| | Building Idea Book 1 (#238)
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I just got a hoard of old 1960's LEGO from a USA Ebay Auction over the weekend. Among the lot, I was expecting a tattered copy of the very first Lego idea book, the Building Idea Book 1 (LEGO reference #238). This book was produced from 1960-68 in (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: Are technic ideas books still made?
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I don´t think so. I only know 4 of them and the new idea "pages" come in the CD´s of some of the sets, or in the lego Web pages. I think this is the future of the idea books (sob) One nice technic "idea" book is the Klutz one and the DACTA books, (...) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.books, lugnet.technic)
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| | Are technic ideas books still made?
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Are technic ideas books still produced? Some of the old ones on brickshelf are quite amazing. Just wish I got some of them while I had the chance! Mike (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.books, lugnet.technic)
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| | Two versions of 6255 Pirate Comic
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I was just looking over my hoard, and was looking at my copies of the 6255 comic, and noticed that it has a US and a UK version. The two versions feature the two different sets of set names as well as the captain being differently named (Red Beard (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.books)
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| | Worldclub Magazine notice
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Now showing at Technic Online : (URL) Magazines July-August 2000 Showing the new Millennium Falcon on the front cover Review of 6098 King Leo's Castle + Picture of the NEW Lego Creator "Knights Kingdom" New Picture of the 8307 Stunt Racer - or known (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.books, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.publish, lugnet.technic)
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| | bn.com coupon code save $10 on $40
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I posted a coupon code for barnesandnoble.com at my web site. Save $10 on a $40 or more purchase. The new DK LEGO Reader series are supposed to be shipping this month. Four books available in hardcover or paperback. It looks like DK is the publisher (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: LEGO books in libraries (long)
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(...) Just about any university library should be able to transact an ILL, but you may have to be a member of the university's "community" e.g. student, faculty, library-card-carrying alumnus, etc. Public libraries can do this too. Check out (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: LEGO books in libraries (long)
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Do you have a list of ILL Libraries? Thanks for the interesting list. (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: L'Architecture...c'est un jeu magnifique
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Suzanne D. Rich <suz@baseplate.com> wrote in message news:3908F5A2.80E697...ate.com... (...) July 1985. (...) pair (...) get (...) well, (...) LEGO. (...) Susan, thanks for all for the research and sharing of info. Rob and Gary scans of the whole (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.books, lugnet.build)
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| | Sv: translation request (Danish to English)
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This is my try of a translation. It is NOT absolutely correct. But it should give you an idea of what it says. It is normal for especially larger companies to participate in these kind of researches for (and with) the Danish government. Also because (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: translation request (Danish to English)
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Susan: (...) LEGO is a rather large company with many kinds of work functions, so it a good place for studying occupational health. You can probably also find similar reports from projects at other (large) Danish companies. Play well, Jacob (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: translation request (Danish to English)
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(...) Thanks for the translations, Jacob. I wonder what the connection is between TLG and occupational health? Is TLG a particularly healthy or unhealthy place to work? (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: L'Architecture...c'est un jeu magnifique
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(...) Hmmm... I may have to check it out one of these days. :) Its good to live in DC. ;) (...) Could you let us know from where? I know I'm interested in aquiring a copy. :) (...) :) I'll have to find it and scan it... Jeff (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: translation request (Danish to English)
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Susan: (...) Health in the Lego group: state of health and living habits among Lego group staff in Billund. (...) Danish Institute for Clinical Epidemiology (...) Heartly health in the Lego group: evaluation of a health improvement effort in the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: L'Architecture...c'est un jeu magnifique
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(...) [...] (...) [...] (...) Todd and I have copies of L'Architecture (non-english) and Gate of the Present. Photos of some huge sculptures -- they actually stop looking like LEGO. Some classy LEGO literature to leave out on coffee table. (compared (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: L'Architecture...c'est un jeu magnifique (Was: LEGO Architectural Postcards)
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(...) I have recently purchased a copy of this book in English. It has one pair of pages for each entry with some text details about each one. When I get my postcards back from Gary maybe I'll send him the book to scan as well, if he's interested... (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.books)
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| | LEGO books in libraries (long)
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Today I was browsing through the OCLC WorldCat library catalog and found the following interesting-looking books, some of which are available through Inter-Library Loan (ILL). Contact your local ILL member library for more information on requesting (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.books)
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| | L'Architecture...c'est un jeu magnifique (Was: LEGO Architectural Postcards)
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(...) FWIW, OCLC WorldCat lists a copy of the L'Architecture book in French at the US Library of Congress. I don't know whether you could actually get your hands on it if you went there in person or not. That's the only copy that shows up in (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: The LEGO history - Interesting book found at the library
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(...) to which Paul Sinasohn replied, somewhere down the thread: (...) Paul, IANALibrarian, but I have access to OCLC on the web through my local branch of the library. I checked WorldCat and found oodles of interesting stuff, but not this (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: The Gate of the Present Circular Loan?
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(...) I was searching WorldCat on OCLC today and came across "Gate of the Present" in German, and it's available through Inter-Library Loan (subject to restrictions of the ILL program) from two libraries, or at the V&A Museum if you happen to be, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.books)
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