Urformen der Kunst : photographische Pflanzenbilder, 2. Aufl, von Professor Karl Blossfeldt; Hrsg. mit einer Einleitung von Karl Nierendorf (Berlin : E. Wasmuth), 1929, xvii p. 120 leaves of plates: 32 x 25 cm [in German]. $3,500 or nearest reasonable offer.
This is the 2nd edition of Blossfeldt's classic work. It still has the cover box, which has seen better days. However the volume itself is in very good shape. Its cover has been protected for many decades by a paper cover, hand-drawn and coloured in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright, made by the original owner, marine engineer/architect/historian Fritz Matthews. The two images below are just a couple of examples from the 120 photogravures that are individually mounted on every other page in this amazing, extremely rare, book.
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