Books For Sale

NEW ARRIVALS


Paul A. Kosten. The Progressive Art of Bodysurfing. New. Oversized paperback. 82 pages. SIGNED by the author. $20

Tom Blake. Hawaiian Surfboard. 1935. First Edition. Nicely rebound blue hardcover with cloth spine. Light wear, light corner and edge rubs, very nice interior. Back has some discoloring and worn spots. $1150

Tom Blake. Verso of Hawaiian Surfboard. Includes short note from previous owner stating Harold Adams, who surfed Newport Beach in the 1920's bought the copy new.


Art Brewer. BluRay Disc: 40 Years of Surf Photography. Art has just finished putting together a narrative slideshow of over 500 images from the last 40 years of surfing. Blu Ray disc: Art: "I briefly talk about each image there's a voice over and licensed music and shows 533 images spanning 40 plus years showing time is approx 55 minutes." Signed by Art Brewer. $35

Oswaldo Pepe. Miki Dora. Surfer Look At Yourself. Broken mirror inset in full leather bound box. Handcrafted. Ten watercolours, limited signed and numbered edition. Beautiful presentation. Hardcover. SIGNED by the author and artist. New. This is a large, very special book handcrafted in Brazil. Craig Stecyk (co-author of Dora Lives) regarding the text: "Thank you for sending me your most excellent Dora discourse. It was a good and quite provocative read. I think you have elevated the discussion and provided a service to us all. It's quite a shame that Miki did not get to see your piece as I think he would have enjoyed responding to it." Drew Kampion (co-author of Dora Lives) "I received your special book on Miki today -- it's really lovely and a special volume for my library." $1850.

Fred Reiss. Aliens! Surf! Santa Cruz! Surf Novel by the Pen Award Winning author, Fred Reiss. Oversized paperback. 119 pages. $15.95


Lisa Pliscou. Dude. Fun with Dude and Betty. Hardcover. SIGNED by the author. New. $14.99.

Doc Ball. California Surfriders 1946. Hardcover. 103 pages. 1979. INSCRIBED by Doc Ball to Dan Close "Yours till the waves and the skateboards quit rollin" in 1992. Also with a short note from Doc to Dan. Light wear. $245.

San Onofre Surfing Club. San Onofre Surfing Club. Light wear, light soil, no dustjacket as issued. 1973. (different copy than in scan) 120 pages. $295


Jim Winniman. Vintage Surfboards 1. A photo history of surfboards and surfing collectibles. New. Hardcover, SIGNED Limited Edition 1 of 485. $40.

Hard Boiled Fiction. Surf Pulp. New. Oversize paperback. 100 pages. 2011. Issue #1. Wonderful artwork by Rick Rietveld, 6 surf stories including "The Big Deep" by Craig Lockwood. $12.95

R.M.Ballantyne. The Cannibal Islands. Light wear. Given as a student prize in 1915. Surfing cover and frontispiece (same picture). Nisbet, no date. $45


See the magazine page for other New Arrivals: Magazines

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Many contributors. Ventura County Historical Society - Quarterly V44 #3. New - staplebound. Wonderful stories and photos of early California surfing in Ventura. 40 pages 2000. $15.

David Aguirre. Waterman's Eye. Emil Sigler - Surfing San Diego to San Onofre 1928-1940. Limited to 575 copies. New. Hardcover 7 1/2 x 9 104 pages. Biography and photos, with thumbnails at rear. Forward by Doc Paskowitz. "a rare gem...each of the 72 images reveals something new about the surfboards, lifestyles, and personalities that inhabited the exquisite beaches of this southernmost California surf city in the decades before Worlds War II." Drew Kampion. $35.

Chris Ahrens. Good Things Love Water. A Collection of Surf Stories. New. Trade Paperback. "Each story will stoke you..." Greg Noll. $10.

Chris Ahrens. Joy Rides. Surf Stories. A Collection of Surf Stories -2nd collection by Ahrens. New. Oversized paperback. $10.

Chris Ahrens. Kelea's Gift. Surf Stories. A Collection of Surf Stories - 3rd collection by Ahrens. New. Oversized paperback. $10.

Jim Allen. Locked In. Surfing for Life. 1972 paperback reprint. 199 pages. Light wear, rubbed spot at upper right where sticker was removed hastily. $40.

Jim Allen. Locked In. Surfing for Life. 1970 hardcover. 199 pages. Light wear, in jacket with some scuffing, some edge and corner wear, and a closed tear at right front of cover. $65.

Alma Surf. 2004 International Surf Culture Expo in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2004. Special issue on this event designed by Mike Salisbury. In Portuguese and English. Magazine. New. $20.

Alice Cooper Bailey. Kimo. The Whistling Boy. Wise-Parslow after 1928. 96 pages. Light wear, light soil, light fading. No dustjacket. $15.

Tim Baker. Waves. Great Stories from the Surf. Light wear, remainder mark on bottom. 2005. Oversized paperback. 266 pages, plus two sections of photos. $15.

Doc Ball. Early California Surfriders. 1995 Jim Feuling reprint edition of Doc Ball's famous 1946 classic with photos of early surfing in California. New. Dustjacket has some rubbed spots, due to storage - and that the dustjacket paper quality is not very good on this edition. Oversize hardcover. DIFFERENT COPY THAN IN SCAN. $25.

Cornel Barnett. Hitting the Lip. Surfing in South Africa. Oversized paperback. 1974. Light wear, light corner wear, light soil. $80.

Wayne Rabbit Bartholomew with Tim Baker. Bustin' Down the Door. New. With remainder mark on edge. Oversized paperback. 384 pages. 2002. $10.

Scott Bass. Ilustrations by Julie Collins. Girl Vs. Wave. New. Hardcover in dustjacket. $10.

