Re: [CR]English translation for the Rene Herse book

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In-Reply-To: <C258FD0F.4086%mdschmidt@patmedia.net>
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Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:03:18 -0700
To: Michael Schmidt <mdschmidt@patmedia.net>, classic rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Jan Heine" <heine94@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]English translation for the Rene Herse book


At 1:30 PM -0400 4/28/07, Michael Schmidt wrote:
>I have a copy of the New Cycling Rene Herse book. For those not familiar
>with the book, It contains photos and descriptions of Herse bicycles from
>1946 to 1981. While the photos are great, the book is almost entirely in
>Japanese. The only Japanese I know is maguro, toro, amaebi. Good for Sushi
>Bar only.
>I was wondering if anyone had the translation sheets and how could I go
>about obtaining a copy?
>
>Domo Arigato,
>Mike Schmidt
>Stirling, NJ
>USA

When the book first came out, I commissioned a translation of a few chapters. At the time, I sold the translation for $ 15 to share the substantial cost of translating by a Japanese translator. If you are interested, send me a check, and I'll send you a copy.

Best,

Jan Heine
Editor
Bicycle Quarterly
140 Lakeside Ave #C
Seattle WA 98122
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