KARL BLOSSFELDT (1865–1932)
‘Wunder in der Natur’ Bild-Dokumente schöner Pflanzenformen, Leipzig: Pantheon (Schmidt u. Günther), 1942 *

Estimate: € 2.500–3.000

First edition, first printing, with the original dust jacket, 24,7 x 32,5 cm (9.7 x 12.8 in). 120 black and white photographs on plates in photogravure, original cloth, with a tipped-on Karl Blossfeldt portrait inside. One of the three rare Blossfeldt classics (Urformen der Kunst 1928, Wundergarten der Natur 1932, Wunder der Natur 1942).

LITERATURE Martin Parr, The Photobook, Vol. 1, p. 96; Andrew Roth, The Book of 101 Books, p. 48.

Start price: €1.500