8 Best Ferrari Coffee Table Books (2026)
After ten years collecting automotive books — with a particular weakness for anything out of Maranello — these are the Ferrari books I'd actually recommend.
I started collecting automotive books after inheriting my grandfather's 1972 Porsche 911 — but Ferrari was always the obsession running alongside it. There's something about the combination of racing history, Italian design culture, and sheer visual drama that makes Ferrari books a category unto themselves. After ten years and more volumes than I'd like to count, these are the eight that have earned permanent shelf space.
This article sits alongside two related guides: if you're looking for the broader world of car books beyond Ferrari, our automotive coffee table books guide covers the full spectrum. For Ferrari's Formula 1 story specifically, our F1 coffee table books guide goes deep on the racing side. This guide is about Ferrari as a complete subject — road cars, racing legacy, design philosophy, and the culture around it.
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Every book reviewed here has been personally reviewed — I only feature titles I'd display in my own home.
My Top 3 Picks at a Glance
Before diving into the full list, here's where I'd start depending on your situation:
- Best Overall: The Ferrari Book by Michael Köckritz — 416 pages, XXL format, exclusive design sketches, the standard against which every other Ferrari book is measured
- Best Deep Dive: Ferrari by Pino Allievi (Taschen, 2025) — 688 pages of definitive Scuderia history, the most comprehensive single volume available
- Best Gift: Ferrari: 75 Years by Dennis Adler — foreword by Luigi Chinetti Jr., accessible narrative, the right book for someone who loves Ferrari but doesn't need exhaustive technical depth
Now, let's get into each book.
1. The Ferrari Book — Michael Köckritz (teNeues, 2021)
| Author | Michael Köckritz |
| Publisher | teNeues |
| Published | May 21, 2021 |
| Pages | 416 |
| Format | XXL hardcover |
| Best For | Serious collectors, design enthusiasts, best single-volume Ferrari book |
This is the book that defined what a modern Ferrari coffee table book should be. Michael Köckritz had access that most automotive publishers don't — the exclusive design sketches and archival material from Maranello make this feel less like a commissioned book and more like an authorized look inside the studio. At 416 pages in XXL format, the physical presence is part of the argument: Ferrari as art object, not just automobile.
What I keep returning to: The design sketch sections. Seeing the progression from initial concept drawings to finished car — particularly on the 250 GTO and Testarossa chapters — explains design decisions that feel obvious once you understand the intention behind them. The photography is exceptional throughout, but it's the behind-the-scenes material that justifies the price. Köckritz has been covering Ferrari for decades and the depth of access shows on every spread.
The honest downside: The XXL format that makes this book so impressive also makes it impractical to read anywhere except a large coffee table or desk. At the price point, some buyers will expect more extensive written analysis — the visual content dominates, and the text plays a supporting role. Ferrari enthusiasts wanting historical narrative depth will want to pair this with Allievi's Taschen volume.
The bottom line: The definitive Ferrari coffee table book for visual impact and archival access. This is the first Ferrari book to buy — everything else builds on it.
2. Ferrari — Pino Allievi (Taschen, 2025)
| Author | Pino Allievi |
| Publisher | Taschen |
| Published | October 3, 2025 |
| Pages | 688 |
| Format | Oversized hardcover |
| Best For | History depth, complete Ferrari story, serious tifosi |
Pino Allievi covered Formula 1 as a journalist for over thirty years, including the entirety of Ferrari's modern racing era. This isn't history assembled from secondary sources — it's a primary account from someone who was in the paddock, who knew Enzo Ferrari personally, and who watched the Scuderia transform from a family operation into a global brand. Taschen's production quality wraps all of that inside 688 pages that justify every centimetre of shelf space they occupy.
What I keep returning to: The Enzo sections. There are books about Enzo Ferrari the myth and books about Enzo Ferrari the businessman — Allievi writes about Enzo Ferrari the contradictory human being, which turns out to be far more interesting than either. The account of how Ferrari's road car division was essentially created to fund racing — and how that tension defined the company's character for decades — reads as genuine history rather than hagiography. The F1 chapters cover every championship era with the kind of insider detail that only comes from thirty years on the ground.
The honest downside: At 688 pages this is genuinely heavy and genuinely long. This is not a browsing book — it's a reading book that happens to be beautifully produced. Buyers wanting primarily visual impact will find Köckritz's volume more immediately satisfying. The depth that makes this essential for serious Ferrari enthusiasts may feel excessive for casual fans.
The bottom line: The most complete Ferrari book ever published. If you read only one Ferrari book cover to cover, this should be it. Already recommended in our F1 coffee table books guide for its racing coverage alone — the full book delivers significantly more.
