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xvi, 334 + [1] ad pp. Illustrated with plates from photographs, including frontispiece. 21.8x14 cm. (8½x5½"), original pictorial green cloth stamped in white, light blue, black and red-orange, spine lettered in gilt, front cover lettered in black. First Edition. 

Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the blank leaf before half title page to "T.A. Wilson Jr. Manager of the Highland Railway with the regards of the author. W.W. Tulloch. New Year 1908." The Highland Railway was one of the smaller British railways operating at the turn of the century. Biography of Scotland's most famous golfer, and now a classic golf book. Old Tom Morris set the record for the largest margin of victory ever when he won the 1862 British Open by 13 strokes; his son, Young Tom Morris, won the 1870 British Open by 12 strokes, a margin not matched until April 13, 1997, when Tiger Woods won the Augusta Masters. Golf bibliophile Philip Truett notes: “Young Tom only played 36 holes for HIS record margin…When 'Tiger' won the Open at St Andrews by a record margin it equaled Young Tom's record, but none of the papers pointed out that Young Tom had only needed half as many holes to achieve it!” -Murdoch 794; D&M 37520; D&J T16600.