Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999. Hardcover. Folio. Glazed pictorial paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 112pp. Extensive illustrations and line drawings (most color). Fine/fine. Tight, clean, handsome first edition of this volume that "traces the evolution of the creative process in 'building' that first book [Cathedral, 1973] from initial concept to finished drawings." A fine presentation copy, handsomely signed and inscribed by Macaulay large and bold in black fineline opposite the title page: "for Bonnie and Art / Very best Gothic / wishes from a / real fan -- / David Macaulay / 11-7-99." Art Geisert is a noted Midwest children's book etcher and author whose style is very much akin to Macaulay's; some of his books were co-authored by wife Bonnie.

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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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Bookseller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 35938
Title: Building the Book Cathedral
Author: MACAULAY, David
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0395921473
ISBN 13: 9780395921470
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1999
Bookseller catalogs: Books; Art; Architecture;

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