Scott Bass. Extreme Sports: Surf! Your Guide to Longboarding, Shortboarding, Tubing, Aerials, Hanging Ten and More. New. 2003. 64 pages in color. Small, slim paperback. $5

Tom Blake. Hawaiian Surfriders 1935. Hardcover reprint of the classic by Blake. Originally published as Hawaiian Surfboard in 1935. New. $25.

(Blake) Gary Lynch & Malcolm Gault-Williams. Tom Blake: The Uncommon Journey of a Pioneer Waterman. 274 pp new cloth bound - huge, wonderful book, biography....several hundred photos - several blueprints of boards. A landmark, monumental work. New. $145.

John Bloomfield. Know-How in the Surf. 205 pp 1959 first edition. No dustjacket. Light wear, light soil. Wrapped in plastic. $10.

Joseph Brennan. Duke. The Life Story of Duke Kahanamoku. 279 pages. 1994. Oversized paperback. Lots of black and white illustrations. Slick paper. Light wear. (different copy than in scan) $35.

Joseph Brennan. Duke. The Life Story of Duke Kahanamoku. 279 pages. 1994. Hardcover in dustjacket. Lots of black and white illustrations. Slick paper. Like new. (different copy than in scan) $60.

Gomez Bueno Surf Shop. Gomez Bueno Surf Shop. Small, 4 1/2 x 5 3/4, staple-bound booklet, 24 pages in color of Gomez Bueno's artwork at Galeria de Arte Siboney in Spain, Aug. 2000. New condition. $5.

Nomade, Project Organizer - Bueno Books. Beach Life X Beach Sandals. New. 2007. Bueno Books. Paperback. 118 pages. Beachy artwork/photos by about 20 Japanese artists. 5 3/4" x 8 3/8" Japanese Import. $8.

Linda Cargill. The Surfer. 1995. Small paperback. Light wear, light corner wear, light spine stress and cover bends. $5.

Corky Carroll. Surf-Dog Days and Bitchin Nights. 1989. Oversized paperback. Light wear, light corner wear, light curling/bends to cover, back cover crease. (Different copy than in scan. Scan of this cover is always off - something about the colors aggravate my scanner?) $25.

Corky Carroll. Surf-Dog Days and Bitchin Nights. SIGNED BY CORKY. 1989. Oversized paperback. Light wear, light corner wear, light curling/bends to cover. (Different copy than in scan. Scan of this cover is always off - something about the colors aggravate my scanner?) $35.

Corky Carroll. Pier Pressure 2 - Surf Bumps. Comb bound, oversized. New. Light shelfwear. No date. 1 of 250 copies. (different number than in scan) $50.

Nick Carroll. Fearlessness. The Story of Lisa Andersen. New. Photo cover hardcover, no jacket as issued. 2007. 168 pages. $10.

Susan Casey. The Wave. In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean. Hardcover with light wear in dustjacket with light wear. 2010. $10.

Betty Cavanna. Surfer and the City Girl. (Different copy than in scan.) Ex-Library hardcover. Pictorial cover. The usual library markings. Some wear, edges and corners rubbed, front cover a bit cracked. $10.

Bruce Channon et al. Surfing the Chain of Fire - In Search of a Lost Dream. Large, slim hardcover light bumpes and light bow to boards in scuffed and somewhat edge worn dustjacket. 124 pages. 1986. Great photo book from Surfing World magazine. (Different copy than in scan.) $35.

Ella Mae Charlton. Penny in Hawaii. Juvenile hardcover light fading, bumped corners, Missing front endpaper in dustjacket that is a bit tattered with some discoloring, edge and corners tears/rubs, some fade to spine. Mass market paperback. 1968. 144 pages. Angus and Robertson. Scarce. $25.

Jonathan Yonkers Chavarria. Costa Rica. NEW. Great guide to surfing in Costa Rica. Wonderful info, maps, photos. $25

Patrick Ching and Jeff Pagay. Intro by Rell Sunn. How To Surf wit' Palaka Joe. Some corner wear. $5.

William Cleary. Surfing: All the Young Wave Hunters. Small paperback 126 pages, 1967 first printing. Light cornerwear, light wear, slight spine crease. $35.

Bolton Colburn et al. Surf Culture. The Art History of Surfing. New oversized paperback. 2002. unpaginated. Load of illustrations. SIGNED by one of the authors: Deanne Stillman. New condition. $40.

Stuart Holmes Coleman. Eddie Would Go. 2001 paperback 269 pages. New. With small remainder spot on one edge. The Story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero and Pioneer of Big Wave Surfing. $10.

Stuart Coleman. Fierce Heart. New hardcover in dustjacket. Small remainder spot on one edge. 2009. 320 pages. $10.


Ignacio Felix Cota. Tribe of the Waves. Memories of Mexican Surfing. New. Hardcover in dustjacket. Cover illustration by Mike Doyle. 240 pages. 2011. Put together with great care...the author is a longtime member of Windansea Surf Club, went to Australia/was in the movie Fantasic Plastic Machine, the book includes many LeRoy Grannis vintage historical photos never before seen and first time published. $80.

Ignacio Felix Cota. La Tribu De Las Olas. Memorias del Surfing Mexicano. New. Hardcover in dustjacket. Cover illustration by Mike Doyle. 240 pages. 2011. IN SPANISH. $80. (additional shipping will be added separately: to Mexico $24, outside the U.S. $45)

Alexis Giorgio Cottavoz. Shutterspeed. A Photographic Voyage. New hardcover. 168 pages. 2006. Alexis surfed Amateur contests starting in 1977 in Santa Barbara, turned pro in 1982. Began filming and taking photos. Great pictures of his journey, 11 years in the making. $15.

J.M.Couper. Looking For a Wave. Hardcover. 155 pages. 1973. Light wear in jacket with some corner rubbing and light skinned area at top right of cover. $10.

