A paperback first edition of an important work in the history of the GAA - Decades of Glory by Tipperary native and journalist, Raymond Smith.
Published by Little and McClean , Dublin, 1966. Smith had also written an important history ( or current affairs as it was at the time) of the UN operations in the Congo in 1960-61.
Condition - see photos for the best guide to condition. There is light creasing to the paperback bound spine, and light shelfwear , however, the book is solid, not splitting, and is internally unmarked and clean throughout. It also has 38 evocative black and white press photographs internally, mostly of teams from the early days of the GAA,. There is a foreword from Alf Murray, then president of the GAA. Part of the page block is browned unevenly, and there is the usual foxing and some creasing to the back paper cover.