Natural History, including photography
Blossfeldt, Karl
Estimate: £500 - £700
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Art forms in nature: examples from the plant world photographed direct from nature by Professor Karl Blossfeldt; with an introduction by Karl Nieren Dorf. London: A. Zwemmer, 1929. First English edition, 4to,120 photogravure plates, original green cloth;
Gilpin, W.S. Practical Hints upon Landscape Gardening. London: Cadell, 1835. Second edition, 8vo, 16 lithographed plates, original cloth, some spotting, slightly soiled;
Kappel, A.W. and W. Egmont Kirby. British and European Butterflies and Moths. London: Ernest Nister, [n.d.] 4to, original pictorial red cloth with gilt butterfly design;
Sowerby, James Edward. English Botany… London, 1840. 8vo, volume 7 only, 259 hand-coloured plates, original purple cloth;
Timmns, Samuel. Popular Country Houses: A History of Warwickshire. London: Elliot Stock, 1889. 8vo, contemporary black quarter morocco gilt, one of 50 copies on large paper (5)
Footnote
Blossfeldt's work is a pioneering photographic book devoted to plant architecture, containing 120 richly gravured plates.