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]

As of 2011, Palawan Press publishes exclusive limited edition books costing from £75 to £2000.[3]

Publications

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Aston Martin

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Grand Automobile Marques

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Motoring, motor racing and motor racing photography

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

Collectability

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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

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  1. ^ Companies House webcheck. Company number 02760978
  2. ^ 'Simon Draper', Gearbox Magazine., March 2009. Martyn Goddard
  3. ^ Palawan Press Official web site
  4. ^ The Aston Martin Story, Roger Bell
  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. ^ 'Facel Vega - Grand Luxe Sportif' Classic Driver. July 2007. Steve Wakefield
  8. ^ 'Bentley Continental Sports Saloon - the definitive book from Palawan. Classic Driver. November 2003.
  9. ^ 'Racers - Memoirs of the Gentleman Drivers': A new book from Palawan Press. Classic Driver. October 2011. Steve Wakefield
  10. ^ a b 'The Pheasant's biggest fan' The Field magazine. September 1997. Tim Heald
  11. ^ Bonhams Auctioneers 2011
  • "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.
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