Re: [CR]FW: Vintage Cycling books and mags

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To: magpie@messengers.org
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]FW: Vintage Cycling books and mags
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:20:18 -0400

i have used roger friedmans' http://www.rarebookstudio.com as a resource and have had direct contact with him and will speak to his reputation and legitimacy. it is very fine. e-RICHIE Richard Sachs Cycles No.9, North Main Street Chester, CT 06412 USA http://www.richardsachs.com Tel. 860.526.2059 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Wed, 9 Oct 2002 07:43:10 -0700 "joel metz, ifbma/sfbma" <magpie@messengers.org> writes:
> ouch! as someone who also collects cycling magazines, the pricing
> is a TAD high, imho... save your $ and take a trip to europe...
> ive
> gotten stacks of 100 of these mags for what hes asking for 1
> issue... even bought as single issues from european dealers, they
> usually run about $8-10 apiece at *most*, even if featuring a
> major
> name like coppi or bartali or... heck, practically every issue has
> some
> bit on the names we consider legendary now...
>
> yeah, theyre hard to find over here in north america, but really...
> i
> dont think id pay those kind of prices even if i needed that one
> issue to fill out a year... hell, im reluctant to pay $8-10 for a
> single!
>
> id pay $50 for a bound year, but not a single issue...
>
> -joel
>
> >I got this note in response to something I posted to
> >rec.bicycles.marketplace, so I thought I'd pass the complete
> conversation on
> >to the list, hoping that some might be able to take advantage of
> it.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >David Bilenkey
> >in wet 5 degree Celsius cloudy
> >Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
> >and I'm just about to go for a spin! :-P
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Rodger Friedman [mailto:rf@rarebookstudio.com]
> >Sent: October 9, 2002 10:21 AM
> >To: David Bilenkey
> >Subject: RE: FA: 9 International Cycle Sport Mags '72 to '74
> >
> >
> >Thanks very much, David. Should anyone from your group contact me,
> tell
> >them to mention that they got the message from you and I will be
> happy to
> >extend the same discount to them that I offered to you.
> >
> >Best wishes,
> >
> >Rodger
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: David Bilenkey [mailto:dbilenkey@sympatico.ca]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 10:03 AM
> >> To: Rodger
> >> Subject: RE: FA: 9 International Cycle Sport Mags '72 to '74
> >>
> >>
> >> Rodger,
> >>
> >> Thanks for your note. I'm a little tight on funds at the moment,
> >> but if you
> >> don't mind I'll pass your message on to the members of a vintage
> bicycle
> >> enthusiasts email list I'm subscribed to, and save your URL for
> future
> >> reference.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> David
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: Rodger [mailto:rf@rarebookstudio.com]
> >> > Sent: October 9, 2002 9:04 AM
> >> > To: David Bilenkey
> >> > Subject: Re: FA: 9 International Cycle Sport Mags '72 to '74
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > David,
> >> >
> >> > I saw your post on rec.bicycles.marketplace about your
> cycling
> >> > magazine collection. I am a rare book dealer and I happen to
> have
> >> > several Italian and French cycling magazines from the late
> 1940s and
> >> > early 1950s for sale. If you think these might fit in your
> >> > collection, you can see them on my web site,
> http://www.rarebookstudio.com.
> >> >
> >> > Here is a direct link to the ciclismo page:
> >> >
> > > > http://www.rarebookstudio.com/ciclismo.htm
> > > >
> > > > Let me know if you see something you like. I would be happy
> to offer
> >> > a discount of 10%.
> >> >
> >> > Best wishes,
> >> >
> >> > Rodger Friedman
> >> > Rare Book Studio
> >> > 1 Mystic Circle
> >> > Tuxedo, NY 10987
> >> >
> >> > rf@rarebookstudio.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, 8 Oct 2002 10:24:49 -0400, in rec.bicycles.marketplace
> you
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> > > >
> >http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1866993165
> >> > >
> >> > >9 International Cycle Sport Magazines from 1972 to 1974
> >> > >
> >> > >These are duplicate copies of ones that I already have in my
> >> > collection, so
> >> > >I'm selling them off to help someone else complete his or
> her
> >> collection.
> >> > >All issues are 8 3/4" x 11", most are about 40 pages each
> issue.
> >> > All of them
> >> > >are in good shape. Great ads for Ron Kitching, early Dura
> Ace,
> >> Campagnolo
> >> > >and Simplex parts, as well as coverage of various races in
> the UK and
> >> > >Europe. If you'd like more detailing what's covered in each
> >> issue, let me
> >> > >know and I'll give you a brief rundown.
> >> > >
> >> > >David
> >
> >
> >_______________________________________________
>
>
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