Karl Blossfeldt - Urformen der Kunst - 1929

Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, Berlin, 1929. Preface by Karl Nierendorf.
120 photogravure plates.
A landmark of early 20th‑century photographic art. Karl Blossfeldt’s Urformen der Kunst presents close‑up studies of plants, rendered with extraordinary clarity and sculptural presence. The 1929 edition features superb heliogravure (photogravure) printing, giving the plates their characteristic depth, rich tonal range, and fine detail—qualities that made the book an icon of modernist photography and design.
Blossfeldt's "Urformen der Kunst" is mentioned in all major publications about photobooks and photo literature. Martin Parr's 'The Photobook', A. Roth's '101 photobooks' etc.
The linen boards are clean, the gilted front board title and spine title are still bright. . The plates are clean and bright, the binding is tight. The front hinge is a little weak.