Back in the Day – The Rise of Skateboarding is a collection of photographs taken by William Sharp between 1975 and 1980, highlighting the earliest riders and spots, often with stories about the photos from the skaters featured in them.

It’s arranged into four sections – Schools, banks, ditches & ramps, Pools, Parks, and Pipes – a progression which just happens to neatly show the development of skateboarding during the era. For anyone interested in how skateboarding came to be what we know it as today, this book is a must-read.