Official book collectors thread

Nor am I !!!

 

Thanks for the list Gert.

Next few months might be a bit ambitious.
Let's hope we see them all for 2024/25.

I'm obviously most interested in the three specific Ferrari model books but the Brawn F1 car (which in 2009 won both the Drivers and Constructors championship on debut) would be a fantastic read especially if they cover both the season in depth as well as the specifics of the cars mechanical details.

 

Keith Bluemel is out?

 

Their words not mine. I would be surprised if all books will be published this year...

 

Coming next month: Montlhéry by Henri Vachon 1950-1957 containing 300 unpublished photos.... EUR 110,-


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Over Christmas I went through this whole thread and made a short list of books I'd like to add to my small collection. Sure, it would be cool to have a library full of Ferrari related books but space is limited and I prefer to own things I truly love rather than fill space with stuff that doesn't move me. My list of titles I'd like to add is:

Inside Track Phil Hill
Piloti, Che Gente Enzo Ferrari
Dino Compendium Mattias Bartz
Marchello Gandini: Maestro of Design Gautam Sen
F50 Factory Brochure

I own Ferrari Design of a Legend, Ferrari 1947-1997, Ferrari F1 (about the F1-2000 car), along with some books on Pininfarina and the factory. Perhaps one day Ferrari in Camera.

What other "must have" titles would you all suggest?

 

This one that is a must have (for me):

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Remaining copies of the 2 volume edition of Inside Track are deeply discounted. I have been searching for copies of The Racing Autobiography volume without success.
I suggest getting a copy of the 2nd edition Dino Compendium at MSRP while it is still available.
Three very affordable books that I like: Inside Ferrari by Michael Dregni; Una Vita per l'Automobile by Ferrari; Original Ferrari V12 by Keith Bluemel.

 

Your choices are already excellent! But don't forget to add 'Ferrari in Camera'! Happily (for you), prices have fallen dramatically: last sales at auctions were for around 1,000 euros. Don't pay the crazy prices at eBay (as I did some time ago ...)

 

Good points. Given that 1st edition copies of Dino Compendium are 2-3x the MSRP price, I just ordered a copy of the 2nd edition now. I'll look into what's available for Inside Track. Maybe pick that up next.

 

Virtually anything by authors Doug Nye and Marcel Massini--two of the best.

 

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By and about the people and cars that made Ferrari a legend, and pretty much in real time, not retrospectively. ©️1975

 

Also, I should say, I have a specific range of models and era's that I'm most interested in. I mean, I think the 250 GTO is cool and all but I not moved by its story like I am about other models. I like the Dino, don't love it over everything else, but it seems Mattias' book is the premier single model book out there so it's on my list, and I just purchased it. I'll check out Marcel's book on the 250 LM at some point.

Same thing with Phil Hill's Inside Track. I'm more interested in the technical aspects of the cars and factory but his book is so lavish and beautiful and his photos take the reader back to that time period, that it's something I want to own.

I have to say, I am greatly disappointed by the Pininfarina books I own. To be honest I think they are kind of crap. Mostly black and white photos with few if any examples of the drawings or processes of the design. Ferrari Design of a Ledged from the 90's has better content than any of the Pininfarina books.

Also I would consider Joe Sackey's Miura book but I would add the books on my list first.

 

+1 completely agree

 

The modestly titled Miura Bible--it is not.

 

No? I've heard good things about it. Anyway, it would be down the list. I would purchase the factory F50 brochure and Inside Line and others before that one in any regard.

 

I sold much of my Ferrari book collection to a fellow F-Chat member, but I still have an extensive automotive design library. have to agree about the Pininfarina books so far. They are mostly made up of PR shots in B&W. The Gandini & the Bill Mitchell books are two of the better books, but there are several very good design books in addition. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

How is the Figoni on Delahaye book?

The two best books I have on Pinifarina are Ferrari Design of a Legend and a small one called Ferrari Pininfarina from the Universe of Design series. A small, mostly picture book but with nice content.


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“Making A Difference” by Massini and Anselmi covers all the coachbuilders but has a good section on Pininfarina.

 

The Figoni book is very well done. A bit pricy at $200 + but is worth it for me. Those designs were so creative. Some OTT.
I parted with the Ferrari Pininfarina book.

 

Also a lot of black and white pics but the book from Anselmi is full of drop dead beautiful old photographs!
And the other book about Fioravanti shows a lot of drafts which were requested.

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The Froisart have 2-3 nice shots inside the factory in the 50s, some pages with colourful model, drafts, a pic from smiling
Enzo and i didn’t understand that this is one of your best, while the Cornil is crap in your eyes.
I have both, don‘t thingk they are great but also no crap but i would say the Cornil offers a great overview with a lot of pics and sometimes also prototipos with nice period press shots like the ones in the 365 GTC/4 section and is much better than the Froisart.

 

There were several Pininfarina Ferrari books that are getting old. The Style Auto book I managed to have Sergio Pininfarina sign mine. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

The Pininfarina Figurini book is gigantic at 17"X13" and is made of of the original renderings from Pininfarina. Got Mr. Pininfarina to sign that one as well.
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This one is also a 'picture book' , but I do like many of the photos in it. Image Unavailable, Please Login