Post #229033 by stuff-o-rama on Thu, Apr 27, 2006 2:26 PM

I've carried Taschen books for years, Taschen is a unique book publisher as they actually print their own books in house. Almost all of their titles are limited run printings, the only exception is when there is a great demand for an item, they reprint them or do a budget second printing (usually in a plastic-coated flexi-cover). Then the final version is the "Icons" series. My biggest sellers are the Gil Elvgren books and Sven's "Book of Tiki" both of which have been sold out for awhile now. The Taschen book distributor tells me that there is a chance there will be a re-print soon, but no official date has been announced. I think that is why Amazon hasn't posted the official "out of print" statement, and the reason I haven't pulled it from my web site. I know there are stores out there that still have some left, you just have to find them. Try the more Mom & Pop independent book stores, I know a few months ago I saw a couple at Wacko... My suggestion is, with Taschen books, if you want it that bad you should grab it when you see it!