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4 Feb 2005, 18:45 (Ref:1217607) | #1 | ||
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Looking for book: 24 heures du Mans, 1923-1992 by Christian Moity
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I'm looking for the book "24 heures du Mans, 1923-1992", written by Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissedre & Alain Bienvenu. It was heavily recommended to me either by someone here or another Motorsport-related forum. Unfortunatly the book is out of print. I've been searching for it for a long time, without succes, and tried again a few days ago... It is listed at Palmier (here) as "Disponibilité occasionnelle ... nous consulter", which - as far as i know - means that it is occasionally available, and that you can inquire at the "shop"... I did, but without succes, so far... I also found it at allmotorbooks.com, which seems to be linked with spe barthelemy, the publicer(?) of the book: when you enter "Moity" in the search function here , you'll find it as 7th and 8th (!) result. There is a link where you can order the book, and I of course did that, and filled in all my details, including my credit card number. The day after I received a (short) message from spe barthelemy, saying "Le livre en 2 volumes des 24 Heures du Mans est épuisé depuis déjÃ* longtemps, toutefois si nous devions le rééditer ou le compléter nous vous en informerons. Avec nos remerciements.", which means as much as "The book isn't available since a very long time. Thanks." Of course, they DID NOT remove the link from their website. It's still there... There's also a 3rd place where I found it, somewhere in Italy (here) I sent them a mail, and the book is available, but they sell it for 499,00 Euro. If you compare with the prices of Palmier (250 Ã* 300 Eu) or Allmotorbooks (213,42 €), that's not really cheap I've even found it at a 4th place, in Switzerland, but I have no idea what "geb" means (someone suggested second-hand, or the way the book is "manufactured" - i have no idea) Also 395.- is a lot more than the French prices, and doesn't even include shipping (to Belgium)... Now, finally, my questions: 1. Does someone know the book? What is a reasonable price for it? I would really like to have it, but 500€ for the Italian guy is a whole lotta money... I can't think of many things that are really worth THAT amount of money... 2. Does anybody know a good book shop that maybe still has the book for a reasonable price? I've tried google, and all bookshops I know, but I can't know them all - of course... Thanks, Gert. BTW: Sorry for the long post and the rant, but right now, I'm so frustrated... |
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4 Feb 2005, 20:00 (Ref:1217661) | #2 | ||
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Try abebooks.com to see what they offer, there must be a domestic equivalent.
500 euros does not seem that bad to me, IIRC it was £215 brand new so you are not paying much of a premium for a limited edition book. It is well worth getting - pictures of almost every car ever to take part at Le Mans over that period. Very few missing. |
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4 Feb 2005, 20:57 (Ref:1217733) | #3 | ||
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Silly question, but have you looked on the ebay or amazon web site?
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I'm looking for shops, online auctions etc. But I had already tried Amazon and ebay. -- I've checked the link to the Swiss shop again. I think the price is not in Euro but Swiss Franks, which makes it a lot cheaper. Now if only he has a copy and is willing to send it to Belgium! Last edited by gert; 4 Feb 2005 at 22:44. |
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4 Feb 2005, 23:19 (Ref:1217833) | #5 | ||
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Good luck, gert.
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5 Feb 2005, 12:59 (Ref:1218120) | #6 | |
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This dealer in the USA (T E Warth) does not have one in stock, but as you will see if you visit the site you can ask them to put your name on the list. They would want US$350
http://www.tewarthautobooks.biz John |
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5 Feb 2005, 13:39 (Ref:1218143) | #7 | ||
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Thanks for the link, John!
If I haven't got a reply from the Swiss dealer on Monday I'll put my name on the list. There's no obligation to buy the book even if they find one, so I don't think I have anything to lose... |
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8 Feb 2005, 07:31 (Ref:1220071) | #8 | |
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Hi, according to their webside Grand Prix Models still have a copy of the book, along with some others in the series which they acquired from a collection a few weeks ago. The price is 115 uk pounds plus post. I can recommend them fully as I got the '91 annual from the collection.
Hope this helps Geoff |
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Originally this two volume set was £190 in the UK and was available until fairly recently (i.e. I've seen it in the last couple of years). The 1923-1982 history book was still being sold new by the ACO at Le Mans last year, for about £30 or so. There is a great listing of Le Mans books, etc at, http://perso.wanadoo.fr/clopernico/ |
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26 Feb 2005, 21:33 (Ref:1236842) | #10 | ||
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hi there
i have the book but i'm afraid i won't sell it it cost me £190 to buy new and is in two parts with an english translation (book is in French) its generally a book of photographs of every car that raced at LeMans 1923-1992 & what happened to them i think it was a limited edition which would be why you can't find one (but there's got to be another one somewhere) d-b |
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26 Feb 2005, 22:02 (Ref:1236860) | #12 | ||
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hi there
that is the right one hope you get it as it's very good d-b |
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8 Mar 2005, 20:04 (Ref:1247063) | #13 | ||
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I bought it when it was published and, IIRC, it was something like 400 euros for new ...
the Italian guy is not that far, if it's new ... there were 2 editions of these books : in the second one, they changed few pictures I have the 1st edition, and before you ask, I don't want to sell it of course it's a lot of money, but it's really worth it |
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12 Mar 2005, 15:18 (Ref:1250311) | #14 | ||
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agreed
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16 Mar 2005, 19:30 (Ref:1253660) | #15 | ||
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It took a while, but I finally have the book
Got the one mentioned above from ebay, although it had to be relisted before I could finally claim it Thanks all for your help! Last edited by gert; 16 Mar 2005 at 19:30. |
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16 Mar 2005, 20:59 (Ref:1253732) | #16 | ||
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Well done that man!
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17 Mar 2005, 00:19 (Ref:1253870) | #17 | ||
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enjoy
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15 Aug 2006, 12:38 (Ref:1683172) | #18 | |
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Thought I'd resurrect this thread as I'm also looking for '24 Heures du Mans 1923-1992''
I've looked in the usual places but so far to no avail..... I've put my name down on the TE Warth search thing but I'm not holding out much hope.... Anyone got any suggestions or better still a copy for sale ? |
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23 Aug 2006, 08:07 (Ref:1689356) | #19 | |
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Hello !
Yes i have a copy for sale. I bought it 1993 and its one time read since that.Then it is in the cabinet. It is definatley like new. If you are interrested send me a mail. |
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24 Aug 2006, 18:38 (Ref:1690917) | #20 | ||
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I believe Chaters in London have a copy.
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18 Oct 2006, 16:30 (Ref:1741363) | #21 | |
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I've tried them (a little belatedly) but it's out of stock....
Tomcatt, I've PM'd you if you still have it for sale ? Sorry about the lack of response.... CCB had it on their website today but it was a mistake as they'd got it in for someone else |
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24 May 2008, 17:01 (Ref:2210617) | #22 | ||
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I've seen this book in a library, I can borrow it and scan somes pages...
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