Tom Warth - Rare Books Column
Tom Warth was bitten by the car bug early on, spectating many races during late 1940s to early 50s. He developed a modest business exporting cars from the UK to the US, eventually emigrating to the US in 1960. By the late 60s, selling motoring literature became a full time occupation for him, first as English Imports and then as Classic Motorbooks whose publishing and wholesaling arm became Motorbooks International (MBI).
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After selling MBI in 1988 he started the charity BOOKS FOR AFRICA which has now become the largest shipper of books to the continent from the Western World. Tom is still dealing in car books, but only some of the rarest titles in the World. TEwarthAutoBooks BooksForAfrica.org tew1@icloud.com |
Some of Tom's Articles: Rare Books Column
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Talking About Books: Issue #1 Sept/Oct 2018
I have been dealing in car books since 1965 and loving it, but I do not feel I am an expert in all aspects of this field. I am sure most of you readers have a reasonable collection of car books, some that may have been published or sold by me in the days of Classic Motorbooks, or in more recent years under my T E Warth Esq Automotive Books handle. I have downsized my own business and now concentrate on just the rarest of titles. My first observation is on the reasons for acquiring a motoring title. The reason most of my customers over the years have bought a book from me is because they wanted to learn, usually about a particular make or model and, less often about a particular race track, personality, technical matter, etc. |