Vintage Surfing

TASCHEN 25 - Special edition!

Memorabilia from surfing's golden age

Covering the 1920s to the 1960s, this book brings together vintage ads, postcards, brochures, and photographs as well as period "Top 10" lists covering surf superstars, songs, and surfing spots. If you've ever found yourself waxing nostalgic for bygone beach culture, this is the book for you.

About the Series:
More bang for your buck! "... a fast-food, high-energy fix on the topic at hand." The New York Times Book Review

About the editor:
Cultural anthropologist and graphic design historian Jim Heimann is Executive Editor for TASCHEN America, and author of numerous books on architecture, pop culture, and the history of the West Coast, Los Angeles, and Hollywood. His unrivaled private collection of ephemera has been featured in museum exhibitions around the world and dozens of books.

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Vintage Surfing

Heimann, Jim (Editor)
Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm (5.5 x 7.7 in.), 192 pages
$ 7.99

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"Get back to the beach with TASCHEN's 25th anniversary edition of Vintage Surfing, a jam packed trove of surfing ephemera spanning the 1920's through the 1960's. Images include vintage adds, postcards, brochures, and photographs, as well as period "Top 10" lists covering music, surfing, stars, and top destinations for catching waves."
FOAM, Los Angeles, United States

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Coming soon! Vintage Surfing edited by Taschen
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