Mechanical Memories Magazine

Issue: 2008-January - Issue 20

The Complete Pinball Book -
Collecting the Game and it's History (with values) by M a rco Ross ig no li
Seco nd editi o n w ith price g uide. The bi gges t and bes t sing le vo lume o n th e subjec t to
da te, it cove rs th e who le topi c from th e ' 30s to th e '90s in minute de ta il , w ith a li sting
of over 3000 ga mes and ove r 900 co lo ur photographs, inc luding tec hni ca l c lose- up s,
fl ye rs and rare pi ctures.
Ha rdbac k, 320 pages, co lo ur. Price: £49
The Pinball Compendium: 1930s - 1960s by Mi c hae l Shalhoub
A no th e r g reat pinball boo k fro m Sc hiffer. A rran ged c hro no log ica ll y, w ith good
cove rage of th e ea rl y days and into th e six ti es. Hundreds of mac hines , ma ny p ictured
fo r th e first time w ith full desc ripti o ns of ga me fea tures, hi sto ri ca l no tes, pri ce g uide.
Ha rdback , 24 0 pages, a ll co lo ur. Price: £49.50
The Pinball Compendium: 1970 - 1981 by M ic hae l S ha lho ub
Co mpa ni on vo lume to th e above, coverin g the mos t pro lifi c era in p inball his to ry.
Hundreds of mac hines by Go ttli eb, W illi ams, Ba ll y, C hi cago Co in a nd other
ma nufac turers are showcased, many fo r th e first time in print. Exc lu sive in terv iews w it h
the des igne rs a nd arti sts, w ith a li stin g of va lu es fo r eac h mac hine .
Hardback, 240 pages, 800 co lo ur and 30 b/w pho tos. Price: £49.50
Pinball Memories: Forty Years of Fun 1958 -1998 by Ma rco Ross ig no li
A noth e r sup e rb book by th e a uth or of T he Co mpl ete Pin ba ll Book. Th is vis ual
c hro ni c le, w ith exa mpl es fro m th e ga me ' s beginnings to th e prese nt cl ay, devotes a
se para te c hapter to fifty fa sc inating ga mes , desc ribing th e ir fea tures, c ultu ra l influe nces ,
des ig n and ai1i sti c trends, hi storica l connec ti o ns a nd unique ga me rul es. T here is a lso a
g uid e to va lues.
H a rdbac k, 273 pages, over 800 co lo ur pi ctures. Price: £49
Pinball Snapshots - Air Aces to Xenon by Ross ig no li and McG ui ness
T hi s ni ce ly illustrated full- co lo ur co mpa nio n vo lume to Pinball Me mories profiles 50
p in balls fro m th e 1930s - 2000, in a lphabetica ll y arra nged chap ters w ith game rul es.
histo ri ca l info rmati on, tri via, des ig ner and a rti st comme ntari es etc .. p lu s a li nal Gallery
p ho tos chapte r. H ardb ac k, 272 pages, 505 co lo ur photos. Price: £49.50
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