Guy Motil (6 results)

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Magazine. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in wrappers. Crease to bottom corner of front panel.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. HEAVY. 231pp, index, glossary, num col ills, pictorial endpapers. Or black cloth boards in jacket. As new. Through numerous illustrations the history and evolution of surfing and surfboards from ancient Hawaii where solid wood surfboards were revered and given spirit names, to today's technological age of composite space age materials and computer design. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Surfboards; Guy Motil; Falcon Guides; Guilford, Connecticut, Helena Montana; an Imprint of The Globe Pequot Press; 2007. First edition. From the blurb Surfboards are not mere tools for wave-riding. To those passionate and dedicated about surfing, a board can also be a trusted talisman in perilous waters, a collectible work of sculptural art, or even a milestone in surfing history. Surfers, even top professionals, often describe a favorite board as "magic" and because surfboards have been mostly hand made by master craftsmen, a truly magic board is an object that can be hard to replicate or replace. This comprehensive book Surfboards is about those magical objects that allow surfers to harness the natural power of an ocean wave to create a spectacular dance on water or to speed unscathed across a massive, life-threatening wall ten times overhead. Through the surfboards featured in these pages, the history and evolution of the sport itself is traced from ancient Hawaii, where solid wood surfboards were revered and given spirit names, to today's technological age in which tried and tested designs are accurately reproduced through computers and composite aerospace materials. Publisher and photographer Guy Motil has been capturing images of surfing and surfboards ever since he was a member of the Dewey Weber Surfboards team in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Later, as editor of Longboard Magazine, he assembled a staff of writers, editors, and artists who shared his interest and enthusiasm for the sport. In this book, those experts have pooled their talent and insight to illuminate the magic and history of surfboards as never before revealed. This large format book, 223 pages measuring 304mm X 230mm, plus some additional pages of photographs at the end of the book, is in fine condition in a near-fine dust jacket, that is now enclosed in a protective mylar wrap. A handsome production.…