The René Herse issue of New Cycling has been out for a few months, in fact, a number of listmembers have copies. If there is significant interest (10 copies or so), I can place another order. The cost, by the time it gets to the US, is $ 87, plus $ 6 shipping to you. (Shipping from Japan is extraordinarily expensive, something like $ 250 for an order of 15 books!) And yes, the book is spectacular.
So, anybody interested in this, contact me off-list. Also available is "Special Made Cycles Review" for about $ 40, which includes many (not very high quality - unlike the Herse book, which is stunning) photos of the various Japanese custom bikes, from French-style Toei to ultramodern whoknowswhat, with a few Herse and Singer, plus Italian beauties (De Rosa, etc.) thrown in for good measure. 1 page per bike, about 150 pages, mostly B&W, so there is a lot in there.
Finally, I am considering ordering a few Frank Patterson books from Britain. Once again, combining orders saves on bank fees and postage - anybody interested?
Jan Heine, Seattle
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>word from japan is that the next issue of "new cycling" magazine will be
>featuring pics and articles of some 53 rene herse's (thats close to 1/4 of
>all the know complete herse's in Japan).