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Kirk

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Book!
« on: October 17, 2019, 11:59:23 PM »
Lourens Bas "The Lost Art Of Spinning Tops" 2011 Limited Edition
Just arrived from and ebay seller.  It is quite beautiful and an overwhelming amount of information.
I have had this on my ebay search list for years.
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Jeremy McCreary

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Re: Book!
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2019, 01:46:57 AM »
I've read my copy at least twice and have looked through it countless times. Love all the attention paid to 19th and early 20th century mechanical (non-throwing) tops -- especially those from Japan and Germany.
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Re: Book!
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2019, 02:03:54 AM »
Très beau livre, j'ai le numéro 356 sur 500 (édition limitée),  beaucoup de photos et d'informations.
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« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2019, 02:09:18 AM »
Et Ta0 a fait un belle vidéo de la collection de l'auteur de ce livre Lourens Bas.

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Re: Book!
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2019, 02:44:03 AM »
wishing you a great great reading

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Re: Book!
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2019, 12:05:15 PM »
Congratulation, Kirk, but how did you let it pass the first time?

Quote from: Jeremy McCreary on October 18, 2019, 01:46:57 AM
I've read my copy at least twice and have looked through it countless times.
The whole thing? It took me for ever to just read it once. But I did it very carefully.
I'm very honored to be in the acknowledgments page.

25/500 ici.  :)


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Kirk

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Re: Book!
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2019, 08:28:31 PM »
Quote from: ta0 on October 18, 2019, 12:05:15 PM
Congratulation, Kirk, but how did you let it pass the first time?
I was not spinning tops in 2011.  Were only 500 were printed?  Mine is #38.
The seller was in Lincoln Nebraska and said it was from an estate.  I feel extra blessed to not pay 70 Euros.
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