PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE, FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF T.P. THÉNOT, BY ONE OF HIS PUPILS.

The second American edition, following an 1834 New York edition published by Bliss, Wadsworth & Co., translated from the original French, of T.P. Thénot's Practical Perspective, for the Use of Students. Included are sixty-seven plates on thirty-seven leaves, illustrating the principles outlined in the text. "Lessons in perspective primarily for the artist, for example: drawing buildings, roofs, arcades, and circular steps; determining shadows; determining reflections in water and reflection of objects in glasses or mirrors" - Schimmelman. "This English translation of a French work was one of the earliest for students on the subject of perspective published in this country; the first was by a British author, John Varley, and appeared around 1819. Apparently popular, Thenot's manual went through two editions and a number of printings" - TEACHING AMERICA TO DRAW. OCLC locates copies of this edition to fourteen institutions. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 53285. SCHIMMELMAN, AMERICAN IMPRINTS ON ART 554. TEACHING AMERICA TO DRAW, p.7 (1834 edition). OCLC 13144027, 809032916, 851880458. Original brown pebbled cloth. Spine ends and extremities worn. Some cover staining. Hinges cracked. Lacks front free endpaper. 19th-century ownership stamp and signatures. Some foxing. Fair.…