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Archive of Skateboarding photographs of Tom Spratt, Southern California, 1976-8

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Seller: James Cummins Bookseller

Title: Archive of Skateboarding photographs of Tom Spratt, Southern California, 1976-8
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition: Three albums. Ink ownership name and address of Tom Spratt in one album. Photographs generally fine
Description: [Various places, California, 1978. 358 photographs, 3-1/2 x 5 or 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches, most color Kodak prints, many stamped Sharpshot on verso; some in black and white. Preserved in mylar sleeve mounts in three albums. 3 vols. Three albums. Ink ownership name and address of Tom Spratt in one album. Photographs generally fine. 358 photographs, 3-1/2 x 5 or 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches, most color Kodak prints, many stamped Sharpshot on verso; some in black and white. Preserved in mylar sleeve mounts in three albums. 3 vols. Skateboarding grew out of American roller skating and surfing traditions but it was the introduction of the urethane wheel in 1974 that forever altered the performance of the boards. The sport flourished and local and national skateboarding events took shape. With the suburbanization of America, the built environment offered endless spaces for skateboarders; there was a brief boom in construction of dedicated skateboard parks, until liablility concerns restricted that avenue of growth. These albums contain more than 350 well composed action photographs of a young skateboarder, Tom Spratt of Mission Viejo, California, in competitions held in parking lots with impromptu ramps, mall courtyards, darinage ponds and tunnels, or in the newly built skateboarding parks. The shots include slaloms and freestyle performances. His school portrait shows a tow-headed smiling youth (with height 4' 11" and weight 82 lbs. and other detail in ink on verso). Tom Spratt finished second place in the Freestyle junior men's division in the 1978 Hang Ten Skateboard Olympics held in Valencia, California. A number of photographs documnet this event. Like cocktails, jazz, and rock 'n' roll, skateboarding is a distinctly American contribution to popular culture, a local phenomenon that quickly spread throughout the world, influencing fashion and music and youth culture. Like jazz and rock 'n' roll, the basic form has proved infinitely adaptable while remaining recognizably itself. The International Olympic Committee approved skateboarding in 2016 and the competition at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2020 saw medallists from Australia, Brazil, Great Britain, Japan, and the United States. Fabulous group of photographs documenting the contemporary skateboarding scene in southern California in the mid-1970s.

The Clouds and Fogs of San Francisco by McAdie, Alexander; Mathews, Arthur F.

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Title: The Clouds and Fogs of San Francisco
Author: McAdie, Alexander; Mathews, Arthur F.
Seller: Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: San Francisco: A. M. Robertson (printed at The Philopolis Press), 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Mathews, Arthur F.. Octavo size, 118 pp., inscribed by Alexander McAdie. This volume is a thorough examination of weather patterns in the city of San Francisco, famous for its year-round fog, written by American meteorologist Alexander McAdie (1863-1943). McAdie made many advances in the field of meteorology and was also in charge of the U.S. Weather Bureau in San Francisco from 1903 to 1913. He takes a scientific approach to analysing the effects of fog on the climate of the city, and the book is filled with quantitative data as well as numerous tipped-in photographs of cloud formations and fog around the area. The scientific nature of the volume is brought to life through the artwork: the frontispiece is a reproduction of a painting by Arthur F. Mathews (1860-1945), the owner of The Philopolis Press, who was one of the founders of the Arts and Crafts Movement in America. Mathews' painting demonstrates his skill as a landscape painter, with minimal contrast and attentive use of colour to define the scene. In addition, there are an additional nineteen photographs bound in throughout (see details below). This copy inscribed by McAdie thus: "Mr. and Mrs. Richardson / from / Alexander and Mary McAdie / San Francisco / December 1911". Apparently the author received some copies in advance to inscribe, as the publication date is 1912. Inscribed copies a bit uncommon, as of this writing we see no other copies online signed or inscribed by McAdie. ___DESCRIPTION: Full grey paper over boards, title in gilt with gilt border and illustration on the front board, gilt lettering and ruled borders on the spine, fore- and bottom edges uncut, inscribed by Alexander McAdie on the half-title as set forth above, frontispiece a full-colour reproduction of a painting by Arthur F. Mathews, tipped in with tissue guard and with the caption "From Ocean's breast to the expectant fields I come", title page in red and black with a small line drawing, chapter headpieces of stylized poppies, decorative initial capital letters open each chapter, black-and-white vignettes as chapter tailpieces throughout, nineteen tipped-in black-and-white photographs throughout, several black-and-white charts regarding rainfall in San Francisco at the back of the book; octavo size (8 1/4" by 5 3/4"), pagination: [i-xi] 1-106 [107]. The dust jacket is of matching grey paper to that covering the boards, printed on the front panel is, in grey, a mirror of the design on the front cover. ___CONDITION: Volume near fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and free of prior owner markings; a minute amount of wear to the head and tail of the spine, some light sunning to the edges of the boards and to the spine, else fine. The dust jacket very good, we had a professional (name available upon request) repair a split to the jacket at the front joint, it is now strong and sturdy, while clean, there is a fair amount of sunning to the front panel and spine, the spine also with a few light spots of soil, some light sunning to the edges of the back panel, and overall light wear at the edges including a few short closed tears. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note the following: (i) additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs, please inquire for details; and (ii) any taxes, duty, or tariffs charged by your country will, of necessity, be your responsibility. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

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Early Public Libraries and Colonial Citizenship in the British Southern Hemisphere by Atkin, Lara, Sarah Comyn, Porscha Fermanis, Nathan Garvey

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Title: Early Public Libraries and Colonial Citizenship in the British Southern Hemisphere
Author: Atkin, Lara, Sarah Comyn, Porscha Fermanis, Nathan Garvey
Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
ISBN: 9783030204259
Condition: Fine
Description: Cham, Switzerland: palgrave macmillan, 2019. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Custom review copy. Bound in publisher's original illustrated vinyl over boards and spine.

Ancient Indian Artifacts. Volume 1: Introduction to Collecting, Including Rowe’s Glossary of Artifact Terms. by Bennett, Jim.

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Title: Ancient Indian Artifacts. Volume 1: Introduction to Collecting, Including Rowe’s Glossary of Artifact Terms.
Author: Bennett, Jim.
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Paducah, Kentucky, (2010). Quarto, hardcover (slick, full-color photo. illus. boards), 254 pp + [ii] ads. Fine (As New).

Painters of the Great Ming: The Imperial Court and the Zhe School by Richard M. Barnhart

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Title: Painters of the Great Ming: The Imperial Court and the Zhe School
Author: Richard M. Barnhart
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1993. Near Fine. Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1993. First Edition, wrapper issue. Quarto. 360 pages. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Illustrated wraps. Errata slip laid in. Wraps gently worn along edges. Binding sound. A touch of dust soiling along top edge. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked.

OLD ANGEL MIDNIGHT by Kerouac, Jack

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Title: OLD ANGEL MIDNIGHT
Author: Kerouac, Jack
Seller: Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN: 9780912516974
Condition: Near fine.
Description: San Fran: Grey Fox Press, 1993. First printing. Near fine.. First US trade paperback edition of Kerouac's journey towards experimental writing in which he jotted down his stream of consciousness as a means of "letting go." 5.5" x 7" Original gray and black pictorial wrappers, missing printed title to spine (production error). $10.00 rear cover price. 68 pages. Light edgewear, minor soiling to front cover. Firm.

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