Librairie Automobile SPE

Librairie Automobile SPE is a specialist bookseller in Paris focusing on cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles and scale modelling. Its catalogue includes technical manuals, vintage magazines, biographies and hard-to-find reference titles.

The shop at 31 Rue Frédérick Lemaître also serves the trade and collectors, appears at events like Rétromobile, and lists hours and contact details on its official site for planning a visit.

A compact, specialist bookshop where shelves are organised by vehicle type and subject matter, and staff can point you to technical references or rare back issues.

Look out for:

• Technical manuals and workshop guides for classic and modern vehicles.

• Back issues of automotive magazines and illustrated histories.

• Scale models, posters and collector-oriented memorabilia.

• Staff who can advise on sourcing hard-to-find titles.

Best way to experience it:
Drop in during weekday mornings or Saturday for the fullest selection; ask staff for rare-item searches or to order titles via the shop’s catalogue on their website.

• Address: 31 Rue Frédérick Lemaître, 75020 Paris.

• Hours: Mon–Fri 07:00–15:30, Sat 10:00–17:30, Sun closed (published on official site).

• Nearest metro: Place des Fêtes.

• Contact: phone +33 1 45 67 63 03, email comptoir.spe@gmail.com.