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Subject: 
Re: Building Idea Book 1 (#238)
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lugnet.general, lugnet.books
Date: 
Thu, 2 May 2002 18:53:34 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary Istok writes:
> 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 several different languages and
> editions -- USA Samsonite, UK, German, Danish, Swedish, etc, as well as
> an International version without writing (only the pictures).   And they
> are very difficult to come by in good condition, because they were
> rather delicate, and kids were kind of rough on them back in the 1960's.

<SNIP>
> 
> I know that Anders Isaksson has a Swedish version, and I'll bet that
> Phil Traviss (Yorkshire England) has a UK version.  I wonder if LEGO
> ever produced a Belgian (French/Flemish?), Swiss (German/French?),
> Netherlands (Dutch), French, or Italian versions?  Or even if the
> Austrian version is identical to the German one?
> 
> IMHO, this book is the Holy Grail of LEGO books.
> 
> Gary Istok

Hello Gary,

yesterday I found my copy of the idea book #238 and went searching the
LUGNET news-database and stumbled upon your message almost 2 years ago.
I'm not sure if you have any respone upon your question about other versions,
but mine is the *Dutch* version. And it is as well very neat and good preserved!
Well, I'm just very happy to have the very first idea book in Dutch!
Let's say: my FOTM.

Daan (almost a Lugnet member - awaiting respons)



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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 (...) (26 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.books)

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