Koch and Kredel's Botanical Masterpiece
Das Blumenbuch.
Leipzig: Mainzer Presse, 1929-30.
Price: $4,000.00
About the item
Kredel, Fritz. First trade edition. With 250 hand-colored woodcuts after Koch by Fritz Kredel. 3 vols. Folio. Koch and Kredel's Botanical Masterpiece. Publisher's boards, title labels on upper covers. Near fine with light wear to spines, in original slipcases (slightly rubbed).
Item #214585
A superb collection of wildflower woodcuts by the noted artist and engraver Fritz Kredel, whose graver has caught perfectly the delicate beauty of Koch's original depictions. This is the first trade edition, preceded by a special edition of only 20 copies.
