CHRISTMAS RARE BOOK & COLLECTORS’ SALE December 11th & 12th, 2024

135 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 1001. G.A.A.: [Cavan] Clar Oifigiuil Craobh Peile na hEireann, Croke Park, Meath V. Cavan, 28.9.52, 8vo, D. 1952, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers; Gallogly (Rev. D.) Cavan’s Football Story, 4to Cavan (Anglo Celt) 1979, illus., cloth & d.j.; Tighe (A.) The American All-Ireland, a G.A.A. Classic, 4to, Newry (Wolfhound Press) 1997, illus. ptd. wrappers; and the G.A.A. Digest All-Ireland Souvenir Edition 1948, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers. (4) €200 - €300 1002. The Centenary G.A.A. All-Ireland’s G.A.A.: Football & Hurling 1984, Official Match Programmes for: * Cork V. Offaly (H.) Semple Stadium, 2.9.1984; * Dublin V. Kerry (V.) Croke Park, 23.9.1984; both 4to, D. 1984, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers. (2) €80 - €100 1003. G.A.A.: [Meath] Meath, All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 1954, Royal Meath Association, Souvenir Book, 4to D. (Pease Press) 1954, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers; McDermott (P.) Gaels in the Sun, Meath’s Historic Trip to Australia, 4to, Drogheda (Independent) 1968, illus. ptd. wrappers; Hayes (Liam) Out of Our Skins, 8vo, D. (Gill & MacMillan Ltd.) 1992, illus. ptd. wrappers; Geraghty (G.) Misunderstood, 8vo, D. (Blackwater Press) 2003, Signed by Geraghty, Marty Morrissey, Sean Boylan, illus. ptd. wrappers; Wright (M.)pub. Golden 49’ers, 50th Anniversary, History Makers Meath’s First, 4to illus., & adverts, ptd. wrappers; A Season of Sundays ‘99, 4to D. 1999, illus., cloth & d.j.; An Official Replica Meath Jersey, Signed by the 1999 Anniversary Team. As a lot, w.a.f. (1) €250 - €320 1004. G.A.A.: Football & Hurling 1980’s-2000’s, a large collection of Official Match Programmes, including All-Ireland Finals, Semi-Finals, Leinster, National League, U21 etc., all 8vo, illus. & adverts. printed wrappers. As a collection, w.a.f. (1) €150 - €200 1005. G.A.A.: Tipperary [2010], an Official Team Jersey, Signed by the 2010 All- IrelandWinning Team, together with a Copy of 2010 ‘Season of Sundays,’ and newspaper articles, as a lot. (1) €100 - €150 1006. G.A.A.: Kilkenny [2011], an Official Team Jersey, Signed by the entire Team, also the Match Programme (Signed by John Power & D.J. Carey) also newspapers, as a lot. (1) €100 - €150 1000. G.A.A.: Photograph, Football 1918, Boherbee Football Team - Winners of League 1918, with printed names by R. Healy & Son, Tralee, approx. 23cms x 28cms (9” x 11”) mounted on card; G.A.A.: Photograph, Hurling 1918-1919, Kerry Senior Hurling Club Champions, Tralee Parnells 1918 & 1919 Champions, approx. 24cms x 29cms (9½” x 11½”) mounted on card; G.A.A.: Photograph, Kerry Senior Football Team - All-Ireland Champions 1924, with printed names, by R. Sparkes, College Studios, Dublin, approx. 24cms x 29cms (8” x 11½”); G.A.A.: Photograph, Kerry Senior Football Winners, 1939, with printed names and additional overlaid pex photos of absent members, by Healy & Son, Tralee, approx. 23cms x 29cms (9” x 11¼”) mounted on card, as a photo, w.a.f. ; G.A.A.: Photograph, Kerry Senior Football TeamWinners, 1941 All-Ireland and Fifteenth Title, with printed names, approx. 22cms x 29cms (8½” x 11½”) as a photograph, mounted on card, by Healy & Son, Tralee, w.a.f.. *Kerry achieved three in a row beating Galway 1-8 to 0.7. (5) €500 - €700 1001 1006