath crossed Irish tricolours. 24pp., advertisements throughout. A very good copy… €575.00 |
 | G.A.A.: Co. Waterford, Erin’s Hope G.F.C. Original Team Photograph from1895 A rare original sepia albumen team photograph, 330 x 380mm of Erin’s Hope Gaelic Football Club, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, by W. B. Moore, Dublin, depicting the full playing squad together with club officials. Mounted bearing the contemporary manuscript title “Erins Hope G.F.C. 1894–95”, together with an extensive ink key identifying each… €650.00 |
 | G.A.A.: Dublin. Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final. Original Team Photograph from 1927. Dublin was crowned All-Ireland Champions in the same year An original black-and-white team photograph, 200 x 250mm. Depicting the Dublin senior hurling team prior to the 1927 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final against Meath. The photograph is mounted on its original card, which bears the contemporary manuscript title “Leinster Final… €750.00 |
 | TYSON, Mike. Undisputed Truth (Signed by Mike Tyson) London: Harper Sport, 2013. pp. 564. Illustrated. Black boards, title in gilt on spine. Signed on title-page by Mike Tyson. A very good copy. Undisputed Truth by Mike Tyson is a raw and gripping autobiography that chronicles the extraordinary highs and devastating lows of one of boxing’s most controversial and… €275.00 |
 | O’CONNELL, Mick. A Kerry Footballer. Illustrated. Dublin and Cork: Mercier Press, 1974. Demy octavo. pp. [v], 158. Green papered boards, title in gilt on spine. A fine copy in very good dust jacket. Mick O’Connell was one of the greatest Gaelic footballers of all time. On retirement from playing O’Connell published his autobiography, ‘A Kerry… €250.00 |
 | KEANE, Roy. Keane: The Autobiography. Written with Eamon Dunphy (Signed by Roy Keane) London: Michael Joseph, 2002. First edition. Black cloth, spine titled in red. Pictorial dust jacket with photographic portrait of Keane. pp. [x], 294. A fine copy in dust jacket. Signed boldly “Best wishes, Roy Keane” on the title-page. A very good copy Roy Keane’s fiercely honest and often controversial first… €150.00 |
 | PALMER, Arnold. Memories, Stories, and Memorabilia: From a Life On and Off the Course (Signed by Arnold Palmer) Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, [c.2005]. Large quarto. pp. 191. Full dark green leather, elaborately gilt-tooled boards and spine, raised bands, gilt lettering and decorative devices; all edges gilt; silk moiré endpapers; ribbon marker. A superb copy, including an extra signed certificate from Palmer. Housed as issued.v Signed by Arnold… €495.00 |
 | All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final 1956 (Cork v Wexford) – Official Programme Croke Park, 23 September 1956 (throw-in 3.15 p.m.). Official programme, printed in Irish throughout. Striking colour-printed upper cover featuring a map of Ireland with provincial crests and central GAA emblem; lower cover with advertising. Internally with team line-ups, match details, and customary fixtures. Light creasing and handling wear to covers… €225.00 |
 | IRELAND v AUSTRALIA. Official Programme (International Series) 1984. Dublin: GAA / Bank of Ireland International Series, 1984. Slim 8vo. Original pictorial card wrappers in green, white and orange, with photographic portraits of Stephen Malaxos and Jack O’Shea to covers. 8 pp. (including advertisements and informational matter). Very good. Light creasing and handling wear to covers; small abrasions and… €75.00 |
 | All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Dublin v Down, 1994. Official match programme. Original pictorial wrappers in bright green, the upper cover featuring a dynamic illustration of a high fielding contest, with county crests of Dublin and Down. Stapled as issued. 64 pp. (approx.). Bilingual text (Irish and English) with full team line-outs, match previews, player profiles, and period GAA commentary. Very good… €85.00 |
 | GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. Official Guide, 1913–14. (Rule changes reducing teams to 15 a side) Small 12mo. pp. 67. Original grey printed wrappers, the upper cover within decorative border enclosing G.A.A. device and titled Official Guide 1913–14; stapled as issued. A clean, well-preserved copy, light vertical crease to upper cover, minor edge wear, internally fresh. A scarce and important early Official Guide of the Gaelic… €875.00 |
 | GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. Bye-Laws, 1911. Limerick Co. Board. Limerick Echo. Small 12mo. [c. 16 pp.]. Original printed wrappers, secured with staples; additional punched holes to inner margin (likely for filing), as issued or early use. Some wear to covers with small loss at lower corner, light staining and creasing, but text clean and legible throughout. A rare and… €575.00 |
 | GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. Playing Rules of Football & Hurling. 1937 Dublin: Wood Paper Works, 1937. Small 12mo. pp. 24. Original printed wrappers, decorative border enclosing G.A.A. device to upper cover; rear cover plain green. A very good copy, light toning and minor creasing to covers, internally clean and sound. An early and attractive G.A.A. rulebook, issued by the Gaelic Athletic… €450.00 |
 | GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. Cavan Senior and Minor Football Teams Visit to St James’s Gate Brewery, Dublin, 27th September 1937 (Signed by both teams) Oblong 16mo printed Guinness souvenir card, folding, with decorative harp device and St James’s Gate Brewery imprint; text printed to interior advertising buffet refreshments and Guinness products. Heavily signed throughout in ink by members of the Cavan G.A.A. Senior and Minor teams, with additional inscriptions. Some wear, light soiling and… €485.00 |
 | All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 1991 (Down v Meath) – Official Programme Dublin: GAA, 1991. First edition. Quarto. Original pictorial wrappers with distinctive abstract, pixelated-style cover design, incorporating vibrant colours and GAA crest; priced £2. The official programme for the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Final, played at Croke Park on 15 September 1991 between Down and Meath. A very good copy, with… €65.00 |
 | All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 1979 (Dublin v Kerry) – Official Programme Dublin: GAA, 1979. First edition. Quarto. Original pictorial wrappers, priced 25p, with striking period design featuring stylised footballers in action and the GAA crest to centre. In Fine condition. The official programme for the 1979 All-Ireland Senior Football Final, played at Croke Park on 16 September 1979 between Dublin and… €95.00 |
 | All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 1978 (Dublin v Kerry) – Official Programme Dublin: GAA, 1978. First edition. Quarto. Original pictorial wrappers in striking red with GAA crest and tricolour banding, priced 20p. In fine condition. The official programme for the 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Final, played at Croke Park on 24 September 1978 between Dublin and Kerry—one of the defining rivalries in… €75.00 |
 | All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 1977 (Dublin v Armagh) – Official Programme Dublin: GAA, 1977. First edition. Quarto. Original pictorial wrappers printed in Irish, featuring the GAA crest and tricolour bands, priced 20p. In fine condition. A clean and well-preserved example of the official programme for the 1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Final, played at Croke Park on 25 September 1977 between Dublin… €95.00 |
 | CLARKE, Darren. Heroes All: My 2006 Ryder Cup Story. Signed by Darren Clarke in bold black ink on the title page. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006. First edition. Octavo. pp. 190. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, in the original pictorial dust jacket. A very good copy in a near fine dust jacket, with only light handling wear. Internally clean and bright throughout. An engaging and personal account of the… €95.00 |
 | Geroge Best. (LOVEJOY, Joe. Bestie): A Portrait of a Legend (Signed copy with an original signed photograph of Best at the book launch) London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1998. First edition. Octavo. pp. 388. Publisher’s black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, in original pictorial dust jacket. A near fine copy, the jacket bright and fresh, with only light creasing at extremities. Internally clean and crisp. Signed copy. Together with an original colour photograph… €475.00 |
 | G.A.A. Tournament Programme, Wembley, 1959. Galway v Down; Kilkenny v Cork. Official Programme (Clár Oifigiúil). London: [G.A.A.], 16 May 1959. Small quarto. pp. [20]. Original pictorial wrappers, printed in orange, white and green, featuring central Celtic cross device and map of Ireland, with provincial and county crests. Stapled as issued. A bright and attractive copy in excellent condition. A scarce official… €295.00 |
 | G.A.A. All-Ireland Football Championship Finals Programme, 1976. Dublin v Kerry; Cork v Galway (Minor Final). Official Programme (Clár Oifigiúil). Dublin: [G.A.A.], 26 September 1976. Small quarto. pp. [c. 32]. Original pictorial wrappers, printed in red with central photographic panel of match action, county crests to corners. Stapled as issued. A very good, bright copy. Light wear and minor marking to covers; staples sound; internally clean… €95.00 |
 | MANCHESTER UNITED. Extensive autograph album of 40 players and associated figures, signed. Small oblong autograph album, c. late 1950s–1970s, red covers, containing numerous ink signatures across coloured leaves (pink, cream, blue), each carefully identified in a contemporary hand beneath the autograph. Very good. Ink signatures bold and well-preserved throughout. Minor wear to covers; internally clean with only light handling marks. Signatures include:… €675.00 |
