LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History

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LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History is a reference book written by Gregory Farshtey and Daniel Lipkowitz. The book covers the history of LEGO minifigures created from 1978 to 2013.

The book covers a diverse range of franchises including multiple sections on most of the minifigures from the LEGO Star Wars themes released from 1999 to 2013. In addition, from the three minifigures included in the book as offering, one of them is a Stormtrooper.

An updated version was released in 2025 as LEGO Minifigure A Visual History Updated and Expanded.

Publisher's summary

Includes 3 iconic minifigures!

LEGO® Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History shows the evolution of this classic toy for the first time ever, with exquisite photography and fascinating facts about each and every minifigure included.

Featuring more than 2,000 of the most significant, popular, and rare minifigures, this engaging reference guide explores minifigures chronologically by theme. Fans will learn little-known facts about their favorite minifigures in this first-ever publishing of the evolution of the famous LEGO minifigure.