{"product_id":"the-last-eye-witness-collectors-edition","title":"The Last Eye Witness (Collector's Edition)","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe pioneering motor racing photography of Maurice Louis Branger 1902-1914 \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited to 10 copies and signed by Doug Nye\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThe Collector's Edition is an even more special version of this stunning very limited edition book. While the Classic Edition is limited to just 100 copies per year, a maximum of a mere 10 copies of the Collector's Edition will be produced per year worldwide. For those who love the art of the specialist binder, this edition is bound in white leather, has dedicated end-papers, the page edges gilded in silver, a marker ribbon added and foil blocked on the front and spine. To set this off, the Collector's Edition has a slipcase trimmed with cloth on which is printed one of the wonderful, evocative images from this very special book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs this a motor racing book or an art book? In fact, it is both.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished together for the first time, this unique collection features more than 160 images from celebrated photographer, Maurice Louis Branger.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIllustrating a pioneering age of motor racing, Branger’s original glass plate negatives are expertly reproduced and showcase the efforts of the bold and the brave, from 1902-1914.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom early city-to-city races such as the 1902 Paris-Vienna, to the Grand Prix ‘revival’ of 1914, this amazing account of one of motor racing’s most evocative and innovative periods includes authoritative, and superbly detailed accompanying text by Doug Nye, the world’s leading motorsport historian and author. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘When Doug Nye first suggested this potential book to me,’ states publisher Philip Porter, ‘I was immediately intrigued. When I saw some sample images, I was utterly seduced.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘One of the many challenges of publishing motoring books is the need to be sensible and be driven by the head, not the heart. With this one, I have failed! For me, the Porter Press team and of course our eminent author, this is a project very much driven by passion.’\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeautifully reproduced from the original glass plate negatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rare and highly atmospheric look at early motorsport\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor lovers of art books as well as petrolheads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerhaps uniquely, this book is limited to just 10 copies per year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA passion project for all concerned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/binding-on-last-eye-witness-collectors_4ff1168d-01d6-40a6-97bc-364c1c7fa566.jpg?v=1747047258\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/maurice-louis-branger-motor-photography-collector-book.jpg?v=1747047395\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/last-eye-witness-leatherbound-book-detail.jpg?v=1747047395\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/book-on-top-slipcase.jpg?v=1747047395\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/signed-maurice-louis-branger-photography-book.jpg?v=1747047395\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/city-to-city-racing_276b1426-6f36-48e2-bfd0-bff037fda2a5.jpg?v=1747047395\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/1903-grand-prix-circuit-de-ardennes_e5d01bc6-cac5-4e8c-9933-3c918b0c6023.jpg?v=1747047395\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/1903-circuit-de-ardennes_cd424ff9-21b0-4010-bcd9-b55e38576d49.jpg?v=1747047395\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/1907-circuit-des-ardennes_6ba57ba7-d5bd-46d3-bba0-14e14a3f7836.jpg?v=1747047395\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/motor-racing-photographs-1909-1911_ec552982-45ff-4c93-930c-543e19332bef.jpg?v=1747047395\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/1914-grand-prix_fac0af70-9fb8-41d6-b987-3910ca8a0241.jpg?v=1747047395\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Porter Press International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45313020756150,"sku":"9781907085505","price":672.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8251\/1286\/files\/the-last-eye-witness-collectors-edition.jpg?v=1785678371","url":"https:\/\/mhkshopmotfy.com\/products\/the-last-eye-witness-collectors-edition","provider":"Mhkshopmotfy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}