 | INTERNATIONAL POLICE BOXING. Mansion House, Dublin. Monday, 9th April, 1934, at 7.30 p.m. [Dublin]: [Ardill, T.U., Printer, Kilmainham], 1934. Single sheet folded to form 4 pp. programme. Folded as issued. Light creasing and handling wear, with some edge wear and small tears. A few marks and minor staining. Manuscript annotations to programme page. Overall a good, complete example of a fragile survival. A… €275.00 |
 | ALI, Muhammad. Signed Display from the Muhammad Ali v. Al “Blue” Lewis Bout, Croke Park, Dublin, 19 July 1972. Original black-and-white photograph depicting Muhammad Ali exchanging punches with Al “Blue” Lewis during their heavyweight contest at Croke Park, Dublin, 19 July 1972. Mounted beneath, Ali has inscribed “The Greatest of all Time” and dated it “April 3, 1985.” The combination of signature, drawing, inscription and date enhances both its… €1,000.00 |
 | ALI, Muhammad. The Greatest: My Own Story. (Signed first edition by Muhammad Ali) With Richard Durham. New York: Random House, 1975. First edition. .pp. 416. Publisher’s two-tone cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt, with the author’s name stamped in red on the upper cover. A very good copy, the binding firm and bright. Some scattered foxing to the preliminaries and margins of a… €450.00 |
 | FOGARTY, Philip Canon. Tipperary’s G.A.A Story (Rare first edition) Thurles: The Tipperary Star, 1960. 8vo. pp. 380. Original publisher’s red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with the original printed dust-jacket featuring the title in bold black lettering with decorative rules and the Tipperary crest. Very good copy in very good dust-jacket. Light wear to jacket and some fading to… €150.00 |
 | HARRINGTON, Pádraig. Pádraig Harrington’s Journey to the Open (Signed edition) London: Bantam Press (Transworld Publishers), 2007. First edition. 4to. .pp. 128. Profusely illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher’s black cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt, in original pictorial dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Pádraig Harrington to the front free endpaper (“Good luck”), bold signature in black marker. A fine copy… €225.00 |
 | HAYES, John. THE BULL. My Story. (Signed first edition) London: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd., 2012. First edition. 8vo. .pp. 278. Publisher’s black cloth boards, spine lettered in white, in original pictorial dust jacket. A good copy in a slightly frayed dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by John Hayes to the front free endpaper (“Best Wishes”), with bold autograph… €35.00 |
 | HARRINGTON, Kellie. Kellie. With Roddy Doyle (Signed by the author on the title page) London: Sandy Cove, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2022. First Edition. .pp. 260. Original navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt with publisher’s device at foot. In the original pictorial dust jacket, with circular “Signed by the Author” sticker to upper cover. A fine, in a slightly frayed dust-jacket. The official… €50.00 |
 | NOLAN, William (ed.). THE GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION IN DUBLIN 1884–2000. Dublin: Geography Publications, 2005. Three volumes. Large 4to. Vol. I: 1884–1959; Vol. II: 1960–2000; Vol. III: Records, appendices and index. Profusely illustrated throughout with photographic plates, maps and statistical tables. Complete pagination extending to p. 1431 (Vol. III). Original navy cloth, upper covers blocked in light blue with the Dublin… €325.00 |
 | HAGEN, Walter. The Walter Hagen Story. “I never wanted to be a millionaire—I just wanted to live like one…” (Rare first edition) As told to Margaret Seaton Heck. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956. pp. 335. First printing, first printing. Publisher’s original two-tone cloth (red and blue) with gilt signature to upper cover, in the original pictorial dust-jacket. A bright, well-preserved copy. Cloth clean and firm; jacket with light edge-wear and minor… €575.00 |
 | NICKLAUS, Jack. My Most Memorable Shots in the Majors (Autographed first edition) With Ken Bowden. New York: Harper & Row, 1974. First Edition. Publisher’s blue cloth, gilt title to spine, in original illustrated dust jacket. A fine, clean copy in a near fine jacket, lightly creased at extremities. Signed boldly by Jack Nicklaus to the half-title. Signed by Jack Nicklaus A superb… €350.00 |
 | PLIMPTON, George. The Bogey Man (Inscribed first edition) New York & Evanston: Harper & Row, 1968. First edition. 8vo. Publisher’s original green cloth, spine lettered in black, in the original pictorial dust jacket. A very good copy in a good, price-clipped dust jacket, the jacket showing general rubbing and handling wear with small losses at extremities; cloth bright… €375.00 |
 | HAYWARD, Richard. Where the River Shannon Flows. With illustrations from Photographs by Louis Morrison and folding map of the Shannon from its source to the sea. Dundalk: Dundalgan Press, 1950. Second edition. pp. 331. Grey linen, title in green on spine. A superb copy in superb unclipped pictorial dust wrapper. Rare in this condition. The author along… €85.00 |
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