THE SURFBOARD : Art, Style, Stoke by Ben Marcus; Gary Linden (Foreword) - 2010

Minneapolis, MN: MVP Books, 2010. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Softcover/Fine. Gift inscription to front cover verso dated June, 2010. The history and the art forms of surfboards. Ancient Hawaiians rode huge koa boards in homage to gods of the seas. Today a sport, but still remains, in good part, a philosophy. Superb color photos of surfboards from the Fernando Aguerre Collection, and sportsmen in action. 256 pgs in 8 chapters: 1, Icons (1600 BC to 1920 AD); 2, The Thoroughly Modern Olo (1920s & 1930s); 3, Sliding Ass (1934 thru' World War II); 4, Plastic Fantastic (Post-World War II Experiments); 5, Foam; 6, Toes on the Nose, Feet on the Tail (1906-1967); 7, You Say You Want a Revolution (1966-1981); and 8, Brave New World (1981 and still Going Strong).. First Soft Cover Printing. Soft Cover. NEW/None as Issued. Illus. by Jeff Devine; Juliana Morais (Photographers). First Soft Cover Printing.