3. Ferrari: 75 Years — Dennis Adler (2022)
| Author | Dennis Adler |
| Foreword | Luigi Chinetti Jr. |
| Published | January 11, 2022 |
| Pages | 256 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Best For | Gift giving, accessible Ferrari history, 75th anniversary commemoration |
The foreword by Luigi Chinetti Jr. sets the tone immediately: this is Ferrari history told by people connected to it. Luigi Chinetti Sr. was North American Racing Team founder and the man who brought Ferrari to America — his son's foreword gives this anniversary volume a personal authority that purely journalistic accounts lack. Dennis Adler structures the book around Ferrari's seventy-five year arc: founding, racing dominance, road car evolution, the transition to modern supercar manufacturer.
What I keep returning to: The American Ferrari story. Most Ferrari books are Italian-centric by default — the NART chapter here documents a genuinely different chapter of the marque's history, one where American drivers, American money, and the specific demands of Le Mans reshaped what kind of cars Maranello built. The photography balances archival images with contemporary shooting in a way that makes the seventy-five year timeline feel coherent rather than episodic.
The honest downside: At 256 pages this covers enormous ground more efficiently than deeply. Enthusiasts who know Ferrari's history well will find the treatment of individual eras compressed. The anniversary framing means some editorial decisions were made to celebrate rather than question — the honest assessments that appear elsewhere in the genre are occasionally softened here.
The bottom line: The best Ferrari book to give someone who loves the marque but doesn't need encyclopaedic depth. The Chinetti foreword alone makes it a meaningful object for any serious tifoso.
4. A Dream in Red — Ferrari by Maggi & Maggi (2023)
| Author | Stuart Codling |
| Publisher | Maggi & Maggi |
| Published | October 17, 2023 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Best For | Photography collectors, visual-first buyers, display piece |
Maggi & Maggi is not a mainstream automotive publisher — they operate in the space between fine art and car culture, and A Dream in Red is the result of that positioning. Stuart Codling's text provides the narrative framework, but this is fundamentally a photography book: a visual journey through the finest Ferraris ever made, shot with the kind of patience and access that only comes from a dedicated collector-publisher relationship.
What I keep returning to: The detail photography. Most Ferrari books show you the whole car. This one shows you a door handle, a steering wheel rim, the specific texture of a Colombo V12's cam cover — the parts that a working photographer with unlimited time and a collector's eye chooses to document. That approach makes familiar cars feel genuinely new. The 250 Testa Rossa spread in particular is the finest photography of that car I've seen in print.
The honest downside: The Maggi & Maggi approach means this is not widely available through standard retail channels, and the price reflects the production values and limited distribution. The text, while competent, plays a clearly secondary role — readers wanting written depth should combine this with Allievi or Adler. This is the book you buy when you want something to look at, not something to read.
The bottom line: The most beautiful Ferrari photography book in print. A genuine display object that earns its place on any coffee table for visual impact alone.
5. The Ferrari Book — Car Book Series (Michael Köckritz, teNeues, 2025)
| Editor | Michael Köckritz |
| Publisher | teNeues |
| Published | August 26, 2025 |
| Series | The Car Book Series |
| Best For | Current edition buyers, those who missed the 2021 original |
The Car Book Series edition represents teNeues and Köckritz's most current Ferrari volume — updated material, refined presentation, and the production quality that the series is known for. For buyers who encountered the 2021 edition after it sold out or at secondary market prices, this is the accessible current alternative. The series format also means it sits alongside comparable volumes on Porsche, Lamborghini, and other marques, which has implications for how you build a broader automotive collection.
What I keep returning to: The consistency of Köckritz's editorial vision across editions. The approach to Ferrari — design as the primary lens, racing as context, road cars as the culmination of both — remains coherent from the 2021 original through this series edition. Buyers new to the Ferrari book category will find this the best current entry point.
The honest downside: Collectors who already own the 2021 original will find significant overlap here. This is not a substantially updated book so much as a current-edition volume that makes the same content more accessible. The series format, while practically useful, slightly reduces the singular status the 2021 edition had as a standalone object.
The bottom line: The right Ferrari book to buy right now if you're starting your collection. The 2021 edition remains the prestige option for completists — this is the practical current choice.
6. The Italians — Beautiful Machines (gestalten, 2023)
| Editor | gestalten |
| Publisher | gestalten |
| Published | November 28, 2023 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Best For | Broader Italian car context, design history, Alfa and Lancia fans alongside Ferrari |
gestalten approaches every subject with a designer's eye and a cultural historian's framing, and The Italians is no exception. This is not a Ferrari book — it covers the full spectrum of iconic Italian automotive design, from pre-war Alfa Romeo through Lancia, Maserati, and Ferrari to the contemporary era. What it offers that no dedicated Ferrari monograph can is context: Ferrari's design language didn't emerge in isolation, and seeing it alongside Pininfarina's work for other marques, or alongside the parallel development at Bertone and Zagato, explains choices that look inevitable only in retrospect.
