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1994
Parke, Trent and Autio, Narrelle :
The Seventh Wave
- Photographs of Australian Beaches
Hot Chilli Press, Kirrabilli, NSW 2065, Australia
Soft cover, 127 pages, evxtensive b/w photographs.
Essay by Robert Drewe.
Review
Black and white photographs, many outstanding, that mostly feature underwater shots of waves and/or swimmers.
World Press Photo Award, 2000.

1994
Parry, Glyn :
Stoked! Real Life, Real Surf
A Little Ark Book, Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd
9 Atchison Street St Leonards NSW 2065, Australia
Soft cover, 96 pages, 9 colour plates, 4 b/w plates, extensive b/w illustrations, glossary, references, index.
Review
Chapters alternate between a humorous history of surfing and sensible advice from Dr Stoke. Excellent illustrations by Jeff Raglus further emphasize the humour.
Despite the lightweight tone, the book is accurate, informative and an enjoyable read.
Special note : Ben Apia’s two unsuccessful attempts to reproduce Mark Richards’ Flame Stinger (1976?) – page 88.

Patterson O.B.('Pat')
1960 Surf Riding - Its Thrills and Techniques
Charles E. Tuttle Company
Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan
First Printing 1960, Sixth Printing 1963
Hard cover, 150 pages, 39 black and white plates, 9 black and white illustrations, Table of Contents, List of Illustrations, Appendix : Hawaiian Equilalents of Western Names and Some Common Hawaiian Words
Review
An early text concentrating on Hawaii with some interesting Californian photograghs by Joe Quigg.
Part 1.2 (Building Your Board) includes plans for a balsa wood malibu or (for flat water) a hollow Blake board, circa 1930.
Foam boards are noted as the new thing and you are advised to contact one of the six listed manufacturers/suppliers.
Part 2.6 (Surfing in Other Countries) is scant, apparrently relying on letters, photograghs and gossip. In the case of Australia :..
       They have a very fine shop run by a Mr. Wood in Sydney for making these new
       (Malibu) boards. We have seen movies of his boards and they appear to be
                                 beautifully constructed. - page 97.
Other Australian interest is Plate 30
Reginald C. Blunt with new Australian (Okinuee) board at Durban, South Africa, circa 1958, and Plates 32 and 33
Two man / one man ...Australian surf-ski, Waikiki Beach
Special mention : The wonderful water photography (from a canoe?) of Clarence Moki, an outstanding example being Plate 27 Sliding left at Ala Moana surf, Wakiki.

1979
Pearson, Kent :
Surfing Subcultures of Australia and New Zealand
University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Queensland, 1979.
Soft cover, 213 pages, 36 b/w photographs, bibliography, index.
Review
A sociological Ph.D. thesis “not about surfing but about the people who surf”, it concentrates on the ‘surfie’ verses ‘clubby’ phenoneom.
Part Two (Origins and Development) is of most interest to the general reader.
Duke Kahanamoku at Freshwater : 1915

1930
Phillips, H:
Surfing Beaches of Sydney N.S.W.
Photographer, Printer and Publisher
99 Victoria Avenue Willoghby, NSW.
Soft cover, 24 pages, black and white photograhs.
Review
The item is not dated but has one photograph at Bondi dated March 22nd, 1930.

Pollard, Jack (ed.) :
1973 Ampol’s Sporting Records
Reprinted from 1968.1969, 1971.
Jack Pollard Pty. Ltd., 42 Pacific Highway, North Sydney NSW 2060
Hard cover, 704 pages, 32 colour plates, 112 b/w photographs, index.
‘Surfriding’ pages 635 – 636, photographs: Duke (page 558), Wayne Lynch (page 606).
Review
Abbreviated history of Australian surfing concentrating on ‘firsts’ or contest records.
The definition of ‘surfriding’ is of particular interest.
Jack Pollard is a prolific publisher of Australian sporting books.
Scanned photograph is a rare early shot of Wayne Lynch, page 607.

Pollard, Jack (ed.):
1964 The Australian Surfrider
K.G.Murray Publishing Co.P/L,142 Clarence Street ,
Sydney Australia
Hard cover, 144 pages, 134 black and white photos, 5 black and white diagrams.
Review
Impressive compilation of its day with chapters by Bernard (“Midget”) Farrelly, Kevin Platt, Joe Larkin, Bob Evans and others.
Foreward by Duke Kahanamoku.
Now an historical artifact.

Pollard, Jack (ed.):
1972 How to Ride a Surfboard
Pollard Publishing Co.P/L, 7 Selwyn Avenue, Wollstonecraft, NSW. 2065.
Soft cover, 128 pages, 65 black and white photos, 1 black and white diagrams.
Review
Un-impressive edited version taken from The Australian Surfrider, 1964. See above.
Nine chapters have been included.
Many relevant diagrams have been deleted.
The photographs include selections from the 1964 and the1968 editions.
The only photograph circa 1972 is Peter Townend, page 17.
Jack Pollard's Foreward replaces Duke Kahanamoku's 1964 text.

Pollard, Jack (ed.):
1963 Swimming - Australian Style
Lansdowne Press.P/L, 4 - 12 Tattersall's Lane
Melbourne Australia
Hardcover, 143 pages, black and white photographs, black and white illustrations
Chapter 17. Riding the Waves by Brian Hucthings
Pages 116 - 122, four black and white surfriding photographs, one black and white illustration.
Review
Essentially a body surfing how-to with rudimentary surfboard references.

Prytherch, Reginald :
1972 Surfing - A Modern Guide
Faber and Faber Limited,
3 Queen Square London WC1
Hardcover, 141 pages, 30 black and white photographs, 15 black and white illustrations or tables, Glossary, Organisations, Index.
Review
Unusual English book with major emphasis of European surfing.
Chapters include basic instruction, extensive notes on competition and surf guide.
In line with English conditions, Chapter 3 is devoted to wetsuits.
This includes instructions on making your own suit, pages 35 - 36.
Photographs are mostly small English waves, as shown on the cover.
Reginald Prytherch was the Great Britain team manager to the1970 World Championships and a large portion of the text is devoted to this.

1957-1986
Pukui, Mary Kawena and Elbert, Samuel H.:
Hawaiian Dictionary :
Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian.
Revised and Enlarged Edition.
University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 1986.
First edition 1957.
Subsequently 1961, 1964, 1965, 1971.
Hard cover, 572 pages, References.
Review.
An essential reference for the study of Hawaiian surfriding, pre-1900.

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Note
This is not a complete list of surfing books, only books read and reviewed for this site are listed.
For more comprehensive lists go to...
The Surfing Bibliography - Surfing Books
- Steven Whelan's comprehensive list of books, film, video and magazines, listed alphabetically.
From England,
and/or
The Water Log Surfing Bibliography
- excellent listing of books and journals by Daved Marsh USA, listed by category. From USA..