Palawan Press Explained

Palawan Press Limited was established in London by Simon Draper in 1992,^[1] following his retirement as chairman of the Virgin Music Group after its sale to EMI.^[2]

, Palawan Press publishes exclusive limited edition books costing from £75 to £2000.^[3]

Publications

Aston Martin

• Aston Martin - The Compleat Car^{[4] [5]}
• The Aston Martin DB3S Sportscar
• Aston Martin Zagato
• Aston Martin Ulster.^[6]

Grand Automobile Marques

• Ferrari in Camera
• A Private Car — An account of the Bristol
• The Illustrated Lancia
• Facel Vega - Grand Luxe Sportif^[7]
• Gullwing - The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupé
• The Post-War Frazer Nash.
• Bentley Continental Sports Saloon^[8]

Motoring, motor racing and motor racing photography

• Racers — Memoirs of the gentleman drivers^[9]
• Klemantaski Himself
• Sixties Motor Racing
• 1946 and All That
• Dick & George
• Drive On! A Social History of the Motor Car.

Art

• Evermore
• The Atlas of Rare Pheasants Volume I^[10]
• The Atlas of Rare Pheasants Volume II

Collectability

A number of editions are considered collectors items. At the Goodwood Revival auction in September 2011, a clothbound edition of Ferrari in Camera sold for £1,063^[11] having originally been available to purchase for £400.

References

• "Racers - Memoirs of the Gentleman Drivers". Motorsport magazine. December 2011.
• "Racers. The Right Stuff" - Classic Cars magazine. December 2011.
• "Racers. Books" - Octane Magazine. December 2011.

External links

• Official web site

Notes and References

1. http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/ Companies House webcheck.
2. 'Simon Draper', Gearbox Magazine., March 2009. Martyn Goddard
3. http://www.palawan.co.uk/ Palawan Press Official web site
4. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-aston-martin-story-1587123.html The Aston Martin Story
5. 'For the love of the Marque' Sunday Times Style magazine. January 1995. Eric Dymock
6. Aston Martin Ulster - Survivors and the Fittest. The Vantage Point Magazine - AMOC. December 2011. Jim Hazen
7. http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3300.asp?id=13447 'Facel Vega - Grand Luxe Sportif'
8. http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3300.asp?id=11835 'Bentley Continental Sports Saloon - the definitive book from Palawan.
9. http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3800.asp?id=15462 'Racers - Memoirs of the Gentleman Drivers': A new book from Palawan Press.
10. 'The Pheasant's biggest fan' The Field magazine. September 1997. Tim Heald
11. http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/WService=wslive_pub/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=eur&screen=ResultsXML&iSaleNo=19289 Bonhams Auctioneers 2011