Jerry Cox. On The Lip. Oversized paperback. Fiction. 244 pages. 2007. SIGNED by Author. New. ENDLESS SUMMER meets WALL STREET. Fun stuff! $5.

Trevor Cralle. Surfinary. Oversized paperback. New. Light shelfwear. 2001. 2nd edition. $12.

Crossingham and Kalman. Extreme Surfing. Thin juvenile paperback. Like new. 2004. 32 pages. (Different copy than in scan.) $3.

Ellie Crowe. Duke's Olympic Feet. 2002. Hardcover in jacket. Children's picture book. 44 pages. Like new. $13.

Kate Cumiskey. Surfing in New Smyrna Beach. New. Oversized paperback. 127 pages. 2010. Cool photo book. $22.


John DeCure. Reef Dance. New, hardcover injacket. With stroke of marker pen on (remainder mark) on bottom edge. Fiction. $10.



Tim De La Vega. Surfing In Hawaii 1778 - 1930. New. Oversized paperback. 128 pages. 2011. Great photo book! The early history of surfing through the visual evidence. $22.

Tim de la Vega. 200 years of Surfing Literature - An Annotated Bibliography. New, oversized paperback. $10.
Tim de la Vega. Surfing Collectibles Guide - Magazine & Poster Issue. 32 pages, on slick paper, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. All of the surf magazines from the start thru 1969 (and a picture of the 1st issue of each). A short illuminating historical note about each magazine, too. All known 1960's Surf Posters are listed. $10.

Rico de Souza. Boas Ondas. New, oversized paperback in Portuguese. Imported from Brazil. $10.

Peter Dixon. The Complete Guide to Surfing. Oversized paperback. New. With remainder mark. $5.

Peter Dixon. Men Who Ride Mountains. Oversized paperback. New. With remainder mark. Classic reprint originally from 1969. With new introduction. 2001. 174 pages. $10.

Sean Doherty. MP The Life of Michael Peterson. 2007 edition of this great read. Oversize paperback, somewhat smaller than the first edition. New, with remainder mark on one edge. 340 pages. $25.

Mike Doyle with Steve Sorensen. Morning Glass. Cloth spine hardcover. Limited to 1000 copies. SIGNED and Numbered. 2004. 247 pages. New. $65.

Mike Doyle. Morning Glass. The 1st Edition. Oversized paperback. 1994 second printing. New. $30.

Daniel Duane. Caught Inside. Oversized paperback, different copy than in scan. Light crease down spine, slight wear. $10.

Jessica Dunne artist, Dave Parmenter text. Craft. The Shaping of a Surfboard. Cloth hardcover, Fine Press Book. 2009. New. Only 20 printed. Numbered and signed by the artist. Eight spit-bite aquatint etchings and letterpress,17 pages, 13 in. x 12 in., edition of 20. Published by Simon Blattner, Eastside Editions. $3000.

Marie-Claire & Alain Duviella. Le Temps des Bains de Mer. 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" paperback. Illustrated throughout. 104 pages color 2007. Editions Yago. Great pictures of beach stuff. Some corner/edge wear. From France and in French. $10.

John Elwell, Jane Schmauss, California Surf Museum. Surfing in San Diego. Images of America series. 128 pages oversized paperback. New. $22.

Gary Fairmount R. Filosa II. The Surfer's Almanac. An International Surfing Guide. 208 pages. Oversized paperback. 1977. Light wear, light corner wear. Solidly together still.....this one, the glue is not good and gives way and it cracks open -- in fact, it is cracked in the center and slightly at the front cover. Surfing : how, when, where. $15.

Jack Finlay. Wind on the Water. 200 pages. Oversized paperback. New. 2006. 3 sections of color photos. Australian. "These are not your typical surf stories but they would undoubtedly appeal to your local surfing hippy!" said editor at surfd.com. $15.

Finney and Houston. Surfing. A History of the Ancient Hawaiian Sport. Pomegranate 1996. Reprint of Sport of Hawaiian Kings with better photos. Light wear, light yellowing of page edges. On slick paper. (Different copy than in scan.) $15.

Finney and Houston. Surfing. A History of the Anceint Hawaiian Sport. Tuttle 2nd printing 1968. Near new cloth hardcover in jacket with light wear, light soil, light fading to spine. $125.

Scott Forbes, editor. The Atlas of World Surfing. New. Light shelf wear. Oversized paperback. Small remainder mark along one edge. 256 pages. The Atlas of World Surfing maps the major surfing locations of the world....arranged geographically by continent. Included are the best breaks, the best times to travel, detailed maps and essential information for surfers of all ages and skills in search of that perfect wave. $15.

Michael Fordham. The Book of Surfing. Oversized paperback 276 pages. 2008. $15.

Steven Gaines. Heroes and Villains. The True Story of the Beach Boys. Hardcover with light wear in dustjacket with light scuffing and wear. 374 pages. $5.

Sam George, Editor. THE PERFECT DAY. 40 Years of Surfer Magazine. 2001. 167 pages. Large paperback. Light wear. (Different copy than in scan.) $10.

Sam George. Surfing, A Way Of Life. Large, coffee table type book published by Mallard Press in 1990. Aaron Chang photographs. New, but with some wear, dustjacket a bit tattered perhaps. Different copy than in scan. $10

Kerry Germain. Illustrated by Nicolette Moore. Kimo's Surfing Lesson. New. SIGNED by the author. Children's hardcover. 2007. $12.95

Kerry Germain. Illustrated by Keoni Montes. Kimo's Summer Vacation. New. SIGNED by the author. Children's hardcover. 2003. AWARD WINNER: Hawaii Book Publisher's Association - Honorable Mention. $12.95

Kerry Germain. Illustrated by Keoni Montes. Surf's Up For Kimo. New. SIGNED by the author. Children's hardcover. 2000. AWARD WINNER: Hawaii Book Publisher's Association - Award of Excellence. $12.95

Ricky Grigg and Ron Church. Surfer in Hawaii. A guide to surfing in the Hawaiian Islands. Oblong, staple bound. Light spine stress, light spine rubbing, some foxing, light edge and corner wear. Severson Publication/Surfer Magazine. 68 pages. 1963. $75

Ricky Grigg. Big Surf Deep Dives and the Islands. First Edition 1998. Oversized paperback. New. $20.

