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Title: The Life of Tom Morris, with Glimpses of St. Andrews and its Golfing Celebrities Author: Tulloch, W. W. Place: London Publisher: T. Werner Laurie Date: [c. 1908] Description: xvi, 334 + [1] ad pp. Illustrated from 27 photographs, including frontispiece with tissue-guard. (8vo) original pictorial green cloth, front cover stamped in light blue, white, red and black, rear cover and spine with vignette of crossed golf clubs stamped in black, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. The classic biography of Scotland's most famous golfer. 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. Murdoch 794; D&M 37520; D&J T16600. Provenance: From the collection of Joseph P. Garrity. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine leaning, light wear; very good. Item number: 266260