KREDEL. - KOCH, Rudolf. — Das Blumenbuch. 3 vols.

1929-1930 With 250 orig. woodcut plates by Fritz Kredel after Rudolf Koch, all handcolored by Emil Wöllner. Folio. Orig. boards. In orig. slipcases. Mainz and Leipzig, Mainzer Presse for Insel, 1929-1930. One of 1000 copies. Splendid and accurate representations of local herbs and flowers, arranged according to the seasons or to their habitat, intended for home reference. The plates and the nomenclature were verified by Hans Heil, assistant to the Botanical Institute of Darmstadt. - Sarkowski 950; Nissen, BBI, 1084; Schauer II, 36 (with illustration). PRESS BOOKS ; NATURWISSENSCHAFT UND TECHNIK ; MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (1900-1999) ; SCIENCE: BOTANY ;