Ricky Grigg. Big Surf Deep Dives and the Islands. First Edition 1998. Hardcover in jacket. New. $35.

Ricky Grigg. Big Surf Deep Dives and the Islands. First Edition 1998. Hardcover in jacket. Slight wear. SIGNED by Ricky Grigg. (Different copy than in scan.) SOLD.

Matt Griggs. Surfers. New. Oversized paperback. Remainder mark on bottom edge. Illustrated with Black and White and Color Photographs. 269 pages An insider's view of a line-up of surfing's most interesting and unique characters. $10.

Raul Guisado. The Art of Surfing. New. Oversized paperback. $10.


Quinn Haber. Experience Pipeline. New. Oversized paperback. 169 pages. 2008. Fun multiple possibilities for the reader as a pro surfer at Pipeline determined by flipping a coin. $5.

Paul Hayden. Last Wave. New. Paperback. 2003 fiction. Review from Surfgirl: "[Hayden's] characters are well written, and the females in particular are so strong you feel that you know them. A good book to read when there's no swell. Loan it to your mates." $8.

Fred Hemmings. The Soul of Surfing is Hawaiian. Surf Stories. New, hardcover in dustjacket. 1997 first edition, first printing. $30.

Fred Hemmings. The Soul of Surfing is Hawaiian. Surf Stories. SIGNED by Fred Hemmings. New, hardcover in dustjacket. 1997 first edition, first printing. $45.

Robbie Hift. Legends of Jeffreys Bay. New oversized paperback - light storage wear. 3rd edition 2006. On slick paper with color and black and white photos. $20.

Thomas Higgenbottom and Santa Cruz Surfing Club Preservation Society and the Santa Cruz Surf Museum. Surfing Corpus Santa Cruz. New. Oversized paperback. 127 pages. 2009. Cool photo book. $22.

Paul Holmes. Bing Surfboards. SIGNED by Bing Copeland. 192 pages. New, large hardcover. 2008. $60.

Paul Holmes. Dale Velzy is Hawk. Large, wonderful hardcover biography of the Man himself, with loads of cool photos, in dustjacket. New. 2006. $50.

James D. Houston. A Native Son of the Golden West. Hardcover in dustjacket. Light wear, light corner wear, light soil. 1971 234 pages first printing. $125.

James Houston. A Native Son of the Golden West. Mass market, paperback. Nice copy with slight wear. 305 pages. 1972. First printing. $65.

Mike Hynson. Transcendental Memories of a Surf Rebel. Oversized oblong paperback. The long awaited book by Endless Summer surfer, Mike Hynson. 290 pages. SIGNED by Mike Hynson. $40.

Photographs by Don James. Surfing San Onofre to Point Dume 1936-1942. New. Cloth spine hardcover. T. Adler edition. 140 pages. 2008. 3rd printing. $15.

Bruce Jenkins. North Shore Chronicles. Big Wave Surfing in Hawaii.Light wear, light corner wear/curling. 176 pages. 1991. First Edition. (Different copy than in scan.) $10.

Duke Kahanamoku. Duke Kahanamoku's World of Surfing. Light wear, crumpled half-title/title page corner, some foxing/discoloring of endpapers. No genuine dustjacket/but a nice xerox-laminated dustjacket, shown in scan. $65.

Duke Kahanamoku. Duke Kahanamoku's World of Surfing. Ex-library with the usual markings, damage where pocket was removed, light wear, dustjacket in dustjacket cover glued to book - dustjacket is NOT glued to book. $95.

Joelle Kalfon. La Drole de Vie D'un Bidouche. SIGNED by Joelle Kalfon. 70 pages 2006. Editions Yago. Some corner/edge wear due to shipping. From France and in French. Juvenile fiction about a cute little dog at Hossegor. $10.

Drew Kampion. Stoked, A History of Surf Culture. First Edition. Large 216pp hardcover - coffee table book. Near new with some corner wear. Heavily illustrated. 1997 General Publishing. Kampion was editor of Surfer (1968-72) and Surfing (1973-82). $35.

Drew Kampion. The Art of the Surfboard. New. Hardcover in dustjacket. 176 pages. 2007. Greg Noll: The Art of the Surfboard tells the full story of the surfboard as realized through the hands and mind of a surfing legend, who has been hand-crafting surfboards for over 55 years. $30.

John Kelly. Surf and Sea. Cloth hardcover. 1967 2nd printing. Light wear, gift inscription, light soil. In jacket with some wear, tape repaired tears, light staining. $125.

H. Arthur Klein. Surfing. Cloth hardcover. 1965 First Edition. 283 pages. Discolored along edges, light wear, light soil, light corner wear. $20.



H. Arthur and M.C. Klein. Surf's Up. Ex-Library cloth hardcover. Light cock to spine, some wear, in jacket with some soil, some rubbing to edges. With usual library markings etc. 1966 1st printing. 223 pages. With many Rick Griffin illustrations unavailable in book form elsewhere. $65.

H. Arthur Klein. Surfing. Cloth hardcover. 1965 3rd printing. 283 pages. Discolored along edges, in tattered dustjacket with small chips. $30.

