23 July 2013 - Rare Book & Collectors Sale

#0224

Lot 605/0224

SOLD Hammer price €160

G.A.A.: Hurling: National League Finals 1972 – 84, a collection of 14 Programmes to include draws and replays from 1972, 1974, 1976 (D. & R.) 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 (D & R) 1981, 1982, 1983, & 1984, all 8vo, D. 1972 – 84, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers. As a collection, w.a.f. (14)

Lot 606/0224

SOLD Hammer price €120

G.A.A.: Football & Hurling: 1950’s – [National League & All Ireland] (a) 1952 (Leinster) Louth V. Carlow; (b) 1954 (National Hurling League Final) Kilkenny V. Tipperary; (c) 1955 (All Ireland Semi-Finals – Replays) [Cavan V. Kerry] & [Dublin V. Mayo]; (d) 1957 (National Hurling League Finals) Div. 1 Kilkenny V. Tipperary & Div. 2 Meath V. Kerry; (e) 1958 (All Ireland Semi-Final) Kilkenny V. Tipperary, mostly 4to, D. 1952 – 58, ptd. wrappers, some worn, as a collection, w.a.f. (5)

Lot 607/0224

SOLD Hammer price €180

G.A.A.: N.L. (National League) 1958 – 1970 – a group of five Official Match Programmes, for (a) National Hurling League Final (Wexford V. Limerick) 11.5.’58; (b) National Hurling League Final (Cork V. Tipperary) 1.5.’60; (c) National Hurling League Final (Home) Kilkenny V. Tipperary 23.5.65; (d) National Football League Final (Home) Galway V. Longford 24.4.1966; (e) National Football League Final Down V. Mayo 10.5.1970, all 8vo, D. 1958 – 70, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers, as a collection, w.a.f. (5)

Lot 609/0224

SOLD Hammer price €110

G.A.A.: Periodical: G.A.A. Digest, a collection of six issues from 1947 – 1953 to include May, August, November & December 1947 and both the Historic Edition 1953 and International Edition 1953, all 4to, D. 1947 – 53, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers, as a collection, w.a.f. Scarce. (6)

Lot 610/0224

SOLD Hammer price €180

Photographs: G.A.A. [1950’s] a group of 24 black and white Official Press Photographs to include group photographs, action shots, etc., for All-Ireland’s, Semi-Finals, Railway Cups, National League and others mostly with press notes and stamps on verso, majority approx. 16cms x 21cms, as a collection of photographs, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 612/0224

SOLD Hammer price €240

G.A.A.: The Gaelic Athletic Annual and County Directory for 1907 – 8, Compiled and Edited by Gaels for Gaels. 8vo D. 1907. With photo illus. of John O’Leary and Michael Cusack, 90pp. with interesting adverts. etc., orig. ptd. wrappers. Rare. (1)

Lot 613/0224

SOLD Hammer price €640

G.A.A.: O’Neill (Phil) [“Sliabh Ruadh” pseudo] History of The G.A.A. 1910 – 1930, 8vo, Kilkenny (The Kilkenny Journal Ltd.) 1931, frontis, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers, some wear, otherwise good. Scarce. (1)
* A valuable history and book of reference for Gaels and G.A.A. enthusiasts.

Lot 614/0224

SOLD Hammer price €180

G.A.A. [Limerick G.A.A.] O’Ceallaigh (Seamus P.) History of The Limerick G.A.A. From Earliest Times to the Present Day, Part 1, 1884 – 1908, 8vo, Tralee (The Kerryman Ltd.) 1937, frontis, dedit, illus. & adverts throughout, ptd. wrappers with Celtic design. Good clean copy. (1)

Lot 615/0224

SOLD Hammer price €70

G.A.A.: Football – Carbery pseudo (Mehigan (P.D.) Gaelic Football, 8vo Tralee (The Kerry Man) 1941 illus. & adverts, some pps. facsimile, [13 – 18 & back cover] loose, a good reference copy, as is. Scarce. (1)

Lot 618/0224

SOLD Hammer price €130

Hurling: Smith (Raymond) A Lifetime in Hurling, Tommy Doyle, 8vo L. (Hutchinson & Co.) 1955, First Edn., hf. title, frontis, illus., cloth & dust jacket. Nice copy. Scarce. (1)

Lot 619/0224

SOLD Hammer price €130

G.A.A.: O’Connell (Mick) A Kerry Footballer, 8vo, D. 1974, illus., cloth & d.j.; O’Ceallaigh (S.) & Murphy (S.) The Mackey Story, 8vo Limerick 1982, illus., ptd. wrappers; Corry (E.) Kildare G.A.A. – A Centenary History, 8vo Newbridge 1984, illus., cloth & d.j.; [Carbery] Hurling Ireland’s National Game, 8vo Tralee 1940, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers, worn. Scarce. (4)

