Rare Book & Collectors' Sale 1st & 2nd October 2025

131 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 1106. Signed by Members of the 2008 English Squad Soccer: English F.A., An Official English red Team Jersey Signed on front by 20 players, including David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Bridge, etc., as autographs, w.a.f. (1) €180 - €220 1107. Medals: Irish & Scottish Hockey: A silver shield shaped and enamel Medal, the obverse with crossed sticks, ‘Munster Branch’ and coat of arms, the reverse inscribed ‘L.P.Y.M.A. Flynn Cup 1921, R.H. Mulligan,’ hallmarked; and an oval shaped enamel and silver Medal, the obverse with crossed sticks and thistle, inscribed ‘G. & D.S. & H.G.S. Hockey League, 1920,’ with pinback, hallmarked; Glennon (C.) ed. 90 Years of the Irish Hockey Union, 8vo Naas (Leinster Leader) 1982, illus., cloth & d.j. (3) €70 - €100 1108. Doherty (R.) Handball, 8vo, D. n.d., illus., ptd. wrappers; Holland (P.) 100 Years of Handball, Donegal and the World, 8vo, Ballybofey (Voice Books) 2004, illus., ptd. wrappers; McElligott (T.) Handball, The Game, The Players, The History, 8vo, D. (Wolfhound Press) 1984, illus., ptd. wrappers; and C.L.L. - Handball, Official Playing Rules, 12mo, D. (Drummond Press) 1969, ptd. wrappers. (4) €60 - €80 1109. Sporting Interest: Sheridan (Jim) Leave the Fighting to McGuigan - The Official Biography, 8vo, L. (Viking) 1985, First Edn., Signed by the author and Barry McGuigan, illus., cloth and d.j.; Campbell (T.) &Woods (P.) The Glory and the Dream, The History of Celtic F.C. 1887-1987, 8vo, L. 1987, Signed, by Pat Woods, illus., ptd. wrappers. (2) €80 - €120 1110. G.A.A. & A.F.L. (Australian Football League) (1984-1987) A collection of Official Match Programmes from the various test matches from the 1984 & 1987 ‘International Rules,’ Series, all 8vo, illus. & adverts, some signatures, ptd. wrappers, as a collection. (1) €80 - €100 1111. G.A.A.: Smith (R.)comp. Decades of Glory, 8vo, D. 1966, illus. & ptd. wrappers; The Hurling Immortals, (Centenary Edn.) 8vo, D. 1984, illus. & ptd. wrappers; The Football Immortals, 8vo, D. 1995, illus. & ptd. wrappers; The Greatest Hurlers of Our Time, 8vo, D. 1990, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers; Sunday Independent Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games, 8vo D. 1988, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers, (also Millennium Edn.) as a lot. (6) €80 - €120 1112. G.A.A.: McGrath (Raymond) ed. & compiler. The Clash of the Ash, 8vo, D. (Creative Press) 1972 & 1981 (Edn.) illus. & adverts; The Book of Hurling, 8vo, D. (Creative Press) 1974, illus. & adverts; The Hurling Immortals, 8vo D. (Bruce Spicer) 1969, illus & ptd. wrappers; The Football Immortals, D. (Bruce Spicer) 1968 & 1971, 1973 & Centenary Editions, all illus., ptd. wrappers; A Century of Gaelic Games, 8vo D. (Leinster Leader) 1987, illus. & adverts; Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games - Records to 1993, 8vo D. (Leinster Leader) 1993, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers, as a lot. (10) €150 - €180 1113. G.A.A.: [Periodicals / Annual] Carty (Brian) comp. The Championship - Football and Hurling, 25 vols., all 8vo, D. 1995-2019, 8vo, D. 2020, illus., gilt lettered boards, d.j.; Football Captains, The All- Ireland Winners, 8vo, D. 1993, illus., cloth & d.j., as a lot. (1) €180 - €250 1114. Inscribed by Mick O’Connell Kerry G.A.A.: O’Connell (Mick) A Kerry Footballer, 8vo, D. & Cork (Mercier Press) 1974, First Edn., hf. title, inscribed on dedication page ‘ And to Raffle Winner at Golf Classic, Milltown Golf Club, 23rd June 2005, Best Wishes fromMick O’Connell (Kerry),’ illus., cloth & d.j. Nice Association. (1) €120 - €140 1115. G.A.A.: Dorgan (Val) Christy Ring, A Personal Portrait, 8vo, D. (Ward River Press) 1980, First Edn., Signed by Tommy Doyle (Tipperary) illus. & ptd. wrappers; O’Connell (M.) A Kerry Footballer, 8vo, D. (Mercier Press) 1975, paperback Edn., illustrated, ptd. wrappers; O’Sullivan (Dr. E.N.M.) The Art and Science of Gaelic Football, 8vo Tralee (Kerryman) 1958, First Edn., portrait frontis, ptd. wrappers. (3) €100 - €150 1116. G.A.A.: O’Muircheartaigh (M.) From Borroloola to Mangerton Mountain, Travels and Stories from Ireland’s most beloved Broadcaster, 8vo, D. 2006, First Edn., Signed, illus., cloth & d.j., together with a copy of Ireland’s Own (Profile), illus., ptd. wrappers. (2) €60 - €80 1117. [Co. Tipperary G.A.A.] Kenny (T.J.) Tour of the Tipperary Hurling Team in America 1926, 8vo, L. (G. Roberts) 1928, First Edn., illus., green cloth; O’Meachair (An T. Arthur S.) Convention, or a Dozen Years with the Gaels of Tipperary, 8vo D. 1938, First Edn., illus., blue cloth; Fogarty (Canon Philip) Tipperary’s G.A.A. Story, 8vo Thurles (Tipperary Star) 1960, First Edn. , loose errata, illus., cloth & d.j. (3) €150 - €200 1118. [Co. Kerry, GAA] P.F. Kerry’s Football Story, 8vo, Tralee (Kerryman) 1945, First Edn., illustrated, ptd. wrappers (worn) rebound later green cloth; O’Connell (M.) A Kerry Footballer, 8vo, D. (Mercier Press) 1974, First Edn., illus., green cloth. (2) €120 - €140 1119. G.A.A.: Co. Meath, a group of Official Programmes and booklets to include: * All Ireland semi-final Dublin v. Cork (Signed Colm O’Rourke, and Mick Holden (Dublin) * All Ireland Final Replay Meath v Mayo (with ticket) 20.9.96; * All Ireland Final 1999 Meath v. Cork 26.9.1999, and ‘Golden 49’ers’ 50th Anniversary, all lg. 8vo, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers. As a lot. (1) €80 - €100 1109 1114