H. Arthur Klein. Surfing. Cloth hardcover. 1965. 283 pages. Light soil, some handling, gift inscription. In edgeworn dustjacket with small tears, some rubbing, small chips. Kaye and Ward:London. English edition.$50.

David Knox. Mark Richards. A Surfing Legend. Biography of the Champion. Light cock to spine, light wear. 1992 178 pages. INSCRIBED by Mark Richards to Allan (Allan Seymour). $45.

Frederick Kohner. April. Small hardcover in dustjacket. Very light wear. The Gidget book in German. Picture from movie on rear of jacket. Sandra Dee on cover. 1960 - 7th printing. $55.

Frederick Kohner. Gidget. The Little Girl With Big Ideas. Light wear in jacket with rubbed corners, light edge wear, light soil. First Edition. SIGNED by Frederick Kohner AND Kathy 'Gidget' Kohner. Putnam 1957. $495

Frederick Kohner. Gidget. English Penguin edition 1963. Light wear, with usual yellowing of pages. $30.

Frederick Kohner. Gidget. Oversized paperback. (Different copy than in scan.) Slight wear. 2001. 154 pages. SIGNED by Deanne Stillman, author of Introduction. $15.

Frederick Kohner. Gidget. 4th Printing New Bantam edition 1961. Small paperback. 120 pages. Deborah Walley on cover. Bumped bottom right corners, rather bad waterstain to last 40 pages at bottom near spine. $10.

Frederick Kohner. Gidget Goes Parisienne. Small paperback. Light fading to spine, some wear, small corner chips front cover. $10.

Frederick Kohner. Gidget In Love. Small paperback. Some wear, small corner chip front cover. $15.

Frederick Kohner. Gidget. 6th printing 1964. New Bantam edition. Spine crease, light soil, light wear. $20.

Frederick Kohner. Gidget Goes Hawaiian. 1961. 4th printing. Light soil, light wear. $25.

Frederick Kohner. Gidget Goes to New York. Mass market paperback. First printing 1968. Some spine wear, spine crease, tears at bottom of spine, light corner wear. $10.

Terry and Heather Kraszewski. Surf Angel. Hardcover. 40 pages. 2009. New. With CD of the book narrated by Kathy "Gidget" Kohner. SIGNED by Terry Kraszewski. $20.

Sanoe Lake. Surfer Girl: A Guide to the Surfing Life. New. 144 pages. 2005. Oversized paperback. By the surfer who starred in Blue Crush. $6.

Wayne Levin. Through a Liquid Mirror. New, light shelfwear. Oversized paperback. 102 pages. 1997. $20


Craig Lockwood. Peanuts. An Oral Biography: Exploring Legend, Myth and Archetype in California's Surfing Subculture. Pictorial cover, hardcover. 2009. 150 pages. The great story and photos of George "Peanuts" Larson. "Lockwood has...made an important contribution to the social and cultural history of California, hence the nation." Kevin Starr Ph.D. Univ. of Southern California. SIGNED by Craig Lockwood. $38.

John Long. The Big Drop. Oversized paperback. New. Small yellow remainder mark on one edge. $8.

Gerry Lopez. Surf Is Where You Find It. Like new. Hardcover, SIGNED Limited Edition 1 of 300 in matchbox slipcase. #60. $350.

Brian J. and Margaret Lowdon. Competitive Surfing. Pictorial hardcover. 1988. 300 pages. Light wear, light scuffing. $25.

Leonard and Lorca Lueras. Fielding's Surfing Indonesia. Juvenile fiction. Paperback. Light wear. 1996. 302 pages. $15.

Leonard Lueras. Surfing the Ultimate Pleasure. Ex-Library, hardcover of this classic. A bit damaged tho'. Rather rippled from water and dustjacket with chips and wear. Library marks to jacket and stamped at end papers. $15.

Leonard Lueras. Surfing the Ultimate Pleasure. Paperback of this classic. Nice condition, light wear. Different copy than in scan. $10.

Marshall Lubin. From Boys 2 Men - an Adventure in Paradise. New. Oversize paperback. 281 pages. 2011. In 1964, 4 high school grads/adolescents set out on a 3 month surf trip and it ends up being a 2 year sojourn around the world. $17.

Gary Lynch and Malcolm Gault-Williams. Tom Blake in Hawaii. 1924-1955. Spiral bound. 1 of 100, #39. SIGNED by Gary Lynch. Light wear. $65

Charley & Leslie Lyon. Photos by Blue Max (Patrick Mcfeeley). Jaws Maui. Oversized hardcover. 227 pages. 1997. 1st printing. Light wear in dustjacket with same. $18.

James MacLaren. Learn To Surf. Oversized paperback. 1997 8th printing. New. $8.


John McLean. Between Sets. Profiles of the Surfers of the Nineties. Oversized paperback. 1992. 96 pages. Some rubbing to spine, some corner wear, some spine crease. $12.

John McLean. Brandywine Beach. Small quality paperback. New. Import. $20.

John McLean. Distant Waves. Small quality paperback. New. Import. $25.

John McLean. Island of the Gods. Fat, small quality paperback. New. Import. $26.



John McLean. On The Edge. Small quality paperback. New. Import. $20.

John McLean. Riding High. Small quality paperback. New. Import. $20.

John McLean. Golden Few. Small quality paperback. New. Import. $20.



John McLean. Deep Inside. Small quality paperback. New. Import. $20.

John McLean. Down The Line. Small quality paperback. New. Import. $20.



Bob McTavish. Stoked!. New. Hardcover. 8 1/4 x 5 1/2. 431 pages. 2009. SIGNED. Biography of a man at the center of the shortboard revolution. $45.

Ray Maloney. The Impact Zone. 1966 Delacorte Press, ex-library with usual markings, some wear, slight cock to spine, in dustjacket with rubbing to corners and edges, small tear at one corner. Fiction. While trying to deal with his parents' marital fortunes and his own burgeoning sexuality, fourteen-year-old Jim runs off to Hawaii where he courts death by riding Pipeline. Winner of the 3rd Annual Delacorte Press Prize for an Outstanding First Young Adult Novel. $10.

