Zero Break. An Illustrated Collection of Surf Writing 1777-2004.

Warshaw, Matt (editor)

ISBN 10: 1740513479 / ISBN 13: 9781740513470

Published by Random House, Sydney, 2004

About this Item

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

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Zero Break. An Illustrated Collection of Surf Writing 1777-2004.
• Publisher: Random House, Sydney
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1740513479
• ISBN 13: 9781740513470
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: First Paperback.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Surfing & The Beach
  • Sport Inc. Hunting, Fishing & Games

About this title

Synopsis

The author of The Encyclopedia of Surfing returns with this definitive anthology of the best-ever writing about surfing, illustrated with classic and cutting-edge photographs and artwork. Hip and eclectic, the collection speaks to surfing's widespread and longstanding from Mark Twain's nineteenth-century description in Roughing It to Susan Orlean's essay on girl surfers in Maui and Tom Wolfe's "The Pump House Gang."This anthology covers it all-from early surfing literature to descriptions of the sport's most colorful characters, from hair-raising tales of big-wave surfing to an exploration of surf culture.Includes contributions R. Crumb, Daniel Duane, William Finnegan, Rick Griffin, Frederick Kohner, Jack London, Herman Melville, Susan Orlean, Charles Schulz, Mark Twain, and Tom Wolfe