Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Black Star -- The Book
From: Steve Hickel <smhickel@x2.alliance.net>
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 22:50:43 -0500

Bill, 

I know it is after Jan 3, but does this offer still stand?

Steve

PS, If it does let me know I would like one.

At 05:24 PM 1/1/98 -0500, you wrote:
>LUGGERS:
>
>Several days of posting ago, there was a mention of "Black Star, 60
>Years of Photojournalism" (H. Neubauer 1997) [460 pages; 10.75" x 12.75"
>x 1.75"].  My local book store, Border's [telephone:(703) 998-0404], has
>it on sale for $29.98 plus VA sales tax of 4.5% ($31.33). This seems
>like a very reasonable price.  Fred Ward has the cover photograph on the
>jacket, so he should be able to confirm whether or not this is a good
>price for the book.  I saw five or more copies.  U.S. Mail book rate
>should be around $3.00 to $4.00 (guess estimate), or two day U.S. Mail
>(great shipping boxes free, and my preference) $5.00 to $6.00.
>
>If any five LUGGERS (in the U.S. only) want me to pick up a copy of
>"Black Star" at this price and mail it to them, send me an E-mail before
>Saturday, January 3, 1998, with your address and an expression of your
>willingness to send me a check for the book and its shipping.   I will
>stop and pick up the book(s) and confirm its purchase by E-mail.  The
>regional U.S. Postal Service Station is about 10 minutes away (open
>Sunday), so I should be able to mail the book by U.S. Two Day Mail this
>weekend.    
>
>Bill Caldwell
>sneeker@erols.com
>
>