Surf’s Up
Collecting the Longboard Era
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Published:9th Sep '01
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This is the first book to combine a detailed history of surfing, surfboards, and related collectible items with an accurate price guide. It gives a complete overview of sport surfing from its ancient beginnings in Polynesia and Hawaii until 1969, the end of the longboard era. Included are several innovative features, such as a grading guide for surfboards, Duke Kahanamoku’s handprints, and collectible surfing books with their current valuations. The items pictured are from many of the best private collections worldwide, and represent the enormous range of popular surfing memorabilia. The great icons of the sport all put in appearances to make this the book that all surf fans will covet.
ISBN: 9780764313554
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1420g
272 pages