Boston Herald - Boston Herald: Rare Hawaiian surfing book expected to fetch $40K

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Rare Hawaiian surfing book expected to fetch $40K May 7th 2013, 23:48 COSTA MESA, Calif. — A book about surfers in the early 1900s is expected to sell for about $40,000. A copy of "The Surf Riders of Hawaii" will go before bidders Saturday at the Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction. The auction will include more than 60 vintage surfboards and other items. The book is one of eight made by hand by A.R. Gurrey Jr. between 1911 and 1915. Gurrey is considered the father of surf photography. The book helped spread surfing's appeal from Hawaii to the mainland.

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