John Ruskin — Elements of Perspective

London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1859. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this treatise on drawing perspective, by John Ruskin. The first edition.An educational treatise by John Ruskin, presenting a written code of accurate perspective law. In this work, Ruskin offers solutions to twenty different problems, from fixing the position of a given point, to how to draw a squire pillar, to finding the dividing points of a given inclined line.With the occasional in-text diagram.Bound without the title page, endpapers, and the publisher's advertsJohn Ruskin was an art critic in Victorian England, being an influential figure in the art world, especially with the Pre-Raphaelites. He was also greatly admired by Leo Tolstoy, Marcel Proust, and William Morris. He was incredibly influential during his life, up to the First World War, including influencing the founders of the National Trust. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart, with a few light marks to the boards and spine. Front joint has been repaired. Minor bumping and rubbing to the extremities, and rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and joints. Endpapers have been removed. Front free endpaper is detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. with a few scattered spots. Good . Ill.: None. Good .