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Unbuilding
by David Macaulay
ISBN: 0395294576
ISBN-13: 9780395294574
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
A step-by-step explanation of how the Empire State Building was constructed in New York city between the years of 1929 and 1931. Detailed line drawings illustrate the text.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Walter Lorraine
Published date: 1980
Size: 9.25 x 12 inches
Weight: 1.55 pounds
Ages: 10 to 12
Pages: 78
Synopses
This fictional account of the dismantling and removal of the Empire State Building describes the structure of a skyscraper and explains how such an edifice would be demolished.
Publisher's Notes
Superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information distinguish all of David Macaulay's books. Whether chronicling the monumental achievements of past civilizations or satirizing modern architecture, he is concerned above all in how constructions are made and what their effects are on people and their lives.
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Unbuilding
Macaulay, David
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980 with dust jacket, retired library book with general library markings. missing fep, . Hard Cover. Good/Good. Ex-Library. ( more information)
Offered by Midwest Book Company (United States)
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UNBUILDING
Macaulay, David
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1980. Folio, hardcover, fine in near fine black and white dj with drawing of the Empire State Building on cover. 79 clean, bright pages. Numerous black & white drawing illustrations. Numerous sketches of an unlikely proposition of deconstructing or 'unbuilding' the Empire State Building. Step by step dismantling done with impish sense of humor by this superior draftsman.. Illus. by Illus By Author. ( more information)
Offered by bookwitch (United States)
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Unbuilding
Illustrated, Macaulay
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. 8th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WITH SMALL TEAR TO EDGES. BLACK CLOTH COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. ( more information)
Offered by Mybooklocator (United States)
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Unbuilding
Illustrated, Macaulay
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. BLACK ORIGINAL CLOTH COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT STAMPED "DISCARD", LIBRARY CARD HOLDER REMOVED. ( more information)
Offered by Mybooklocator (United States)
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Unbuilding
Macaulay, David
Houghton Mifflin, 1980. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. School Barcode/Spine Sticker On DJ, Corners/Edges Sharp, DJ Glossy, Interior Unmarked, Never Been Read, Very Nice Copy ( more information)
Offered by Solanbooks (United States)
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Unbuilding
Macaulay, David
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980 Hard Cover. Very Good. Price-clipping to front flap of DJ. Tiny chips and tears to edges of DJ. Clean, tight text. Usual shelfwear. ( more information)
Offered by Bookman (United States)
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Unbuilding (Qty: 6)
David Macaulay
Houghton Mifflin Company, 08-Sep-1980. Hardcover. NEW. Brand new item. Over 4 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Few left in stock - order soon. Code: U20081118023823G ( more information)
Offered by A1Books (United States)
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Unbuilding
Illustrated, Maccaulay
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. 6th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. BLACK CLOTH COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. ( more information)
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Unbuilding
Illustrated, Amcaulay
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. First Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. BLACK ORIGINAL CLOTH COVER IS LIGHTLY FADED, CORNERS LIGHTLY BUMPED. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. ( more information)
Offered by Mybooklocator (United States)
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Unbuilding
Illustrated, Amcaulay
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. First Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. BLACK ORIGINAL CLOTH COVER IS LIGHTLY FADED, CORNERS LIGHTLY BUMPED. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. ( more information)
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Unbuilding
Illustrated, Maccauley
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. BLACK CLOTH COVER, LIGHT SHELFWEAR TO EDGES. INTERIOR PAGES HAVE LIGHT SOILING WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. ( more information)
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Unbuilding
Macaulay, David
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Walter Lorraine, 1980 pp80. Hardcover. Very Good/Sm/closed Tears. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. ( more information)
Offered by The Edmonton Book Store (Canada)
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Unbuilding
Illustrated, Macaulay
Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin, 0000. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. BLACK HARDCOVER COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. ( more information)
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Unbuilding
Illustrated, Macaulay
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 0000. Hardcover. Good/Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. BLACK CLOTH COVER. INTERIOR PAGES HAVE LIGHT INKING. ( more information)
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Unbuilding (Qty: 5)
Macaulay, David
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books. Hardcover. 0395294576 We sell only brand new merchandise! . New. ( more information)
