Surfing: 1778-2015

This book, at 15 pounds, is big enough to be a pulpit Bible. It's printed on heavy paper and comes with its own storage box; I think it should be in excellent condition a century or two from now.The text is by experts and worth reading, but the main draw is the imagery. The surfing photos are superb and well chosen, but someone interested mainly in the history of surfing photography might go instead to The Surfer's Journal book series, Masters of Surf Photography, and also Matt Warshaw's "Photo/Stoner" from Chronicle Books. Taschen has a fine, affordable photo book on Leroy Grannis, who is well represented in "Surfing.""Surfing" is indispensable documentation of the changing culture of surfing. It's no substitute for an archive full of old surfing magazines, of course, but there's no other comparable collection of images. It has everything from rare Honolulu prints and posters of the early 20th century to movie posters, magazine covers, advertising, psychedelia, a full spread from "Apocalypse Now" with another apocalyptic spread of Huntington Beach burning in a riot. The pages of carefully photographed trunks (someone must collect vintage surf fashions) must be unique. Everything looks fresh and beautiful. Enormous work went into picking the best; more must have gone into obtaining permissions. Yet more must have gone into ensuring image quality. The matte paper adds to the overall effect.

My name is Peter Soria & I received my copy of "Surfing" today. It will take many hours to completely experience it from cover to cover but just from leafing through it I can tell that this could be the ultimate book about the history of surfing. I am pleased that a photo that I took of surfers at Pacific Ocean Park can be found on page 302 & the Surfing Heritage and Cultural Center in San Clemente will financially benefit from its inclusion in the book. Someday I will write a more thorough review from the point of view of someone who was an avid surfer from 1962-2010.

Amazing Surfing book!! Incredible pictures and complete history of surfing. Love the thickness and the box it comes in.

Not a book--but an experience. FABULOUS.

Bought for my husband who is an avid surfer! He loves this gift very much!

Amazing and arrived quickly!!

Great historical account of the worlds most beautiful athletic endeavor.

awesome publication

Simplesmente incrível!Uma obra de arte em forma de livro! São quase 8 quilos em uma bíblia com toda a história do surf, ricamente ilustrado com mais de 7 mil imagens.Valeu cada centavo investido (principalmente comprado com desconto de 92% o que ficou por apenas 108 reais!) Obrigado Amazon pela oportunidade de adquirir essa obra!

Fue un regalo para mi marido, y está encantado, por el contenido y por la calidad de las fotografías. Yo encuentro que el tamaño no es muy práctico; un poco grande de más

Edición bilingüe, de gran tamaño, lo que hace que te detengas a contemplar detenidamente algunas de las espectaculares fotos que contiene. Si te gusta el surf y el océano, te encantará este libro.

Simplemente espectacular. Lo regalé a un amigo que es surfer y quedó muy contento. Es un libro precioso, con toda la historia sobre el surf y sus orígenes y con imágenes icónicas de este mundo y su cultura.

Das ist echt ein super Band für echte Surf Fans und auch eine hochwertige Verarbeitung. Es kam wirklich gut an. Tolle Bilder.