The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Edition: 1st edition (7)
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 533
ISBN-13: 9780439813785
Copyright date: 2007
First sentence: The story I am about to share with you takes place in 1931, under the roofs of Paris.
Description: Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks—like the gears of the clocks he keeps—with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy in the train station, Hugo's undercover life and his most precious secret are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing in a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spell- binding mystery.

With 284 pages of original drawings, and combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Brian Selznick breaks open the novel form to create an entirely new reading experience. Here is a stunning, cinematic tour de force from a boldly innovative storyteller, artist. and bookmaker.
--front flap
Notes: The text of this book was set in 12-point Monotype Bulmer. Named after the English printer William Bulmer (1757-1830), this typeface was redrawn and digitized by Monotype based on designs created in 1928 by Morris Fuller Benton, which were in turn based on the original typefaces designed by William Martin in 1792 for Bulmer's press.

The display type was set in P22 Parrish Roman, designed in 1999 by Richard Kegler for the P22 type foundry. The Parrish letterforms were inspired by the hand-drawn lettering of American artist Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966).

This book was printed on 80# Finch Opaque Vellum paper and has been thread-sewn in 16-page signatures and bound by RR Donnelley in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Brian Selznick's drawings for this book were created in pencil on Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper.
Table of contents: title: A Brief Introduction By Professor H. Alcofrisbas
pagenum: ix; title: Part 1
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter 1
title: The Thief
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter 2
title: The Clocks
pagenum: 63; label: Chapter 3
title: Snowfall
pagenum: 81; label: Chapter 4
title: The Window
pagenum: 99; label: Chapter 5
title: Hugo's Father
pagenum: 107; label: Chapter 6
title: Ashes
pagenum: 135; label: Chapter 7
title: Secrets
pagenum: 145; label: Chapter 8
title: Cards
pagenum: 165; label: Chapter 9
title: The Key
pagenum: 189; label: Chapter 10
title: The Notebook
pagenum: 223; label: Chapter 11
title: Stolen Goods
pagenum: 227; label: Chapter 12
title: The Message
pagenum: 233; title: Part 2
pagenum: 257; label: Chapter 1
title: The Signature
pagenum: 259; label: Chapter 2
title: The Armoire
pagenum: 269; label: Chapter 3
title: The Plan
pagenum: 301; label: Chapter 4
title: The Invention of Dreams
pagenum: 321; label: Chapter 5
title: Papa Georges Made Movies
pagenum: 361; label: Chapter 6
title: Purpose
pagenum: 369; label: Chapter 7
title: The Visit
pagenum: 379; label: Chapter 8
title: Opening the Door
pagenum: 395; label: Chapter 9
title: The Ghost in the Station
pagenum: 409; label: Chapter 10
title: A Train Arrives in the Station
pagenum: 453; label: Chapter 11
title: The Magician
pagenum: 491; label: Chapter 12
title: Winding It Up
pagenum: 509; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: 527; title: Credits
pagenum: 531