Search Results: Surfing & The Beach from Lawrence Jones

Guildford: Globe Pequot Press, 2004. xix, 227 pages, illustrated throughout with full colour photos, double-page map. There is a line in yellow highlighter towards the centre of the lower page edges. Illustrated light card cover. The book explores the planet's premier surfing playgrounds. It contains first-hand descriptions of the areas with detailed analysis of the breaks; information on hazards, skill level required, and which boards to bring; quick-reference charts with the average swell size, air and water temperature, wetsuit requirements, and the average number of days per month you can charge the waves; and suggestions for where to stay, how to find each break, and avoiding the crowd.. First Edition/First Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

Breakers House of Publishing, 2006. 74 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Illustrated wrapper with colour illustrations. 953 surfboards are listed in the identification and value guide for the surf historian.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

Breakers House of Publishing, 2006. 74 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Illustrated wrapper with colour illustrations. Small crease to bottom front corner, otherwise as new. Hundreds of surf magazines are listed in the identification and value guide for the surf historian.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to.

Santa Cruz, CA: Waterhouse, 1997. 123pp, num bw & col ills, pictorial endpapers. Or gray cloth in jacket. New sealed from publisher. Interviews with 50 surfers including Lisa Anderson, Wayne Batholomew, Pam Burridge, Corky Carroll, Phil Edwards, Mark Foo, Sunny Garcia, LeRoy Grannis, Jeff Hakman, Cheyne Horan, Mickey Munoz, Mark Richards, Fred van Dyke and many others, Accompanied by numerous quality photographs. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

London: Salamander, 1999. 128pp, 100 diagrams, 50 col photos, index, glossary, map. Or card covers. New copy. Everything you need to know from basic techniques to expert skills fully explained by an acknowledged expert. Includes beach safety, basic equipment, beginning to surf, unbroken waves, advanced surfing, competitions, surfing worldwide and a glossary.. Second Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

Honolulu: Watermark Publishing, 2004. Introduction by John R K Clark. 104pp, illustrated throughout with color photos, illustrated endpapers. Cloth boards in dustjacket. The book blends the author's vivid word pictures of the color and spirit of the '60s with the contemporary photographs of Zak Noyle, David Darling and Tim McCullough.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Oblong 4to.

New York: Hill & Wang, 1985. 120pp, notes, num bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Slight edge wear to covers, spine a little faded, light toning to inside of covers. American Century Series. . Fourth Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Sydney: Aquabumps Gallery, 2013. HEAVY-wil require additional postage to most destinations. Unpaginated (approx 240pp), bw & col ills, place marker ribbon. Pictorial boards in black slipcase. Slipcase with some minor wear, book as new. SIGNED and inscribed (to Nathaniel) on front free endpaper. Stunning full page beach photographs with lots of surfing. Front cover has laid on 3-D images. Printed on black paper throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Slipcase. Illus. by Tan, Eugene (photography). Oblong Folio.

Sydney: Aquabumps Gallery, 2011. HEAVY-wil require additional postage to most destinations. Unpaginated (approx 200pp), col ills. Pictorial boards. As new. Stunning full page photographs of Bondi Beach including surfing. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. Illus. by Tan, Eugene (photography). Oblong Folio.

Noosa Heads: Tropicsurf, 2012. HEAVY. Unpaginated (approx 250pp), num col photographs, pictroial endpapers. Decorated white cloth in slipcase. Slipcase badly stained but book only has some foxing to cloth. Produced by Tropicsurf, an Australian company that provides luxury surf tours and vacations in various exotic locations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Slipcase. 4to.

Sydney: HarperCollins, 2007. 256pp, index, glossary, maps, col ills. Or card covers with plastic sleeve 'jacket'. New copy with small black remainder line on bottom edge. From Byron Bay to Brazil- a surfer's guide to the globe's best waves.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Large 8vo.

Sydney: HarperCollins, 2007. 256pp, index, glossary, maps, col photos. Or pictorial card with clear plastic protective jacket. Brief gift note inside front cover, faint sticker mark to plastic. Internally excellent.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Lansdowne, 1998. 128pp, num col photographs. Or pictorial card with integral (French) flaps. A stunning photographic survey of Australian beaches and beach culture.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Sydney: Ebury Press, 2013. HEAVY. xxvii, 271pp, index, num bw & col ills, pictorial endpapers. Glossy pictorial boards in jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket. SIGNED and inscribed (to Wayne) by the author on half-title page. 100 years of surfing in Australia.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

London: Collins, 1968. 256pp, bw ills, author biographies. Or red cloth in jacket. Price clipped, bookseller label on front pastedown. Numerous Australian writing divided into four parts: City, Country, Outback and Shoreline. Frontis and title vignette depict surfing.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Gill, Margery.. 8vo.

London: Frank Cass, 2001. xxiii, 260pp, index, bibliography, notes, bw ills. Or card. Light pencil underlining and marginal markings throguhout, otherwise excellent. The history of surf and sunbathers, surf lifesavers, and surfers with particular emphasis on how they use their bodies to distinguish their cultures. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Viking, 1998. xxiv, 310pp, index, bibliography, num bw ills. Or yelow cloth with green spine in pictorial jacket. An as new copy. The full story of the seashore - its history (natural and human) , customs, spectacles, and scandals.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

New York: Rizzoli, 1994. Foreword by Frank Gehry. 208pp, magnificent color photos, many full-page. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. This is 'the first survey of the glamorous beachfront lifestyle and distinctive architecture and design for which Southern California is famous. The houses featured in the book are located on the coast between Malibu and Laguna and range from common generic types--New England, Mediterranean and ranch designs--to high-style homes by well-known architects such as John Lautner, Richard Meier, Frank Gehry, and others'.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Photographs By Melba Levick. 4to.

Philadelphia: Running Press, 2002. 125pp, 50+ col ills, pictorial endpapers. Or yellow boards in jacket. Some minor marking to rear jacket panel. Vintage sand pails and toys with a history of lithograph manufacturers.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

London: Mitchell Beazley, 1999. 128pp, index, num bw & col ills, pictorial endpapers. Or blue boards in jacket. Gift note at top of title page otherwise excellent. Nostalgia of British holidays at the seaside. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Cornish, Joe.. 4to.