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Never being one to go with an obvious choice, I'll choose A Race with Infamy: The Lance Macklin Story from Veloce Publishing in the UK as my favorite book of 2022. While not directly Ferrari connected, it prominently features the atmospheric post-WW2 European race scene in which Ferrari established its name. Most of all, it's an unexpectedly good book, about an unexpectedly interesting driver, about which I previously knew very little. The author (Jack Barlow, who I had also never heard of previously) really knows how to tell a story. Somewhat paradoxically, at roughly $25 delivered, it might also be the cheapest car book I bought in all of 2022!

Anyone interested can read the first few chapters of the book here: https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Race_with_Infamy/Ou16EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

 

Here.
Walter Brun in the white 959.
Dario Benuzzi in the F40 #76354.
I took this at the entrance gate to Fiorano 3 May 1988.

Marcel Massini

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I think as far as "bang for your buck" The Ferrari Place is the hands down winner of 2022.

Congratultions on getting a copy, Ferrari In Camera would be on anyones best book list in the year they bought it (mine was a few years ago now).
One of the all time classic Ferrari books that stands the test of time.

 

Wonderful period images and at Fiorano no less! Thank you very much for sharing here Marcel.

 

Apologies for butting in - but may I offer many thanks for your enduring interest - and may I wish you all a Very Happy New Year...

(And I understand from my various publishers that a few unsold copies of our assorted Ferrari titles remain available - I cannot believe I have been doing this as many years as I have now...but still haven't caught up with Karl Ludvigsen, in some ways rather a hero to me )

DCN

 

Ferrari book by German photographer Wolfgang Wilhelm.

Marcel Massini

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Any more details of what's contained inside and the subject / photographic focus.

 

Received these today - they're massive
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Congratulations! Both are fantastic and very enjoyable to read. And don't forget to join the Palawan thread here at FC :

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/palawan-books.647264/page-4

 

My Gosh Marcel, if there was any doubt that you do not have all the important Ferrari pictures, this one would sure put that to rest!!

 

Absolutely agree but for me it was the F40 pictures taken by Marcel in 1987. The finished 1987 F40 prototype I call the "Picture Car" was photographed being driven on the road to Fiorano! Captured in the wild rather than in some orchestrated photo shoot for journalists on the racetrack.

 

One of the F40 prototype photographs mentioned; kindly shared by Marcel Massini earlier.

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I have just finished reading "The Ferrari Place". A great little book but I wish some of the pictures had captions as it often isn't clear who is in them, especially if you aren't an Atlantan.

Interesting that there should have been three books about different US Ferrari dealers published in the last year or so, Having now read all three, "The Ferrari Place" is much the best. I'm not sure if it actually has the best story to tell but it tells it the best.

Separately, just before Christmas, I became aware (via the Autosport Nostaligia forum) of two books by the French publisher Coco-B Editions (www.coco-b-editions.com). These cover the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix and 1968 French Grand Prix weekends (including background, supporting races etc.). They are bi-lingual (French and English) although the English text is probably by Google translate. Lots of photos and not from the usual sources, so not familiar, to me at least. Since they are numbered 3 and 7, I assume more volumes are planned, although no clues on the publisher's website. I ought to add that they arrived very promptly and well-packaged and I was only charged €0.10 for the (tracked) shipping from France to the UK!! I will be keeping an eye out for future volumes.

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There is a mistake in page 326 - the max speed attempt of the Vantage Zagato was achieved by José Rosinski for the French Sport Auto, not L'Auto Journal (I still remember the cover, and I should have the copy of the magazine somewhere at home)... maybe only a (relatively old) frenchman could notice

 

I would complain to the publisher, unacceptable for a book of that price!

 

Indeed
It appears though that (as is common for motor publications), today (although still separate titles) Sport Auto and l'Auto Journal are part of the same house.
I found an image of the cover on the web:
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Although I’m not even that much a fan of the cars, the V8 book is IMHO one of Palawan’s best titles.

 

What would you then say about errors in "Ferrari in Camera"? I've found a couple!

 

No book without mistakes!

 

I have been in touch with the author/photographer Mr. Wilhelm who says that this brand new book will be one of 3 volumes, all about Ferrari, and it should come out in approximately May/June 2023.
More details when available.

Marcel Massini

 

@Doug Nye According to Amazon the expected publication date for your Enzo Ferrari photobiography is now September, 2025. Granted, this is not from the publisher but presumably Amazon gets this information from Evro. Can this date be correct? Almost three more years?

 

As much as I love Doug's books I fear we might not see this book published any time soon.

I think it currently holds the record for the longest length of time of a Ferrari book in a "gestation period" from the time of announcement to it's actual release date.

 

I think “Inside Track” holds that record by a good margin.

 

I said Ferrari book.