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Blossfeldt, Karl, German artist & photographer, (1865-1932)

Blossfeldt, Karl, German artist & photographer, (1865-1932); Urformen der Kunst. Photographische Pflanzenbilder von Karl Blossfeldt. Herausgegeben mit einer Einleitung von Karl Nirendorf. 120 Bildtafeln. With 120 photographic botanical plates. Verlag Ernst Wassmuth A. G. Berlin, no date. 1928. First edition.
Hardbound folio (320 mm. x 255 mm.) in publisher's green linen cloth with gilt decorated front board and gilt lettered spine. No dust jacket. A wonderful copy in all aspects; binding bright and fresh and interior virgin. No names, spots, folds or tears. Fine!!! XX + 120 pages with photoengraved black and white plates. Mostly full page plates, sometimes 2-3 on every page. Print only on one side of pages. A classic in outstanding condition.
Roth; The Book of 101 Books, 48. Hasselblad, The Open Book, 66 and Parr and Badger, The Photobook I,96.
20000 SEK