This beautiful copy is signed by Klein has the original price of $6.50, and is extremely rare even unsigned. There are no signed copies on eBay. This copy is what I would call VG (some light soiling to top and bottom of Text Block, some wear to the boards and softening of the head and heel of the spine. ) the dust jacket is a solid VG and not Priceclipped.
Boldly signed on the front free end paper by Klein.
This is the true 1965 first edition, first printing of SURFING by H. Arthur Klein, published by J. B. Lippincott Company, retaining its original unclipped dust jacket. While later printings from the same publication year are encountered more frequently, authentic first printings are considerably more difficult to locate, particularly in this level of preservation.
Surfing remains one of the classic early works documenting the history, culture, techniques, equipment, personalities, and evolution of surfing during one of the sport’s most influential eras.
Richly illustrated throughout with period surfing photography, instructional diagrams, and historical content, the book captures the spirit and rapid evolution of the sport during the mid-1960s. Covering wave knowledge, surfing techniques, equipment, competition, and the expanding influence of surf culture, it remains an important title within vintage surfing literature and an increasingly desirable addition to serious surfing
This beautiful copy is signed by Klein has the original price of $6.50, and is extremely rare even unsigned. There are no signed copies on eBay. This copy is what I would call VG (some light soiling to top and bottom of Text Block, some wear to the boards and softening of the head and heel of the spine. ) the dust jacket is a solid VG and not Priceclipped.
Boldly signed on the front free end paper by Klein.
This is the true 1965 first edition, first printing of SURFING by H. Arthur Klein, published by J. B. Lippincott Company, retaining its original unclipped dust jacket. While later printings from the same publication year are encountered more frequently, authentic first printings are considerably more difficult to locate, particularly in this level of preservation.
Surfing remains one of the classic early works documenting the history, culture, techniques, equipment, personalities, and evolution of surfing during one of the sport’s most influential eras.
Richly illustrated throughout with period surfing photography, instructional diagrams, and historical content, the book captures the spirit and rapid evolution of the sport during the mid-1960s. Covering wave knowledge, surfing techniques, equipment, competition, and the expanding influence of surf culture, it remains an important title within vintage surfing literature and an increasingly desirable addition to serious surfing
