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| A Picture History of the Brooklyn Bridge | 
 enlarge | Author: Mary J. Shapiro
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 466621
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 122
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8 x 0.4
ISBN: 0486244032
Dewey Decimal Number: 388.132097471
UPC: 800759244034
EAN: 9780486244037
ASIN: 0486244032
Publication Date: March 1, 1983
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Condition: Prev owner inscription inside front cover, otherwise, copy is in excellent condition. No other writing present, tight binding. Thank you for shopping Buy SC Books!
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Product Description
Profusely illustrated account of the greatest engineering achievement of the 19th century. Rare contemporary photos and engravings, accompanied by extensive, detailed captions, recall construction, human drama, politics, much more. 167 black-and-white illustrations.
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Just Amazing! July 20, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you're even mildly obsessed by the Brooklyn Bridge than you simply must own this book. You'll also enjoy it immensely if you're interested in books of old photos of NYC or Brooklyn.
While enjoyable on its own, it works even better as a companion to David McCullough's definitive book about "The Great Bridge."
A captivating look at an underappreciated national landmark January 16, 2006
Fastidiously assembled, lovingly written, and captivatingly shot, this pictoral work is nothing short of fascinating. I really have enjoyed it, and was pleasantly surprised with the selected photography and art. It all comes together well and gives the reader a formidable sense of early new york city. A wonder.
I should also add that this is the sort of work, short on words though not in meaning, that may appeal to documentary video afficianados rather than those looking for a purely textual approach.
I consider myself fortunate to have stumbled across this book and hope to find more like it.
Another fine product from Dover publications October 20, 2004
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Dover publishing has once again put out a quality collection of photographs and prints of New York City. Mary Shapiro's "A Picture History of the Brooklyn Bridge: With 167 Prints and Photographs" is as colossal, magnificent, and substantial as the subject of the book. While it might seem gratuitous to have 167 illustrations of the same structure, the different angles, times of day, events and maintain the audience's fascination. Of course, the older photos and prints that were created during the bridge's construction marvel the reader, and one begins to realize how massive an undertaking the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge really was.
This is an excellent visual companion to David McCullough's "The Great Bridge".
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