Lot 620/0224

SOLD Hammer price €50

Hurling: O’Ceallaigh (S.) & Murphy (S.) The Mackey Story, 8vo Limerick 1982, Signed by Both, ptd. wrappers. Good. Scarce. (1)

Lot 621/0224

SOLD Hammer price €360

Co. Cavan Official Openings of G.A.A. Pitches

G.A.A.: Co. Cavan [Official Pitch Openings] Pairc Breiffne Raghallaigh At Oscailt Oifigiuil Clar Chuimhneachain, 8 June 1952; Oscailt Oifigiul – Pairc na gCeacl Ultach Beal Atha Conaill (Ballyconnell) 1983; Oscailt Oifigiul Our Lady of Lourdes Park Mullach Orain (Mullahoran) 1983; Official Opening of St. Mary’s G.A.A. Park Swanlinter, Aug. 1993; a 25 year Lookback, Munterconnaught G.F.C. 1969 – 1994; Official Opening of the Hugh Finegan Stand Baileboro Shamrocks G.F.C. 1995; Official Opening of Pairc Droichead Ui Dalaigh 1887 – 1996, all 8vo Cavan 1952 – 96, illus. & adverts ptd. wrappers, as a collection, w.a.f. (7)

Lot 622/0224

SOLD Hammer price €320

A Wonderful Social Record of the Time

Co. Carlow: Feis agus Aonach Ceatharlocha, 8vo Carlow (Nationalist & Leinster Times) 1913, illustrations, orig. coloured printed decorated wrappers. Extremely Scarce.
* A part from all the interesting advertisements, this is also a wonderful record for the lists it contains, like that of the ‘Ladies Industrial Committee,’ listing those involved thro-out the county, the lists of those involved in the Arts, Woodwork, Home & Cottage Industries, Lace Making etc. There are also articles on old place-names, ‘An Piob Mhor and Pipe Bands,’ by F.J. Bigger, Old Times in Carlow, & The Topography of Carlow Town by M.C. Douglas. (1)

Lot 623/0224

SOLD Hammer price €420

Earliest Record of Carlow G.A.A.

G.A.A.: O’Leathlobhair (Sean)ed. Cuman Luth-Cleas Co. Ceatherlocha, 1886 – 1927, 8vo Carlow (Nationalist and Leinster Times) 1927. Sole Edn., fold. map of the County, & some adverts, (118)pp. in all, orig. ptd. wrappers.
N.B. An amazing record, giving a short history of each club (many long since disappeared), and listing in detail the majority of the matches played by each, venue etc.
* An exquisite copy of an extremely rare record. (1)

Lot 624/0224

SOLD Hammer price €90

Scarce G.A.A. Jubilee Supplement, 1934

G.A.A.: Newspaper – Irish Independent, G.A.A. Golden Jubilee Congress Record, Thursday, April 12, 1934, Celebrating Fifty Years of National Triumph, broadside, D. 1934, 8pps, illus. & adverts, some wear, as a newspaper, w.a.f. (1)

Lot 625/0224

SOLD Hammer price €50

G.A.A.: Artefact’s (1920/30’s) two early Camans or Hurling Sticks with various wear and repair, c. 1920’s / 30’s, unusual and scarce. (2)

Lot 626/0224

SOLD Hammer price €340

Co. Kerry Football Championship, 1891

Medal: G.A.A. Football 1891, a large silver Celtic cross shaped Medal with pierced centre and circular embossed football (worn) engraved with initials “G.A.A.” and a simple shamrock, the reverse inscribed “Co. Kerry G.A.A. – Football – Championship 1891 – won by Bally Mc Elligott,” hall marked J.K. O’C. – Cork, unusual and scarce. (1)
* Ballymacelliogott have won the title on four occasions 1891 being their first.

Lot 627/0224

SOLD Hammer price €280

Co. Wexford Hurling, 1904

G.A.A.: Medal, Co. Wexford 1904, an attractive 9ct gold crossed shaped Medal designed with shamrocks, the central panel inscribed “William Mc Hugh,” the reverse inscribed “Co. Wexford Hurling Championship, 1904” hall marked Dublin (Wards & Walsh), unusual and scarce. (1)
* The 1904 Wexford Hurling Championship was won by Castlebridge.

Lot 628/0224

SOLD Hammer price €4200

All Ireland Football Championship, 1905

Medal: G.A.A.: Football, 1905, a heavy 9ct fold. Medal by by H. & H. (Hopkins & Hopkins), in the Celtic cross design, with pierced centre, inscribed on obverse Cumann na Gcleas – Luit Gaedelacht, with Eire across the centre and central harp overlay, the reverse inscribed All Ireland Football C’shp 1905 – won by Roseberry, Kildare, hall marked. Scarce.
* The Kildare lillywhites (Roseberry) beat Kerry (Tralee Mitchells) at Thurles on July 16th, 1907, to claim their first Al Ireland title on a scoreline of 1.7 to 0.5. (1)