Condition: Has some wear around the edges of the covers and creases on some corners. Also, has some faded or ink marks on cover. Inside is clean with no marks, folds, tears in great condition. About: A great foundational book to learn perspective for any level of artist. In presenting the principles of perspective drawing, Mr. Watson devotes a chapter each to step-by-step discussions of such topics as the picture plane, foreshortening and convergence, the circle, the cone, three-point perspective, universal perspective, figures in perspective, and much more. Ernest W. Watson taught at Pratt Institute for over 20 years, co-founded and served as editor-in-chief of the magazine American Artist, and co-founded the prestigious art publishing house of Watson-Guptill.