Surfing from Lawrence Jones

Corte Madera, CA: Gingko Press, 2002. HEAVY. Unpaginated (approx 250pp), 279 ills (most color), chronology. A new copy but with small bumps to corners. Published in conjunction with an exhibition Surf Culture: The Art History of Surfing organized by the Laguna Art Museum. Features photographs, boards, paintings, sculpture, and surf related objects.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to.

Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 2005. xiii, 160pp, glossary, hundreds col photographs. Or pictorial card with 'French flaps'. As new. Great photos. The author speaks with surfing greats like Occhilupo, Ozzie Wright, Jack Johnson, Joel Tudor and many others on his odyssey up the east coast of Australia and to Waimea. Intermeshed is his personal quest to rediscover what surfing means to… Ler mais sobre este item

Sydney: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1982. 103pp, index, glossary, bw photographs and diagrams. Or pictorial card covers. Front cover creases, some rubbing at edges, stain on rear cover, prev owners name stamp on first (blank) page. Covers materials, equipment, plugs and moulds, trouble shooting and repairs. Craft covered include slalom and Canadian canoes; surf-ski; surf yak; small boats;… Ler mais sobre este item

Sydney: Ebury Press, 2008. 347pp, col ills. Or card covers. As new. Biography of Layne Beachley, 7 times women's world champion surfer.. First Paperback. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

Manhattan Beach, CA: Waverider Publications, 2000. 104pp, bw ills. Pictorial card covers. Minor rubbing and slight edge wear. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Collection of true stories of the triumphs, foibles, and happy mishaps of a life of surfing. In additon to this book the author produced 2 surfing films- Always Another Wave & The Search for Gomez.. Signed… Ler mais sobre este item

Santa Barbara: T. Adler Books, 2008. 140pp, num sepia and colored photographs. Or pictorial papered boards with black cloth spine in clear matt plastic jacket. A photographic record of a 6 year period in the pioneering days of California surfing, mainly pre-WWII.. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Oblong 8vo.

Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 2005. xii, 269pp, num bw ills, num maps. Or card covers. As new. Write-ups of 100 featured surf spots in California and key info on another 100 from the Oregon border to the Mexican border.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

New York: Lyons Press, 1997. vii, 131pp, index, glossary, bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Moderate edge wear. Guide to the fundamentals of surfing with step-by-step instructions for the complete beginner. Covers traditional surfing, bodyboarding and body surfing.. Third Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: New Holland, 1998. viii, 104pp, index, bw ills, maps. Or card covers. Small bump at top right corner. Step-by-step guide through the basics of surfing from getting the right board and preparing for your first wave, to developing the techniques used by pros. Learn to get the most out of surfing by being able to predict swells and discover… Ler mais sobre este item

Charleston, SC.: Arcadia Publications, 2007. 128pp, hundreds bw photographs. Pictorial card covers. As new. Research indicates that surfing came to Califorinia in 1907-it may have reached San Diego as early as 1910. This book produces hundreds of photographs of San Diego's little known surfing past.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

New York: Viking, 1998. xxiv, 310pp, index, bibliography, num bw ills. Or yelow cloth with green spine in pictorial jacket. An as new copy. The full story of the seashore - its history (natural and human) , customs, spectacles, and scandals.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books, 2005. 112pp, num bw & col ills. As new. This volume tours the world looking at how the unique lifestyle sport of surfing has evolved over its thousand year history and showcases surfing hotspots and boardriders. Includes interviews with Gerry Lopez, Gave Davies, Mark Occhilupo, Kelly Slater, Layne Beachley, Flavio Padaratz and mroe.. First… Ler mais sobre este item

Guilford, CT: Falcon Guide, 2005. xii, 269pp, num bw ills, maps. Or pictorial boards. Slight bump to bottom rear. The best of California surf spots from classic surf spots to lesser known waves from the Oregon border to the Mexican border. Includes complete write-ups on 100 spots, plus key info on a further 100; best tide height, swell direction and… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: North Point Press, 1996. xiv, 230pp. Or cream papered boards with blue wave design, in pictorial jacket. Corners slightly bumped, small marginal stain on last several pages. Jacket very slightly edge worn. An account of a year spent surfing in Santa Cruz, California.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Plus. 8vo.

Orlando, Fl.: Harvest, 2005. xiii, 242pp, index, glossary, bw ills. As new. Guide to surfing written with women in mind. Includes advice from top surfers and instructors; surf etiquete; tips from board shapers and seasoned surfers on equipment; surf lingo; tips on safety and how to outsmart the guys who think they're better surfers than you.. First Paperback. Soft Cover.… Ler mais sobre este item

Maunawili, HI: Sports Enterprises, 1997. 151pp, num bw & col ills. Or pictorial card- small bump at top of frotn cover, otherwise as new. Fred Hemming's presents a very personal perspective of surfing's culture and history.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 2005. 208pp, index, hundreds bw & color ills, decorated endpapers. Original laminated pictorial boards with matching jacket. Near new with slightest of edge wear to jacket. Covers the history of surfing in the USA including the boards, riders, music and recordings, and films of the culture. Lavishly illustrated and a must have for any surfing book… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Harry N Abrams, 2003. HEAVY. 192pp, num bw & col photographs. As new. Or pictorial boards. Looks at the history of surfing from 1935, and the big names of the sport and culture including Woofy Brown, John Severson, Richard Brewer, Nat Young, Bill Hamilton, Rolf Arness, Gerry Lopez, Tom Curren, Lisa Anderson, Kelly Slater and Titus Kinimaka.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: ReganBooks, 2004. xiii, 338pp, appendices, num bw ills. Slight edge wear to covers. Biography of 6-time world champion surfer, Kelly Slater.. First Paperback. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2001. HEAVY. 167pp, index, hundreds of colour photos. Or pictorial card. Slightest of edge wear to covers. Highlights from 40 years of the premier surfing magazine in the world, Surfer. . Third Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.