Benjamin Marcus. Surfboard. New, but with some shelfwear and bumped corners. 2007. 256 pages. $10.

Margan and Finney. The Pictorial History of Surfing. 1970 Hamlyn, Australia. Large hardcover, 322 pages, profusely illustrated. Slight cock to spine, some foxing to page edges in whole dustjacket with rubbed corners and scuffing, some edge wear. $30.

Andy Martin. Stealing the Wave. The Epic Struggle Between Ken Bradshaw and Mark Foo. New. Hardcover in dustjacket. Small remainder spot on one edge. 246 pages. 2007. "The mythic story of the bitter feud between the two men who rewrote the rules of big-wave surfing. $10.

Andy Martin. Walking On Water. 1991. Hardcover with light wear, in dustjacket with light wear. $20.

Mauro and Hawk. The Best of Surfer Magazine. New hardcover in dustjacket. 238 pages. 2007. $10.

Anna Trent Moore. Increments of Fear. The Buzzy Trent biography. Photos by Bud Browne. Oversized paperback. 97 pages. SIGNED by author. New. 2010. $20.

Chris Moran. Global Surf Nation. 112 pages Carlton Books. New. Oversized paperback. Includes several pages each on surfers Lisa Andersen, Kelly Slater, Rizal Tanjung, Mark Occhilupo, Keala Kennelly and others; includes a general tour of the world and some of the famous surf spots. $8.

Patrick Morgan. Beach Queen Blowout. Operation Hangten series, MacFadden Bartell. New. Paperback. 1971. $20.

Patrick Morgan. The Girl in the Telltale Bikini. Operation Hangten series, MacFadden Bartell. Light corner and edge wear, light cover bends. Paperback. 1971. $25.

Patrick Morgan. Deadly Group Down Under.Operation Hangten series, MacFadden Bartell. Some rubbing to spine, spine crease, bookstore stamp on inside cover, light bends. Paperback. 1970. $25.

Patrick Morgan. Hang Dead Hawaiian Style.Operation Hangten series, MacFadden Bartell. Light cover bends, small corner crease, light cover rubbing at spine and along edge. Paperback. 1969. $25.

Jay Moriarity and Chris Gallagher. The Ultimate Guide to Surfing. Oblong, oversized paperback. 96 pages. Light wear, light corner wear. $12.

Bill Morris. Stoked! New. 1995 New Sun. Oversized paperback. Fiction. One customer described this as the best book she ever read. $15.

Vic Morris and Joe Nelson. The Weather Surfer Oversized paperback. Light rubbing, some scuffing, cover bends. $45.

Guy Motil. Surfboards. Large hardcover. New - slight storage wear, in dustjacket with light wear/corners rubbed. 224 pages. 2007. $30.

Desmond Muirheard. Surfing in Hawaii. 137 pages. 1962. First Edition. Light wear, light corner wear, in jacket with edge and corner wear/rubs/tears and front flat split off but still present. One of the cornerstones of surfing literature. $85.

Graeme Murdoch, editor. Surfstories. 15 Years of ASL Magazine's Best Stories. Oversized paperback. New. 120 pages. Light shelfwear. Light soil. No date. $20.

William Murray. The Sweet Ride. English Edition. Pocketbook paperback mystery that takes place in Malibu. 1968 Sphere Books. Original hardcover was in 1967. Moderate wear, light soil. $20.

Peter Neely. Indo Surf and Lingo. New, but with some shelf wear. 1992 edition, perfect bound 144 pages. $10


Marg Nelson. Mystery In Hawaii. Ex-library rebound hardcover. 1969. 151 pages. Light wear, usual library markings, ink stains on spine and rear cover, missing rear endpaper, new endpapers added when rebound. $15.

Jerolyn Nentl. Surfing. 1978 slim paperback - New. Juvenile with photos and description of what surfing is. $8.

Joy Nicholson. Tribes of Palos Verdes. Hardcover first printing, first edition 1997. Light wear, in dustjacket with light wear and scuffing. Small ownership label on endpaper. $10.

Pierre Nouqueret, editor. Vagues. 162 pages. 2004. Large hardcover. Light wear, in jacket with large tear on front cover lower right. $40.

Walt Novak. The Haole Substitute. Oversized paperback. Light wear. $10.

Kem Nunn. The Dogs of Winter. Very Good in VG dustjacket. A few interior pages with dogged corners. First edition. 300 pages 1984. (Different copy than in scans.) $8.

Kem Nunn. Tapping the Source. First printing 1984. ($14.95 on dustjacket) Very Good in tattered dustjacket. $25.

Ross OlneyYoung Sportsman's Guide to Surfing. No dustjacket. ex-library copy with usual markings. 96 pages (1965) 2nd Printing 1967. Light wear. $10.

Ross Olney & Richard W. Graham. Kings of the Surf. No dustjacket. Nice solid, square copy. Light wear, light soil, ex-library copy with usual markings/mainly that the endpapers are all old glue and still a bit tacky. 20 chapters on 20 surf legends from Rusty Miller to Ricky Grigg. 1969 from Putnam. $25.

George Orbelian. Essential Surfing. Mainly a book about surfboard design. New (3rd edition). $15.

Edward Ormondroyd. Broderick. Cute children's book about a surfing mouse. Children's Choice Book Club edition. Small hardcover, no dustjacket. Light wear. $10.

Edward Ormondroyd. Broderick. Cute children's book about a surfing mouse. Small hardcover, in dustjacket. Ex-library, missing endpaper, some wear. $10.