What I keep returning to: The coachbuilder chapters. The relationship between Maranello and Pininfarina is the most significant designer-manufacturer partnership in automotive history, and gestalten treats it as the cultural story it actually is rather than simply a production arrangement. The photography selection is strong throughout, and gestalten's production values are consistently excellent.
The honest downside: Ferrari shares space with a dozen other Italian marques, which means no individual subject gets the depth of a dedicated monograph. Readers whose interest begins and ends with Ferrari will find the broader scope diluting — this book rewards people who are curious about the full Italian design tradition, not those who want to go deeper on Maranello specifically.
The bottom line: The best book for understanding Ferrari in its proper context. Essential alongside, not instead of, the dedicated Ferrari volumes.
Coming in 2026 — On Our Radar
Two significant Ferrari books are scheduled for 2026. I'm including them here based on author credentials and publisher track records rather than personal review — both are worth pre-ordering.
The Art of Ferrari — Michael Köckritz (teNeues, October 2026)
| Author | Michael Köckritz |
| Publisher | teNeues |
| Publication Date | October 20, 2026 |
| Status | Available for pre-order |
Köckritz's fourth major Ferrari volume, positioned specifically around the art angle — Ferrari as the intersection of industrial design, sculpture, and performance engineering. Given his access track record with the 2021 Ferrari Book and subsequent series volume, the expectation is exceptional archival material and the same design-first editorial approach that made the original the standard reference. Pre-ordering makes sense for anyone who owns the earlier Köckritz volumes.
Ferrari Milestones — Roland Löwisch (teNeues, July 2026)
| Author | Roland Löwisch |
| Publisher | teNeues |
| Publication Date | July 28, 2026 |
| Status | Available for pre-order |
A milestone-structured approach to Ferrari's history from Roland Löwisch, whose automotive writing has appeared consistently across the major European car culture publications. The milestones format — organizing the book around defining moments rather than chronological narrative — is an interesting structural choice that, done well, can illuminate the decisions that shaped the marque more effectively than a straight timeline. teNeues's involvement guarantees production quality; the content is the open question. Worth watching.
How to Choose the Right Ferrari Book
The books above serve genuinely different purposes, which makes the choice simpler once you know what you're looking for.
For the single best Ferrari coffee table book with the most visual impact: The Ferrari Book (Köckritz, 2021). For the deepest Ferrari history ever published: Ferrari by Allievi (Taschen, 2025). For a gift that any tifoso will appreciate without requiring prior obsession with the marque: Ferrari: 75 Years (Adler). For the most beautiful photography: A Dream in Red (Maggi & Maggi). For putting Ferrari in its proper Italian design context: The Italians (gestalten). For the most current edition available right now: The Ferrari Book Car Series (Köckritz, 2025).
If your interest in Ferrari runs primarily through Formula 1 — the Schumacher championships, the Lauda era, the Villeneuve rivalry — our F1 coffee table books guide covers the racing side in full. For the broader world of automotive coffee table books beyond a single marque, our car coffee table books guide covers the best across all manufacturers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Ferrari coffee table book?
The Ferrari Book by Michael Köckritz (teNeues, 2021) is the best single Ferrari coffee table book for visual impact and archival access. For the deepest historical coverage, Ferrari by Pino Allievi (Taschen, 2025) at 688 pages is the most comprehensive volume available.
What Ferrari coffee table book makes the best gift?
Ferrari: 75 Years by Dennis Adler, with a foreword by Luigi Chinetti Jr., strikes the right balance between accessibility and authority. At 256 pages it's substantive without being overwhelming, and the anniversary framing makes it a meaningful object for any Ferrari fan.
Is there a Ferrari book that covers Formula 1 specifically?
Ferrari by Pino Allievi (Taschen, 2025) covers the full F1 story in substantial depth — Allievi covered the sport as a journalist for over thirty years. For F1 books beyond Ferrari specifically, our F1 coffee table books guide covers the best racing volumes across all teams and eras.
What is the difference between The Ferrari Book (2021) and The Ferrari Book Car Series (2025)?
The 2021 edition is the original standalone volume by Michael Köckritz — the prestige option and the more sought-after collector's piece. The 2025 Car Series edition is the current available version, updated and positioned within teNeues's broader automotive series. For buyers starting their collection, the 2025 edition is the practical current choice. Completists who own the 2021 original don't need the series edition.
I've been collecting coffee table books for over 8 years, starting when I opened my design studio in Austin. What began as client gifts turned into a genuine obsession — I now have 200+ books in my personal collection. Every book featured on Prettybook has been in my hands. [Follow on Instagram]
