I read tonight about the first ever LEGO Collector's catalog, issued by the company in honor of the 50th anniversary of the LEGO brick.
Fantasia Verlag, a German publisher that specializes in collectors catalogs, will be releasing "LEGO Collector," an 800-page guide of every single LEGO set ever produced since 1958 through 2008, all in glorious color. It's going to be €23 in Germany, but there are currently no announced plans for releasing the guide in the US, despite the catalog including all sets unique to the US, Asia, or Australia.
From the press release:
50 years of play, fun and joy - around 8,000 LEGO® sets in one book
Key data LEGO® Collector:
· Expected date of publication: May 2008
· Around 800 pages
· Bilingual: English / German
· Around 8.000 sets printed in colour
· One chapter for every year: 1958 - 2008
· Additional information: number of components; available from/until
· Rating (1-6 LEGO® Bricks) to establish the rareness of sets
· Extra: Chapter with key rings
· Extra: List of all published Service-Sets
· Index to quickly find the desired sets
· MSRP 22,90€ (Germany); the price may vary in other EU countries due to different tax regulations
In reading additional articles, I find that it may indeed be sold in the US, but the details are not currently available.
I can't wait for this one!
