[Arthur W. Dow | Association Copy] Composition E-List 23 Prospectus and order form loosely

Prospectus and order form loosely inserted

Holden at the shop of Frank & Emily Mathewson

Illuminated throughout with vignettes in watercolor and gilt

Extra illustrated by

[Arthur W. Dow | Association Copy] Composition E-List 23 Prospectus and order form looselyDow, Arthur Wesley. Composition: A Series of Exercises Selected from a New System of Art Education. Boston: J. M. Bowles, 1899. Composition and presswork by the Heintzemann Press. The extremely scarce first printing (the second printing in 1899 was published by The Baker and Taylor Company). Illustrations in green gray depicting Dows theory of Notan, along with additional illustrations on glossy paper. Paper covered boards with grey toned page edges.