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The Complete Pinball Book: Collecting the Game & Its History Hardcover – Illustrated, January 28, 2011
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Print length256 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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PublisherSchiffer Publishing, Ltd.
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Publication dateJanuary 28, 2011
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Dimensions8.6 x 1.6 x 11.1 inches
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ISBN-100764337858
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Marco Rossignoli lives with his wife Vanessa in Newcastle, in the eastern Australian state of New South Wales. It was here in the late '70s that he played his first pinball game; he has been playing pinballs ever since.
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- Publisher : Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; 3rd edition (January 28, 2011)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0764337858
- ISBN-13 : 978-0764337857
- Item Weight : 4.25 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.6 x 1.6 x 11.1 inches
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Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2018
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I wrongly assumed this book had info up until 2011, the year it was published... Wrong, it's only good until 1998. I also didn't see any price information and the list of machines is very poorly formatted.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2012
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This is just my first impression as I haven't read it from front to back yet. Upon first flip through I was amazed how many color pics there are. They actually take up at least 1/2 to 3/4 of each page. I continued flipping expecting the pictures to stop but no, they kept on filling the pages. The only portion without pics is the "Lists" section obviously. Every pic has a written explanation and since pinball is a very visual game this book matches it nicely.
I didn't want to get many books and was hoping this one would do to satisfy my thirst and I think it will. It covers all topics from the beginning history etc.
I can't wait to start reading.
I didn't want to get many books and was hoping this one would do to satisfy my thirst and I think it will. It covers all topics from the beginning history etc.
I can't wait to start reading.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2011
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This is a great book to learn about the history of pinball and it's mechanisms. It covers past and present innovations in pinball plungers, flippers, coils, sound, etc. Lots of color photographs of classic machine's playfield and backglass will satisfy a pinball lover's appetite for pinball art. I highly recommended this book as a good introduction to pinball's colorful history.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2018
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Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2007
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Certainly informative about most pinball machines. My gripe is with a book this big and thick, I should not have been able to find a number of machines not included. Not just any pictures, but no mention what-so-ever. I must say though I was educated much further about pinball machine operations then I was ever aware of prior to looking at this book. Just a little disappointed that some of my favorite machines had no mention. I am a 60's 70's pinball machine lover.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2012
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the photos alone make the book worth the money, and the writing is enthusiastic, comprehensive, and very readable
all time periods of pinball (except the most recent 1990s and new century) are well represented
all time periods of pinball (except the most recent 1990s and new century) are well represented
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Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2013
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I bought this book hoping to learn more about vintage pinball machines before buying one. This book is extremely thorough. I highly recommend it to those wishing to educate themselves on vintage pinball machines.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2014
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This book stirs memories and invites future exploration of pinball games. The paper and pictures are top quality. Sometimes the text could provide a bit more detail.
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I 'll keep it but I'm not so happy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2016Verified Purchase
the title is not so good. It's right because a list exist at the end of the book with the complete pinball but inside the book, a lot of pinball are missing.
I 'll keep it but I'm not so happy.
I 'll keep it but I'm not so happy.
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Great book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 23, 2015Verified Purchase
Quite expensive buy well worth money, I bought this for my husband who was over the moon with it.
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great book for a pinball enthusiast
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2017Verified Purchase
Perfect book for a pinball fan.
A++ transaction.
A++ transaction.
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Great pick for pinball fans
Reviewed in Canada on April 9, 2019Verified Purchase
A big ol', textboox-size book full of descriptions and photographs of many different pinball machines, ranging from over a century ago up to the late nineties (when the first volume was compiled.) The structure of it is a bit odd - it focuses on individual characteristics of a pinball machine and the chronological history of that feature. For example, one chapter documents how score was tallied & shown throughout the years - from manual count-ups, to lights illuminating values on the games' backglass art, all the way up to dot-matrix displays.
I wouldn't call it a rock-solid resource for everything about the game, and it is somewhat outdated two decades on; but it's still pretty comprehensive for the period it does cover and worth looking at for fans of these games. It also has photos and information about several European & Australian games, which would almost certainly not be seen in the average North American arcade - a nice treat!
I wouldn't call it a rock-solid resource for everything about the game, and it is somewhat outdated two decades on; but it's still pretty comprehensive for the period it does cover and worth looking at for fans of these games. It also has photos and information about several European & Australian games, which would almost certainly not be seen in the average North American arcade - a nice treat!
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