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I just won an auction for this book and was wondering if anyone had heard of it before. It's written by KKK himself, has 130 pages, covers the years from 1932 to 1982 and has its on slipcase. Thanks Mark H. (24 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.books)
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(...) Yes, I own one. A real gem. Came with its own special bookmark as well. is yours in English? I wonder how much it sold for (?) esp if it was unopened. [if you wouldn't mind my asking] -Suz. (24 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.books)
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Suzanne D. Rich wrote in message ... (...) mind (...) Can either one of you scan it in? (24 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.books)
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(...) I have planned (when I get time) to put select parts on baseplate.com to share with the community (along with other LEGO book materials). There are some great old pictures and some funny stuff too. But no mass scanning from me. I would not be (...) (24 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.books)
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(...) mind (...) Is this the same book as "50 Years of play"? I won this in an auction a while ago. Mine is not in the best of shape, but did come with the bookmark, but no slipcase. Frank who is slowly but surely working on a collection of LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.books)
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(...) you (...) Well yes of course. (...) No comment. (...) This I highly doubt. I base this on the going prices of Idea Books that are freely available on www.brickshelf.com. No matter how good the scan, there is just no substitute for the real (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.books)
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One correction. I apologize for my laziness in earlier post. My book is indeed titled, "50 Years of Play." I mean for no argument here and I'm friendly in this discussion. But I also hope for simple respect of my stance. (...) To be clear, when I (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.books)
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(...) [...] (...) This page at baseplate describes what I had in mind for the Books area. (URL) just uploaded the books/lego/ tree and images so you can see some of the cover scans. sorry no html. (URL) the cover of "50 Years of Play" plus a (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.books)
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(...) Then again, if the cover is representative of the quality of the material in the rest of the book -- please, save yourself the trouble. I think I have drawn more interesting things with my feet with crayons held between the toes... -- Richard (24 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.books)
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(...) Oh, the inside of the book is quite interesting. Definitely a worthwhile book. I really appreciate mine even though it is a bit musty and doesn't have the slip case. I won it on eBay from someone in Enfield who said they were given to (...) (24 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.books)
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(...) If anyone else thought this artwork looked familiar, there's a reason - - it's reproduced in Wiencek's WORLD OF LEGO TOYS as well. Sorry, I don't remember the page number off the top of my head. (24 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.books)
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Hi Suzanne, I'm still waiting for mine to turn up in the mail. I won it on Germany Ebay from an Austrian who told me he was given two copies by Lego in Austria as a gift for doing something he didn't elaborate about. As it was the first I had heard (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.books)
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Hi Guys and girls, Is any one in the possession of 2 in of these books. Im looking for one in English and wasnt able to lay my hands on one. I would like to trade one for an Danish one. Sofar I know there in German, Danish and English. I dont have (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.books)
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