I have gratefully received the above book for a Christmas present - the one (apart from Ford that Beat Ferarri etc) I wanted for a long time and never found the cash.
The dust jacket is in Glorious Gulf colours with that fantastic shot of the 917 approaching Druids at the Hatch.
However, I am somewhat disappointed with the quality of print, paper and photographs, all in (not quite) black & white and looking suspiciously like mono laser copies .
Horsman was a keen amateur photographer (amateur only in the sense that it wasn't his main/only source of income) and had one of the earliest SLR's. I know he shot stuff in at least 400 ASA and the original detail would have been stunning.
The book cost over £30 via Amazon and came via Arizona. For that money, I would have expected much higher quality given that it is in constant demand.
Am I being churlish, does this tally with other owners of this book or has my gifter been sold a pup? :huh:
The dust jacket is in Glorious Gulf colours with that fantastic shot of the 917 approaching Druids at the Hatch.
However, I am somewhat disappointed with the quality of print, paper and photographs, all in (not quite) black & white and looking suspiciously like mono laser copies .
Horsman was a keen amateur photographer (amateur only in the sense that it wasn't his main/only source of income) and had one of the earliest SLR's. I know he shot stuff in at least 400 ASA and the original detail would have been stunning.
The book cost over £30 via Amazon and came via Arizona. For that money, I would have expected much higher quality given that it is in constant demand.
Am I being churlish, does this tally with other owners of this book or has my gifter been sold a pup? :huh: