HAWAIIAN SURFRIDING
First printing of Blake's second book, a photo-essay of the sport published just as the surfing boom hit the mainland.
First printing of Blake's second book, a photo-essay of the sport published just as the surfing boom hit the mainland.
First printing of the surfing guide and memoir of Duke Kahanamoku, published the year of the Duke's death.
Very nicely produced photobook collecting images of surfers throughout the world. Primarily B&W with several color photos.
First printing of one of the early overviews of the sport during the surfing craze of the 1960s.
Souvenir real photo postcard of surfing pioneer Duke Kahanamoku, with contemporary annotation.
1955 edition of this rare classic on surfing in Great Britain, and one of the earliest printed books exclusively on surfing, first published in the now unobtainable 1934 edition as THE ART OF SURF-RIDING (and with a different cover design).
Gorgeous 26-year unbroken run beginning with the debut issue of this elaborately-produced surfing magazine for the discerning enthusiast.
First edition of a colorfully illustrated how-to guide by one of the pioneers of skateboarding in the UK.
Signed second printing of this book that rode the crest of the US surf craze, explaining the techniques of the sport as well as its Hawaiian history.