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Unbuilding
Macaulay, David
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books. Hardcover. 0395294576 We sell only brand new merchandise! . New. ( more information)
Offered by Robin Pugh's Nest of Treasures (United States)
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Unbuilding
Illustrated, Macaulay
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 0000. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR IS LIGHTLY SOILED. BLACK CLOTH COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT STAMPED "DISCARD" WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. ( more information)
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Unbuilding
Macaulay, David
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980 First edition of this fictional account of the dismantling and removal of the Empire State Building by the Caldecott Award winning author. 80 pages. Large hardcover with dust jacket. Houghton Mifflin Company (ISBN 0-395-29457-6). 1980 first edition ("1" in consecutive number line). Book: Very good. Clean and complete, with firm hinges. Not ex-library. Remainder mark on bottom outer page surface. Dust Jacket: Very good. Price-clipped. Several short tears, small edge chips. Box 4.. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. ( more information)
Offered by Noah's Collectibles (United States)
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Unbuilding
Illustrated, MacAulay
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. 12th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. BLUE CLOTH COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. ( more information)
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Unbuilding
MACAUALAY, DAVID
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston: 1980. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. Dustjacket is slightly torn. ISBN: 0395294576. ( more information)
Offered by Ad Infinitum Books (United States)
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Unbuilding
Macaulay, Macaulay
New York: Noble And Noble, 0000. Not Listed. Hardcover. Good/Fair. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR WITH TEARS. BLACK CLOTH COVER, SPINE ENDS LIGHTLY BUMPED. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. ( more information)
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UNBUILDING
Macaulay, David:
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. JUVENILE: WRECKING: 80 pages. 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches. Tiny wear to spine ends and corners. /Dust Jacket price clipped. Soiled. Edgewear, Chipping and Tiny tears. Wear to spine ends and corners with tiny pieces out. In mylar protective cover. Constructing the Empire State Building was an incredible feat of engineering. David Macaulay shows us how it might be "unbuilt", crated and shipped for re-construction elsewhere. A chilling technological fairy-tale. . ISBN: 0395294576. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Frayed & Soiled. Illus. by David Macaulay. JUVENILE, Children's Literature, Unbuilding, David Macaulay, Empire State BUILDING, FICTION, TECHNOLOGY, Wrecking, New York City, Skyscraper. Construction, De-construction. Architecture. ( more information)
Offered by AKRAN Fine Books (United States)
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Unbuilding
Macaulay, David
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. Very large, thinner book, black cloth with embossed monument illustrated on front, silver lettering bright on spine, 78 lightly browned pages plus a final illustration and glossary. Book doesn't seem to have a title page but no indication of damage from removal. DJ price-clipped, beautiful illustration of complete Empire State Building on front, night scene of building under construction on back. DJ has tiny tear at top front tip, microtear with light crease at top front edge, very tiny tear at bottom front tip, 3/4" tear at top front spine indentation, microtear with very slight wear at spine top edge, microtears, micronicks and very tiny tear with crease along top back edge, light wear to bottom back edge, slight surface wear to back tips. Near Very Good DJ/Near Very Good book.. Cloth. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. ( more information)
Offered by Callaghan Books South (United States)
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Unbuilding
David Macaulay
Hardcover. Brand New, Never Used, Perfect Condition. Orders take 5-7 days to process and ship. ( more information)
Offered by PapaMedia.com (United States)
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Unbuilding
Macaulay, David
Houghton, Mifflin, Boston, 1980. 1st edition. Impressively illustrated. New York - Empire State (Juvenile Literature) - Wrecking and Demolition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-worn and dust-dulled dw, now mylar sleeved. Remains surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's inscription to the front free-endpaper. ( more information)
Offered by MW Books Ltd. (Ireland)
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Unbuilding (SIGNED)
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Macaulay, David
Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1980. Light rubs to lower edges, plus at corners of boards and spine ends. DJ with rubs at corners and ends of spine panel, light soiling on white background, a few tiny and one 1 inch closed tears. DJ's price corner intact. Signed and dated: "10-13-08" on first page. Illus. in B&W. The fictional account of how The Empire State Building was unbuilt. Incl. Glossary. 80 pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good. Illus. by David Macaulay. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. ( more information)
Offered by acornbooks northwest (United States)
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