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BUILDING THE BOOK CATHEDRAL
by Macaulay, David
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of the story of the construction of a book about the construction of a building - a delightfully self-referential look back on David Macaulay's development of the Caldecott Medal-winning CATHEDRAL. David Macaulay is known for his ability to deconstruct complex structures, whether they are buildings, stories, or even the human body. With a degree in architecture from RISD and a love of machines of all kinds, it's easy to spot his inspiration for his beloved children's books. Macaulay has earned a variety of awards for his work, including a Caldecott Medal, a MacArthur Fellowship, and was twice a nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. 14'' x 10.25''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($29.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. 112 pages. Signed by Macaulay to half title page. Jacket with bump to lower front corner, shallow crease to rear joint. Binding with slight bump to lower front corner. A clean, tight copy.
Synopsis
It has been twenty-six years since the publication of CATHEDRAL. David Macaulay's first book, CATHEDRAL, introduced readers around the world to his unique gift for presenting architecture and technology in simple terms, and for demystifying even the most complex of concepts. CATHEDRAL received a Caldecott Honor Medal and is now considered a classic. BUILDING THE BOOK CATHEDRAL includes the content of CATHEDRAL in its entirety. Here Macaulay traces the evolution of his creative process in "building" that first book, from the initial concept to the finished drawings. He introduces the basic elements of structure and sequence and explains why one angle of a drawing may be better for conveying an idea than another. He describes how perspective, scale, and contrast can be used to connect a reader with concepts, and how placement of a picture on a page can make a difference in the way information is communicated. Building the Book Cathedral provides an opportunity to examine Macaulay's unique problem-solving skills as he looks back over two and a half decades at the book that launched his distinguished career.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45436
- Title
- BUILDING THE BOOK CATHEDRAL
- Author
- Macaulay, David
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- 20th century,Post-WWII,US American,Architecture,Picture Book
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