Surf’s Up - Collecting the Longboard Era

Surf’s Up - Collecting the Longboard Era

Mark A. Blackburn

Schiffer Publishing Ltd

This is the first book to combine a detailed history of surfing, surfboards, and related collectible items. It gives a complete overview of the sport of 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 valuations. The hundreds of 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.