Ferrari in Camera , the register

You can indeed feel proud being the text author of THE Ferrari book, which set the benchmark probably for all times. Nothing can ever repeat this, because FIC was the very first book of such kind. Only one year before its release date I couldn't imagine paying € 400.00 for a book (my price in 1996), let alone spending what's asked today.

And you can be proud being in a similar situation like all those famous artists, for instance van Gogh, Beethoven, Mozart, etc. The big admiration and the big money came late. Unfortunately mostly too late

Best from Germany
Martin

 

You’re welcome!

Now, please give us a clue: When may we expect the Enzo Ferrari photobiography?

 

Doug, you should be proud, it's a great book! I just wonder if, almost 30 years on, we need a Volume II?

 

On a subject so over written about such as Ferrari and to be the author of probably the most sought after and coveted Ferrari book ever, I think you should be pretty proud of your achievement.

I know many fellow large library owners that say if they could only own one book on Ferrari is would be Ferrari In Camera.

High praise indeed.

 

What's conflicting with a potential Volume II is the fact, that -unfortunately- the photographer is long gone.

R.I.P. Geoff Goddard (passed away in 2006)

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/columnists/doug-nye/2018/5/doug-nye-geoffrey-goddard--legendary-photographer-formidable-character-fierce-friend/

Best from Germany
Martin

 

BTW, it's a shame, whoever created the contribution, a shame, that FIC is not mentioned in the bibliography of the wikipedia-article about Doug. Therefore I just added it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Nye#Publications

(Are here any wikipedia contributors? If so I have a question. Because the article about Doug is a BLP (biography about a living person) the article history sets the following tag onto my contribution: "possible unreferenced text about a BLP". What does this mean exactly and how can I reference my contribution?)

Best from Germany
Martin

 

And I am proud to own another -though much cheaper- collaboration of Doug with Geoffrey.

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=20825863392

Which I also just added to Doug's bibliography on Wikipedia.

Why it reached that price at Goodwood is beyond me:

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/14261/lot/69/

(O.k. I got it. It's signed by the authors, what's worth around €500.00)

I just wonder, how much a FIC would be if signed by both authors and whether such a copy even exists.

Best from Germany
Martin

 

Standard (Blue Cloth) Edition:
968 copies

#033 On sale on Ebay (water damaged)
#036 Paul
#051 Marcel
#062 Buchpilot
#103 Rosey
#116 Patrick Badot (private collection)
#119 Seb
#122 Doug Nye
#123 Mick (also owns #987)
#128 Ron
#135 JHNurse
#230 Paul (now sold)
#262 Miki-Paki
#336 Christian (also owns #434, leather #035)
#429 Stefano
#434 Christian
#444 Martin
#454 National Automotive History Collection
#465 F.J.
#518 On sale on Ebay
#559 Jack
#590 Rothchops
#597 Patrick
#603 Balsamina (ex Ed Niles copy)
#761 Matt
#762 360C
#776 Nathan
#759 Llenroc
#801 Sharknose
#805 360cs France
#816 Bruce
#820 Gatorrari
#860 On sale on Ebay
#868 Mark (possibly now sold)
#898 On sale on Ebay
#912 On sale at Abe Books (ex Rob Widdows copy)
#960 Lubo
#987 Mick
#991 Lambdaman


Reissued (Red Buckram) Edition:
32 copies

#310 Hugo
#307 Scuderia Dino Torino (?)
#328 George
#373 Sold at Catawiki (ex "Autoland" Hilversum copy)
#376 "Autoland" Hilversum (Sold to Italy)
#868 Jagmanv12 (possibly now sold)


Leather Bound Edition:
90 copies

#030 Balsamina
#035 Christian
#052 Jaime
#081 Maarten
#086 The Chin


Ferrari Edition:
10 copies

 

No. 839 (blue standard edition) is for auction at the moment at Marcel Seidel Ladenburg. Lot #720. Starts at 1,000 euros.

 

Didn't sell, not one single bid!

 

Sat down with #801 the other night. I bought it used in very good reader condition. Slowly leafing through reinforced the opinions here that FIC may be the best and ultimate Ferrari book. The photographs speak for themselves but Goddard's colorful (and sometimes tart) commentary brings the book to life.

 

I think for most Ferrari book owners it's the last book in their library they would sell.
A real masterpiece of a book.

 

Reading this stuff about a job my late friend and I thoroughly enjoyed putting together is a very humbling experience. I can only say thank you very much. That book is in dear old Geoff's memory - difficult, short-fused, irascible, gifted, humorous and incredibly generous old bugger that he could be. We worked together for 42 years until his passing in 2006. If you might be interested in reading more about him, try this link:

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/columnists/doug-nye/2018/5/doug-nye-geoffrey-goddard--legendary-photographer-formidable-character-fierce-friend/

And while I'm here, the Enzo Ferrari biography text for Evro publishing was finalised some months ago - and I have since been wrestling with photo choice and then detail captioning for it. Honestly - hand on heart - we are getting there... In my view it won't be better than Luca dal Monte's masterly work, but it will be different - and hopefully, perhaps, a little more fun?

DCN

 

The only book I would never part with. Bless you Doug Nye!

 

Thanks for the backstory on Geoff and the attached link Doug.

Ferrari in Camera will remain a legacy to both Geoff and yourself.

A true masterpiece of a Ferrari focused book amongst a vast sea of publications.

Thanks too for the Enzo photographic biography update. It's nice to get a progress report straight from the "horses" mouth.

Unfortunately many of us are an insatiable and impatient lot, myself included but I'm sure the end result will be worth the wait.

Don't worry too much if it's not another standout masterpiece - you've already achieved more in your writing career than most could ever have hoped for.

 

Reported post-auction sale at 1,190.40 euros.

 

Not sure if it sold at that price - you can click to request to buy it at that price, if it's still available. Unless I am missing something, entirely possible, I have not dealt with that dealer before.

 

It is still for sale! If you click the green button, you can buy it for just 1,190 euros. Nobody wanted to for weeks. Incredible.

 

I just purchased #471 standard edition. Awesome book.

 

Congratulations, welcome to an exclusive club.

 

No doubt, you will enjoy it for years to come. Congratulations!

 

No. 823 (blue standard edition) is for sale at the Marcel Seidel Ladenburg auction on 1-2 December. Starting bid: 300 euros.

 

Belgravia Books in London have a copy of the blue edition for £1800. (It is Belgravia, after all, old boy). The copy number is not listed.

 

No. 823, blue standard edition, sold today at Marcel Seidel Ladenburg for just 1,071 euros including buyer's premium. Prices have come down dramatically ...

 

I missed it
That's just about the price I'd be ready to pay; I suppose I'll have to wait for the ebay sellers to adapt to the reality of the market (there have been quite a few units for sale for a while now, priced higher but not selling).