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A reflection all on the fabulous titles we published in 2024. We're looking forward to yet more ground-breaking publications in 2025. From all of us at Porter Press, we wish you a wonderful New Year.

As we mentioned in yesterday's post, Spy Octane is in its final stages, and our wonderful Wales-based printers Gwasg Gomer Press have sent us this video of the printing press in action. I think we can legitimately say that these pages are shaken, not stirred..... #jamesbond #jamesbondlife Catching Bullets - Memoirs of a Bond Fan The Bond Experience Bond Lifestyle From Sweden With Love MI6-HQ.com

Why not take a break from the rain at the Porter Press stand (17) in the Marketplace? The perfect place to browse. Here's hoping for some drier weather for the rest of the weekend. #goodwoodrevival

It's hard to believe August marks 10 years since we published Jaguar Lightweight E-type - The Autobiography of 4 WPD, the first in our Great Cars Series. Since then the series – and Porter Press itself – has developed and grown in an extraordinary way, and we are immensely privileged to have worked, and continue to work with, such an inspiring team of authors, editors, designers and photographers over the years. Not to mention the amazing opportunity to get up close and personal with some truly important cars. Find out more about the Great Cars series via our website – link in comments.

One of our quirkiest titles came up in conversation this week – JCB Scrapbook. Written by outstanding author, editor designer and photographer, Martin Port, this is quite simply a wonderful celebration of one of Great Britain’s greatest engineering names. #jcb

From Philip Porter: "We have received the Brawn BGP1 book proofs and I am seriously excited. I know I use that word too often but it is entirely genuine. The highly respected motorsport author David Tremayne has done a marvellous job, aided by access to previously unseen archive material and key figures including Jenson Button, Nick Fry and Ross Brawn himself. The cocktail of a superb story, stunning photography and Martin Port’s design work have combined to create a fantastic book. If there is any justice, this one will fly." #RossBrawn #BrawnGP ##formuła1 #formulaone #JensonButton

We have just sold a Unique Edition of Camel Trophy – The Definitive History, which means that, of the five, we now have just one left. Philip chats with author and photographer Nick Dimbleby about his book, Camel Trophy – The Definitive History. Hear all about the inspiration behind it, his experiences as a four-time official event photographer and the exhaustive research that went into the project. #cameltrophy #landrover #offroad #offroad4x4 #offroading

The air around Wimbledon will soon be resonating with the gentle thwack of tennis balls on racket strings, and the muted cries of “Let,” and “Second Service,” as the AELTC Championship starts for the 150th time at the Church Road site. While we at Porter Press are known primarily for our motoring and motorsport titles, we do, on occasion, publish books of a different flavour, but always ones whose subjects complement our usual style and ethos. Which is the perfect opportunity to revisit a title that explores a different kind of drive: 'Shot Master - Forty Years at the Pinnacle of Professional Tennis Photography' by Michael Cole is a distillation of a vast collection of fantastic images, beginning in 1969 and encompassing all the major tournaments and players. So if you would like to take a moment to hark back to the days when the sounds of Wimbledon included the not-so-gentle cries of “You cannot be serious!” this treasure trove of photographic tennis history will not disappoint. Link in comments. #aeltc #tennis #wimbledon #grandslam #centrecourt #wimbledon2025

Now this is a special edition in a class of its own. The Heritage Edition of the Austin Pedal Car Story surely qualifies as a work of art, created in collaboration with Ludlow Bookbinders. Here Philip and Paul discuss the details.

Further discussions on the art of book-binding. Philip Porter and Paul Kidson of Ludlow Bookbinders take a look at the special edition of a very different book, Camel Trophy – The Definitive History. #cameltrophy

More 'behind-the-scenes' chat as Philip Porter and Paul Kidson (Ludlow Bookbinders) discuss the special editions of two more, very different, books. Vanwall – The Story of Britain’s First Formula One World Champions and BRM – Racing for Britain (The Jackie Stewart edition).

Philip Porter attended the 14th Monaco Historic Grand Prix earlier this month and, as ever, the surroundings, atmosphere and track action were superb.