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 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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… €950.00 |
 | 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 Meath) – 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 |
 | MANCHESTER UNITED v CHELSEA. Official Programme. Signed by George Best, Denis Law, Bobby Charlton, Nobby Stiles and more. Manchester: Manchester United Football Club Ltd., 1970. Quarto. Original pictorial wrappers, printed in red and black, price 5p. .pp. [24].Football League Cup (4th Round), 28 October 1970. Covers creased with horizontal fold mark and light handling wear; small edge nicks; internally clean though folded at centre. The team photograph page… €450.00 |
 | 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 |
 | PEARD, W. A Year of Liberty; or, Salmon Angling in Ireland from February 1 to November 1. London: Horace Cox, 1867. Crown octavo. pp. xii, 300. Contemporary half brown morocco on marbled boards, title and author in gilt direct on spine. Ex libris with neat stamp on verso of titlepage. A very good copy. Scarce. During many entire seasons the author, rod in hand, had rambled over… €245.00 |
 | Wind, Herbert Warren. FOUNDERS’ CUP INVITATIONAL – 1979. The Story of American Golf (Inscribed to the winner by Arnold Palmer) New York: Alfred A. Knopf (Borzoi Books), 1975. pp. 586. Third Edition, Revised. Quarto. Superbly bound in full crimson morocco, expertly finished with gilt double fillets framing the boards, raised bands to spine, gilt lettered spine, and gilt wreath-and-monogram device to upper board. A presentation binding executed to a very… €750.00 |
 | PALMER, Arnold. A Golfer’s Life (Signed first edition) With James Dodson. New York: Ballantine Books, 1999. pp. 417. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Bound in publisher’s blue boards with maroon cloth spine, spine lettered in gilt. In the original photographic dust jacket. Illustrated with photographs. Signed boldly on the half-title page, with a clear inscription in black ink… €295.00 |
 | TAYLOR, Katie. My Olympic Dream (Signed first edition) London: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, 2012. First edition. Quarto. Original publisher’s pictorial boards, illustrated throughout in colour. A clean, bright copy. Minor spotting/marks to front free endpaper, otherwise very good in slightly frayed dust jacket. Boldly signed by Katie Taylor on the title page, the autograph clear and well-placed… €150.00 |
 | ALI, Muhammad: A Thirty-Year Journey. (Signed first edition) With Howard L. Bingham. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. First edition, first printing. Large quarto. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Pictorial dust-jacket. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographic plates. An exceptionally fine copy. A superb photographic chronicle of the life and career of Muhammad Ali, documented over more… €575.00 |
 | SWEENEY, Tony: The Sweeney Guide to the Irish Turf from 1501-2001. Owners, Trainers, Jockeys, Sires, Records, Great Races, Flat & Jumping, Places of Sport, Past & Present, The Dish Spiced with Anecdotes, Facts, Fancies. Profusely illustrated with coloured plates. Dublin: De Búrca, 2002. Folio. pp. 648. Bound in full buckram gilt. Apart from racing enthusiasts, this is a most valuable work for students of local history as it includes extensive county by county records of race courses and stud farms, with hitherto unfindable details. The late Dr. Tony Sweeney… €150.00 |