Thomas Blake--born in rural Wisconsin in 1902--was the most important and essential figure in the history of modern surfing, as a designer, a surfer, a ''water stuntman'' in films, and as a person and persona. In 1922 Blake bought a small travel camera and began what would become an ongoing photographic essay on his life and the surfing world which defined it. "Tom Blake: Surfing 1922-1932" beautifully reproduces this photographic series, documenting the seminal world of California and Hawaii surfing in the 1920s and 1930s. ...
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Thomas Blake--born in rural Wisconsin in 1902--was the most important and essential figure in the history of modern surfing, as a designer, a surfer, a ''water stuntman'' in films, and as a person and persona. In 1922 Blake bought a small travel camera and began what would become an ongoing photographic essay on his life and the surfing world which defined it. "Tom Blake: Surfing 1922-1932" beautifully reproduces this photographic series, documenting the seminal world of California and Hawaii surfing in the 1920s and 1930s. The book is available in a hardcover edition as well as a limited edition packaged in a slipcase.
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Add this copy of Tom Blake: Surfing 1922-1932 to cart. $196.00, like new condition, Sold by Tyler Hendrick rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Torrance, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by T. Adler Books.
Add this copy of Tom Blake: Surfing 1922-1932 to cart. $200.00, very good condition, Sold by Kenneth Mallory, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Decatur, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by T. Adler Books.