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38 years later !!

Struggling to see the reverence to release a book on that event now ?!

 

*relevance (bloody autocorrect)

 

Because the Cartier Foundation has moved and opened a new museum, they are delving into their history and have clearly decided to pay tribute to their greatest moments. This Ferrari exhibition has an absolutely mythical dimension in France (we are obsessed in France with Ferraris with red Cartier interiors, and there is undoubtedly a good reason for that...).
I don't see the problem with reissuing such an important exhibition catalog for those who didn't have the chance to experience it. In my opinion, it's a good thing.

 

Thank you very much for your opinion on that matter! I am close to ordering a copy now

 

I asked for a review copy, wait & see

 

Just picking up on this thread as seen the ferrari taschen available for pre-order direct and on amazon. Any keen readers recommend it?

 

Forgot to add link https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferrari-Pino-Allievi/dp/3754401351/ref=sr_1_3?crid=RFZQTU7XBI27&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pSnRWWE_1UoUM0HBByWVRGS3TVMdaAH3YjlLdYfG_rrY6d51SWIbKF1kqW6-uGIn2jGE0WfyqSoLIrcDMEda1Ui2fvs-LjosDd1AE__2t3B5za9lxCg6xK3s7e-oGkg5tXSjdCWa_6LT0gLyhJMH9nb4Ud3W9BjxLXdn-pT0zAOtRhngz-Bho1vZUPQlmlBumWPPcbDqU9_bcPI_Q6GZU0bUcwj1Ci6Hl3bz0B320TZclttcSJv4yrGU0FUZiWl0NzyhSg8ZxpnG_dc2c-eRG68aEpUddX_G3hKn6k6_Ibk.yD7uKxbXl5pxgpzMopyRHVjQgpjwLNLvRUftS_RL9BQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=ferrari&qid=1761843028&sprefix=ferrari,aps,154&sr=8-3

 

I first bought the earlier edition that had Peter Collins, driving, on the cover, but later bought the Cartier edition, which I still own. The Cartier edition had a substantial increase in the number of illustrations (posters, mainly).

 

You don't have to copy the whole address - if you just post the text that precedes the question mark (?) you should get the same result. Try https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferrari-Pino-Allievi/dp/3754401351/ref=sr_1_3.

 

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Another one from McKlein:
https://www.rallyandracing.com/en/ferrari-p-1963-1967?c=801

 

Being in three languages is a downside for me - it means you actually only get one third of the text, just repeated.

 

Looks like a fine book, but: three languages (takes the graphic design hostage), and unfortunately limited to 330 copies, which leads to a price of 350 euros Why can't these books be produced with larger circulation at a moderate price ...

 

Presumably the publishers believe they will get a better return from 330 books at 350 Euros than more at a lower price. Unfortunate for us, especially as it is something publishers seem to be doing more often and I'm sure many potential buyers are priced out or obliged to choose between one high price book or another.

As for the multiple languages, it isn't ideal but then you generally buy a McKlein book for the pictures and the text is a bonus. From the sample pages, in this case, the text looks to me somewhat mundane. Maybe a useful reference rather than something you want to sit and read in one sitting.

Incidentally, one of the sample pages is headed Presentation 1963 and the track surface at Monza looks very strange. Was it being resurfaced at that time?

 

McKlein has a huge stock of photo's, Christmas is coming, so they say let's do a nice picture book, not too much text, and three languages instead of three editions. And, of course it's limited to 330 copies, so folks will run to get hold of a copy of this 'collector's item'. Defunct publisher 'Automobilia' did this kind of thing for many years. It's marketing, right?

 

It did not end very well for Automobilia though.

 

Curiously, the foreword for this new book was done by Nino Vaccarella in 2021, the year he died.

 

Given that there is one full book on #0816 only (although it provides some context that would not need to be repeated for each chassis number) and that there are 11,514 posts here on the fate of #0846 (with many repeats though) I think the P cars deserve more than this book.
If Porter Press or Palawan decide to publish a work on this topic, it will be more expensive but probably better value for money.

 

I have no problem with multi-language books, just as long as one of them is a language I can read! Of course the books will be larger than in one language, but I can accept that. What I cannot accept is low-volume books being sold at inflated prices. I'd say in general that just about all Ferrari books (like most other merchandise with "Ferrari" on them) are overpriced, some blatantly so.

 

I’ve recently passed on any number of books that I would have almost automatically bought a few years ago, just based on price, huge formatting, shipping costs, etc. It just isn’t worth that much to me.

 

https://www.rallyandracing.com/ferrari-p-1963-1967?c=801&sPartner=sCampaign2538

Sorry if this is a repeat. Another new Ferrari book at a high price.
Ferrari P - 1963-1967 by Ed Heuvink
Nathan

 

That's the book we've been discussing since post #8161

 

Sorry. I need to keep up.
Nathan

 

This sentence in the McKlein description is everything that's wrong with motoring books today...

This McKlein book is a masterpiece in print, and most importantly, it is limited to just 330 numbered copies.

 

I think that's probably a bit unfair. I've said this before but nobody is making a fortune from publishing books on a niche subject like this one. So, they make a decision on price and volume and on how to encourage people to buy. Just like Ferrari do with "limited edition" models. Is it better that a book exists and that there is an opportunity to buy it, albeit at a high price, or that it doesn't exist at all? Certainly, it would be much better for most potential purchasers if they printed more copies at a lower price but no good if they end up going out of business as a result.