Pure Alfa Romeo by Stefano d’Amico

Rizzoli, £72

Just as rich women collect couture, rich boys also need their toys. For men, though, the display of wealth is a somewhat more discreet affair – only someone on the inside track can tell the difference between a Purdey and a Holland & Holland. It is these kind of men who will enjoy this book, a catalogue of pride in a marque and a display of love of the sort that people have for their horses and dogs. Members of the owners’ club Registro Italiano Alfa Romeo are behind the book, which is designed to show off Alfa Romeo’s creations, covering the years between 1910 and 2007. Everyone will have a favourite, but for me the models