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Skyscraper / Stephen Conlin, Illustrator ; David Gallagher, Consultant ; text by Nicholas Harris.

Contributor(s): Series: The world unfoldsPublication details: [London] : Puffin Books ; 1996Description: 216 x 32 cm. folded to 32 x 24 cmISBN:
  • 0140376496
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.483 SKY
Summary: "This is a book about skyscrapers like no other. Open it up and see two fantastic illustrations more than one and a half metres long unfold before your eyes! On one side, an amazing, detailed cutaway view of a modern skyscraper, the John Hancock Center in Chicago. On the other, scale drawings of the world's tallest structures, from the Empire State Building to the CN Tower in Toronto. Find out all about how skyscrapers are built and their exraordinary history in this incredible concertina book." - Back cover
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First published by Viking 1995

"This is a book about skyscrapers like no other. Open it up and see two fantastic illustrations more than one and a half metres long unfold before your eyes! On one side, an amazing, detailed cutaway view of a modern skyscraper, the John Hancock Center in Chicago. On the other, scale drawings of the world's tallest structures, from the Empire State Building to the CN Tower in Toronto. Find out all about how skyscrapers are built and their exraordinary history in this incredible concertina book." - Back cover