Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Edited by Olaf Breidbach, with contributions by Richard Hartmann and Irenaeus Eibl-Eibesfeldt. Prestel, 2004. Large-format glossy paperback. Fine condition. 139 pages. Profusely illustrated throughout with 100 full-page color and black-and-white reproductions from Ernst Haeckel's celebrated Kunstformen der Natur. Essays place Haeckel's extraordinary depictions of marine life, plants, and microscopic organisms in both scientific and artistic context, highlighting their lasting influence on biology, design, and Art Nouveau. A handsome and visually striking survey of one of the landmark works of natural-history illustration.