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- PublisherRandom House
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 1740513479
- ISBN 13 9781740513470
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
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Zero Break. An Illustrated Collection of Surf Writing 1777-2004.
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Random House, Sydney
(2004)
ISBN 10: 1740513479
ISBN 13: 9781740513470
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Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback. xxi, 360pp, bw & col ills. Or pictorial card covers. Slight curl to front cover. Fiction and non-fiction about surfing spanning almost 250 years. From James Cook's account of surfing in Hawaii to the early 21st century writers include Rick Griffin, Jack London, Kem Numm, Susan Orlean, Dave Parminter, Mark Twaine, Tom Wolfe, Charles Schultz and more. Size: Square 8vo. Seller Inventory # 032445
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Zero Break : An Illustrated Collection of Surf Writing 1777-2004
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Book Description Paperback. 1. Matt Warshaw has compiled a definitive anthology of the best-ever writing about surfing, illustrated with classic and contemporary photographs and artwork. Hip and eclectic, the collection speaks to surfing's widespread appeal: from Mark Twain's nineteenth century description in Roughing It to Susan Orlean's essay on girl surfers in Maui (the inspiration for the cult film Blue Crush) and Tom Wolfe's The Pump House Gang. There are pieces from Lord Byron, Herman Melville, Captain Cook, an excerpt featuring the extraordinary vernacular of Gidget from Frederick Kohner, Jack London, James Houston, Cintra Wilson, Daniel Duane, Ken Nunn and James Houston. There are pieces on Australian surfers including the outlandishly talented and erratic Michael Peterson, the comeback king Occy and our world champion Layne Beachley. Their are also extracts from brochures for surfboards, novels and, of course, the surfing scene from Apocalypse Now. The art and photography come from Robert Crumb, Doonesbury, Charles Schulz, Art Brewer, and Tom Servais. 2004. First edition, first printing. A fine copy. 2.6 Centimeters X 17.8 Centimeters X 20.2 Centimeters. Seller Inventory # 9723633
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