Simon Palmer. Don't Jump Off The Pier. The Story of Surfing at Saltburn-By-The-Sea. 135 pages. 2009. Moderate size paperback. New. From Britain. $20.

Mike Parise. The Surfer's Guide to Baja. 110 pages oversized paperback - maps, info, index. New. $20.

Mike Parise. The Surfer's Guide to Costa Rica. 121 pages oversized paperback - maps, info, index. New. $20.

Dan Parker, Michelle Christenson and the Texas Surf Museum. Surfing in Corpus Christi and Port Aransas. Images of America series. 128 pages oversized paperback. New. $22.

O.B.Patterson. Surf-Riding. Its Thrills and Techniques. 1963. 7th printing 150 pages. Hardcover. Light wear, light soil in dustjacket with edgetears and rubbing, light soil. $35.

Kent Pearson. Surfing Subcultures of Australia and New Zealand. 1979. 213 pages. Hardcover. Light wear, cocked spine. In dustjacket with light scuffing. $65.

Jean-Etienne Poirier. Dancing the Wave. Paperback, near new. $10.

Jack Pollard. The Australian Surfrider. 2nd impression 1963. Hardcover with light wear, in dustjacket with light wear and 2 inch tear in rear of jacket. $65.

Pete Pomeroy. Wipeout! Hardcover in dustjacket. Ex-library with the usual markings, jacket taped to book, slight cock to spine. 1968 juvenile. $10.

William Povletich. Some Like it Cold. 2010. Oversized paperback. New. Signed by the author. $15.

Robert Quackenbush. Surfboard To Peril. A Miss Mallard Mystery. Prentice-Hall (1986) first printing of this cute title in the Miss Mallard series. This time the world-famous ducktective rides a giant wave that tosses her unexpectedly into one of her most dangerous cases. 48 pages. Light wear. $10.

Ed Radlauer. Surfing. Light wear, light edge rubbing and small tear along top edge. Staple bound paperback 32 pages. Revised edition 1975.$10.

Fred Reiss. Surf.Com. Great new fiction -- very funny, heart-tugging in places... great for old surfers and new!. $15

Fred Reiss. Gidget Must Die. Fiction. $15 New oversized paperback. Signed by author.

David Rensin. All for a Few Perfect Waves. The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer, Miki Dora. 475 pages. 2008. New hardcover in dustjacket, may have light wear/light soil/remainder mark on edge. $15.

Roxy/Quiksilver. Surf Girl Oahu. Slim oversized hardcover. Some scuffing and edge rubbing. 'Muscle woman' cover. There were two different covers. Unpaginated, about 100 pages. c2005. $30.

Sam Ryan. 1960's Surfboard Collector and Price Guide. New, oversized paperback 2006. $20.

Sam Ryan. 1960's Surf Magazine Collector and Price Guide. New, oversized paperback 2006. $10.

Sam Ryan. 1960's Surfboard Collectors Price Guide. Magazine size, staplebound. Some spine stress, light rubbing to spine, bumped upper right corners. 1994 First edition. 28 pages. $50.

Lawrence Schulz. We Surf... Staplebound 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 paperback. 2002 - Far Star Fire Press/Pale Ale Poets Series. Poetry of the surf. 32 pages with a few illustrations. New. $10.

Jane Sears. Surfboard Summer. Racine, WI: Whitman, 1965. A Whitman "teen novel". After the death of her brother, 16 year-old Cindy wonders if anyone in her family will ever be happy again. Then she discovers surfing. Light wear, light wear to corners, yellowed page edges as is often the case with this one. (Different copy than in scan.) $15.

John Severson. Great Surfing. 1967 First Edition 159 pages. Ex-Library with usual markings. Rubbed bottom edge, some soil , light wear. In jacket with corner rubbing, tape/library marks etc. $75.

Grant Shilling. The Cedar Surf. An Informal History of Surfing in British Columbia. Oversized paperback. Light wear. 84 pages. 2003. $12.

Kelly Slater with Jason Borte. Pipe Dreams - A Surfer's Journey. New hardcover with black marker remainder mark stroke on top or bottom page edge. 338 pages Harper Collins/Regan Books 2003. $8.

Don Smith. Surfing the Big Wave. Troll Associates 1976. Pictorial cover, thin hardcover 32 pages color photos throughout. Juvenile. Corners rubbed, some fading, some soil. $25.

Rocky Snyder. Fit to Surf. Oversize paperback 172 pages. $7.

Marion K. Stell. Pam Burridge. Angus & Robertson (1992) 204pp hardcover with color plates Near new in same dustjacket. $15.

Mike Stice. Design by David Carson. Wolfgang Bloch. 2008. 176 pages. New, in dustjacket. Light shelfwear. $15.

Surfer Magazine. Surfer Magazine's Guide to Northern and Central California's Surf Spots. Oversized paperback. 2006. Unpaginated, about an inch thick. . $10.

Mark Sufrin. Surfing. How To Improve Your Technique. Franklin Watts 1973. 66 pages. Ex-library with usual markings and pocket, well-handled, in dustjacket with some corner wear and soil. $10.

James L. Summers. The Cardiff Giants. Ex-Library Hardcover - usual library marks, some wear, slight cock to spine, in dustjacket taped to book, with small tears at spine ends and some fading to spine, library stickers on cover. Westminster Press 1964. $25.

Rodney Sumpter. 100 Best Surf Spots in the World. New oversized paperback. $12.

Surfers Village. Surfing Yearbook. New. Light shelf wear. Large hardcover in dustjacket. 240 pages. 2009. $15

Izzy and Coco Tihanyi. Surf Diva. New Oversized Paperback. $6.


Shaun Tomson with Patrick Moser. Surfer's Code. New. SIGNED by Shaun Tomson. 2006. 192 pages. $20.

