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 of the championship-winning panel such as Martin Storey, Damien Fitzhenry, Rory McCarthy, Adrian Fenlon, Seamus Casey, Colm Kehoe, Paul Codd and others. The signatures are boldly executed across the front free endpaper.

Published to commemorate Wexford’s remarkable renaissance under Liam Griffin, the book provides the definitive insider’s account of the county’s unforgettable 1996 All-Ireland triumph, ending a 28-year wait for the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Copies of the scarce limited edition are seldom encountered, while examples signed by the victorious panel are exceptionally rare and highly desirable to collectors of G.A.A. history and Wexford sporting memorabilia.

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