Yes, Hardcover! Each summer while vacationing up in Maine with my family, we stop in used book stores. Just this past summer, I picked up an apparently never read hard copy of said book for $15. Seems quite rare and the hardcover does lend some sense of durability and permanence to the book. That said, the paper quality and picture quality is not as good as the original soft cover version I have.
$100 seems an awful lot of money for a book that is pretty easily found in the soft cover version for $10-15.
Regards,
Eric Elman
> A year and a half ago (at least!), just for fun and because some folks
were
> looking for copies of this book, I put in a request to Amazon.com to look
for
> The Custom Bicycle by Denise de la Rosa and Michael Kolin. (I had already
> gotten a replacement copy for myself from a lovely lady on this list!)
> Anyway, I got this notice tonight from Amazon.com... Thought it would
create
> a few smiles when you read it:
>
> _________________________________
> Hello from Amazon.com.
>
> We have new information about your order and need to hear from
> you before proceeding.
>
> We have excellent news from our out-of-print book buyers. They have
> been successful in searching for the item you ordered and
> think you will be interested in what they have found.
>
> Ordered item: Michael J. Kolin "The Custom Bicycle : Buying, Setting
Up,
> and Riding the Quality Bicycle"
>
> Price: $94.99
> Shipping & handling charge: $4.48
> Total charge for item: $99.47
> Binding: Hardcover
> ___________________________________________________________
>
> "Hard cover?"
> Before I cancel the order, does anyone want it for a mere "C Note?"
>
> Dale Brown