Tom Blake

Hawaiian Surfriders 1935

Redondo Beach: Mountain & Sea Publishing, 2006. Offset. 5 ¾ x 8 ¾ in. In red faux leather boards with gilt to spine and cover. Iv, 95, [1] pp. Near fine. Item #5841

Written in 1935, reprinted in 1983 in a limited run, and again in 2006, this difficult-to-find volume documents the earliest surf culture in Hawaii, before the sport became an international phenomenon. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and illustrations, this book is a firsthand account of Hawaiian surfing by one of the key figures responsible for its popularization.

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