Shaun Tomson. Surfer's Code. New. With small remainder mark on fore-edge. 2006. 192 pages. $12.

Herb Torrens. Paraffin Chronicles. A Surfer's Journey 1960-1971 Oversized paperback. Very slight wear. 2003. 210 pages. $15.

Chris Towery and Matt Pruett. Wavescape. Portraits of the Planets Best Surf Spots. Hardcover in dustjacket. 160 pages. Bumped corners, some wear. In jacket with edgewear. Gift inscription to previous owner. $15.

Fred Van Dyke. Surfing Huge Waves With Ease. Oversized Paperback. 53 pages. (Different copy than in scan.) Light wear. $15.

Fred Van Dyke. Two Surf Stories For Children. Oversized paperback. 62 pages. New. Light shelfwear. 1994. Signed by Fred Van Dyke. $10.

Fred Van Dyke. 30 Years Riding the World's Biggest Waves. 1989. Oversized paperback. 105 pages. Some edge and spine wear, light corner wear. (Different copy than in scan.)$30.

Marc Muguet and Hugo Verlomme. Passion Bodysurf - Le Corps et la Vague. Oversized paperback. Light corner wear. 126 pages. 2008. $55.

James Wagenvoord and Lynn Bailey. How To Surf. Collier Books 1968 first printing 94 pages. Slim, oversized paperback. Photos of Mike Doyle - many by Tom Keck. (Different copy than in scan.) Sticker remnant on cover, light rubbing to spine, bumped bottom right corners, light scuffing light soil, light edgewear, price marked in ink at upper right of front cover. .$15

Udo Wahn & Jami Lyn. Cabo & Coral Go Surfing! Second Edition 2008. Children's hardcover. New. SIGNED by both Author and Illustrator. $12.

Lee Wardlaw. Cowabunga! The Complete Book of Surfing. Oversized paperback. 165 pages. 1991. Light wear, light curl to edges and lightly rubbed spine, light fading, light soil. $5.

P.F.Warner. The Boys Own Book of Outdoor Games and Pastimes. Fat cloth hardcover. Some wear to extremities, splotchy rear cover, square and solid, bumped corner. May have had new endpapers put in. Includes 3 pages titled "Surfing in Australia". 1913. 384 pages. $45.

Matt Warshaw. Surf Movie Tonite! Oversized paperback. 163 pages. 2005. New. $10.

Matt Warshaw. Above the Roar - 50 Surfer Interviews. Oversized hardcover in dustjacket - Waterhouse 1997. Foreword by Shaun Tomson. New condition. $20.

Matt Warshaw. The Encyclopedia of Surfing. 2003. New. Light storage wear. $15.

Matt Warshaw. The Encyclopedia of Surfing. 2003. New. Light storage wear. SIGNED by Warshaw.$25.

Matt Warshaw. Mavericks. The Story of Big-Wave Surfing. Near new. Light wear. No dustjacket. Large hardcover - Chronicle 2000 ... on the history and present of big-wave surfing. Foreword by Daniel Duane. $12.

Matt Warshaw. Zero Break. 2004 Oversized paperback, illustrated. New. $10.

Matt Warshaw. Zero Break. 2004 Oversized paperback, illustrated. Light wear. SIGNED by Warshaw. $15.

Allan C. Weisbecker. In Search of Captain Zero. Slight wear, small remainder mark on one edge. Hardcover in jacket. 2001. $10.

Werner. Surfer's Start Up. Oversized paperback. 2nd edition 2002. Near new. $8.

Clint Willis, Editor. Big Wave. Anthology of big wave riding. Oversized paperback from Thundermouth Press 2003. Light wear, small tear at top of spine. $10.

Luke Williamson and Grant Dyson. New Zealand Surfers. Light wear. (Different copy than in scan.) Oversized paperback 2002. 107 pages. $25.

Bank Wright. Surfing California. New copy of this seminal guide to the surf spots of California. Oversized paperback. $12.

Bank Wright. Surfing Hawaii. New copy of this seminal guide to the surf spots of Hawaii. $10.

T. Robert Yani. The Santa Louise Kid Murder. Oversized paperback. Mystery fiction. 274 pages. INSCRIBED by Author. New. (Perhaps some light shipping wear. ) $18.

Jaimal Yogis. Saltwater Buddha. New. SIGNED by Jaimal Yogis. Oversized paperback. 238 pages. 2009. $15.

Nat Young. The History of Surfing. Light wear hardcover in jacket with light wear and light scuffing. 1983. 200 pages. (Different copy than in scan.) $15.

Nat Young. Surfing Fundamentals. Light wear. paperback with light scuffing. 1985. Oblong paperback. 128 pages. $10.

Nat Young. The Complete History of Surfing. New, with light wear. 2008. Large hardcover in dustjacket. Small remainder mark on edge. 240 pages. $15.

Nat Young. The History of Surfing. New. Oversized paperback. Small remainder mark on edge. 224 pages. Gibbs Smith Publ. $9.95

Nat Young. Nat's Nat and That's That. SIGNED/INSCRIBED to 'Matt' by Nat Young. by Nat Young. Hardcover in dustjacket. Like new. $45.

Nat Young. Nat Young's Book of Surfing. 1979 87 pages. Larger than magazine size hardcover in dustjacket. Light rubbing at corners, in jacket with rubbing and small tears, light soil. $40.

Nava Young. Surf Food. The Ultimate Surfers Cookbook. Oversized hardcover with pictorial cover. New. 136 pages. 2009. SIGNED by Nava Young. $35.

Paul Zindel. The Surfing Corpse. New oversized paperback. Juvenile mystery fiction. A P.C. Hawke mystery. $3

Thad Ziolkowski. On A Wave. 2002 Atlantic Monthly first printing. New hardcover in dustjacket. "....memoir of coming of age under the sun and in the sea..." $10.
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