Great book. But it arrived all beat up

Overall, this is a great book. I wish it had a little more of a "how-to" emphasis but the urban sketches throughout the book were awesome and are very inspirational. I like the way they are broken down by city. The last section covers different inspiration and topics such as buildings, harbors, seasons, people in action and even night sketching. It was also interesting to read about other urban sketchers and how they go about their art. I only have two complaints that pulled the rating down a star or two. One, the book comes with a paper cover that contains the artwork you see on the book. The actual cover is just light blue with a white band that contains some line art. A little disappointing but not a big deal. The bigger issue is that the book looked like someone had dropped it several times or thrown it around the room. The paper cover was all beat up as was the actual book cover. This is not the fault of the book's author but rather the seller's fault or the way the shipping company (USPS) handled the book. Either way, in my opinion this is unacceptable and kept me from giving the book 4 or 5 stars. I normally would have read the book more thoroughly (I just skimmed it and read some sections) before reviewing the book as I am extremely miffed about the condition of what was supposed to be a new book. Again, I love the book but not the condition it arrived in.

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