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It would seem, and I'm only guessing, the first 300 books from Porter Press have an additional title page with a yellow circle which is the page Keith signed before the book was collated.

Then there are other books that have been sold to retailers like Andy which don't have that yellow circle page and that Keith has personally signed the plain white title page.

Will know for certain when my book arrives.

 

Hi Mark, I have been in contact with our friends from Cotswold R&R. They got a bunch of unsigned copies from Porter, and when they met Keith at Goodwood, they decided that signing within in the yellow circle would look best (they were absolutely right about this).

Porter Press had another page signed by Keith 300 times before binding.

So, there are identical books, but different ideas of signing.

 

So all books have the yellow circle title page and the white title page ?

 

Yes, indeed!

 

That is not correct.
My copy has only the yellow circle title page, not the white title page.
It is a copy Keith Bluemel signed for Cotswold R&R.

Paul

 

So, the confusion is perfect

I just received my copy from Porter Press today, which has both title pages. But never mind: As soon as I started browsing through this fabulous book, I forgot about where it had been signed and where it could have been signed

 

The white signed title page on the books bought directly from Porter Press is an additional page that has been "tipped-in". That means it has been printed separately, signed, and attached into the rest of the book.

 

So mine, the lightweight version as I now call it, is destined to be worth much more in the future than the copy that has the extra page...

Paul

 

Your book is the F40 LM version versus the street version

 

So, let's wait then for the first one who has his Porter Press copy (white page) also signed on the yellow page by Keith ... Subsequently, that copy would then be offered for 5,000 euros at eBay.

 

Hahahaha, wouldn't surprise me.
People will try their luck with anything these days.

 

New from David Bull Publishing: Enzo Ferrari, The Publisher's Edition, bound in leather by Schedoni, complete will signatures, 265 copies, USD 675.--

https://www.bullpublishing.com/home/enzo-ferrari

 

The information is a little too preliminary for me to step up with $675 in hand right now.

 

To me it’s a big nonsense. Original price was US$ 50.- .

 

Another cash grab !!

 

How bizarre! Until this popped up, David Bull Publishing had not published anything new in quite a while and seemed to be slowly liquidating itself. Even now, their website it little more that a gallery of sold out and NLA titles.

 

Perhaps, as the U.S. publisher, they’re trying to reap a profit on some unsold inventory. I don’t blame them, but I probably won’t participate. Not many important figures from the Enzo era are around to sign the signature plate….maybe Piero, Andretti, Ickx, Tambay, Merzario, Reutemann, Schecter, Arnoux, Berger, de Montezemolo, Forghieri, Vernor,… Well, I guess that’s quite a few….who else?

 

Reutemann might be a little problematic.

 

Took my copy to the Simeone Museum's signing ceremony. Dal Monte and Dr. Fred were kind enough to sign it. Good enough for me.

 

Yep, forgot about Lole no longer among us…..

 

My personally signed copy of Ferrari F40 by Keith arrived yesterday.
What a beautiful oversized book.
Put it on the shelf before I went to bed last night and pretty excited to have a good look over it today.
First impressions- a must have for your Ferrari library

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My (signed) copy of Ferrari F40 by Keith Bluemel arrived today. It is a beautiful book.

It is the first time I have ordered a book from Cotswold Road & Race. After this experience I will do this more often. They responded quickly to emails. The book was well packaged and arrived without damage. What more could you ask for!

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Today, I also had a nice delivery by Cotswold Road and Race

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Thanks guys!

 

"Adventures" is a great read.
Congratulations on getting a limited edition copy Sven.
I started buying standard edition Ferrari books over 30 years ago (back then that was all they made), so I'm not going to start with the limited editions now.

 

In this case, it was rather an aesthetic matter, because I couldn't get friends with the dust jacket design of the standard edition. But, still, I wanted to buy it, until Charles and Andy said that they could also deliver the black leather edition, which appealed more to me