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Knife World Online Newsletter #14
June 18, 2001
I suppose that many of you have heard that LEVINE'S GUIDE TO KNIVES, 5th EDITION is out. Some are probably aware of the fact that Levine had nothing to do with the revision.
Normally, we at KNIFE WORLD will have a book of this type on hand as soon as it becomes available. However, we were reluctant to order a quantity of "LG5's" up front because of the shoddy approach the publisher seemed to be taking with it.
I hate to say it, folks, but we were right. LEVINE'S GUIDE TO KNIVES, 5th EDITION is not nearly the book that the the 4th Edition was. Krause Publications has succeeded in turning one of the finest books on knives into a mockery of itself, in just a single stroke. The pricing system for most antique folders is GONE, folks, GONE! The few minor additions aren't cross-referenced into the rest of the text! As far as we can tell, not a single update has been made to the tables of manufacturers - antique, bowie knife, OR handmade!
We're not going to stand by a book like this, so if you want to ignore our advice and buy a copy of LG5, you'll have to do it someplace else. [Sure, we'd love to make a few dollars on the book, but I don't want to have to deal with a slew of dissatisfied customers, and I don't want to support a
book that isn't worth our support.] Despite the royalty Levine stands to make on it, he's taking the same position. In fact, shocking as it may sound, the fellow that updated the prices for the new edition (Pete Cohan) is not endorsing it either.
Luckily, we were able to locate a supply of the previous edition, LEVINE'S GUIDE TO KNIVES, 4th EDITION, before the publisher pitched them. We will continue to offer these books for as long as the supply holds out - the best edition of the series, and, as Levine states, the last 'authentic' edition.
http://www.knifeworld.com/knifeworld/levguidtokni.html
You can read much more about LG5/LG4 in the July issue of KNIFE WORLD. Levine's comments have also been published on our website for your reference - just follow the link above.
* * * * * * *
The above is an unedited quote from Knife World's email newsletter, published June 18. As mentioned above, KW has a small remaining supply of LG-4 (the real one), and so do I (see my links page). If you need one, want one, think you might want one, know someone who might want one, DO NOT HESITATE. When current inventory is gone, that's it -- and when we are down to the last box or two, the price is going to go up substantially.
Bernard Levine
Link to my KNIFE RELATED LINKS page>>>>>
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http://pweb.netcom.com/~brlevine/links.htm
June 18, 2001
I suppose that many of you have heard that LEVINE'S GUIDE TO KNIVES, 5th EDITION is out. Some are probably aware of the fact that Levine had nothing to do with the revision.
Normally, we at KNIFE WORLD will have a book of this type on hand as soon as it becomes available. However, we were reluctant to order a quantity of "LG5's" up front because of the shoddy approach the publisher seemed to be taking with it.
I hate to say it, folks, but we were right. LEVINE'S GUIDE TO KNIVES, 5th EDITION is not nearly the book that the the 4th Edition was. Krause Publications has succeeded in turning one of the finest books on knives into a mockery of itself, in just a single stroke. The pricing system for most antique folders is GONE, folks, GONE! The few minor additions aren't cross-referenced into the rest of the text! As far as we can tell, not a single update has been made to the tables of manufacturers - antique, bowie knife, OR handmade!
We're not going to stand by a book like this, so if you want to ignore our advice and buy a copy of LG5, you'll have to do it someplace else. [Sure, we'd love to make a few dollars on the book, but I don't want to have to deal with a slew of dissatisfied customers, and I don't want to support a
book that isn't worth our support.] Despite the royalty Levine stands to make on it, he's taking the same position. In fact, shocking as it may sound, the fellow that updated the prices for the new edition (Pete Cohan) is not endorsing it either.
Luckily, we were able to locate a supply of the previous edition, LEVINE'S GUIDE TO KNIVES, 4th EDITION, before the publisher pitched them. We will continue to offer these books for as long as the supply holds out - the best edition of the series, and, as Levine states, the last 'authentic' edition.
http://www.knifeworld.com/knifeworld/levguidtokni.html
You can read much more about LG5/LG4 in the July issue of KNIFE WORLD. Levine's comments have also been published on our website for your reference - just follow the link above.
* * * * * * *
The above is an unedited quote from Knife World's email newsletter, published June 18. As mentioned above, KW has a small remaining supply of LG-4 (the real one), and so do I (see my links page). If you need one, want one, think you might want one, know someone who might want one, DO NOT HESITATE. When current inventory is gone, that's it -- and when we are down to the last box or two, the price is going to go up substantially.
Bernard Levine
Link to my KNIFE RELATED LINKS page>>>>>
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http://pweb.netcom.com/~brlevine/links.htm
