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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dtown8532" data-source="post: 123758" data-attributes="member: 320">I own the 1970-1981 and 1982-present compendiums along with the Complete Pinball Book.  I also own three others that Rossignoli did called Pinball Memories, Pinball Snapshots and Pinball Perspectives.  All of these books are coffee table style and would look good.  The compendiums are my favorites because they're more about chronological information about pretty much every table made during those time periods.  They have interviews with designers.  While the compendiums do have a photo of each machine and back glass they're not always of the highest caliber.  The Complete Pinball Book is similar but it's trying to pack more info into the same size as one of the compendiums.  It also has a bit more "artistic" style photos.  So it's a good compromise if you're going to buy just one.  The other three I mentioned each feature 50 random tables and have a write up along with photos.  You can find table listings by doing a google search for the name of the book and table of contents.  People have taken pictures of the page.I still would like to get the classic OOP Pinball book that Roger Sharpe wrote back in the mid-late 70's but it's so expensive for the hard cover.Hope this helps some.</blockquote>

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