24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Richardson (Joseph). Furness Past and Present, 1st edition, 1880, & 15 others
Richardson (Joseph). Furness Past and Present: its History and Antiquities, 1st edition, Barrow-in-Furness: J. Richardson, 1880. 2 volumes, 4to, original red morocco gilt, all edges gilt, engraved frontispiece and chromolithographic dedication leaf to each volume, chromolithographic title-page to volume 1 (none apparently issued for volume 2; wording in list ambiguous), 2 maps, 68 plates (mainly dual-tint lithographic views, also including 5 plates of coats of arms heightened in gold and silver; many folding), spotting towards front,
Rimmer (Alfred). Rambles round Eton and Harrow, 1st edition, deluxe issue, number 193 of 250 copies only, London: Chatto and Windus, 1882. 4to, original quarter japon (rubbed and darkened), wood-engraved plates and vignettes on india paper, mounted, laid-in manuscript note reading 'Mrs Wordsworth, with very kind regards and pleasant memories of days at Eton, and in the Lake District, from W. E. Buckley, June 5 1883',
Housman (John). A Descriptive Tour, and Guide to the Lakes, Caves, Mountains, and Other Natural Curiosities, in Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire, and a Part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 2nd edition, Carlisle: F. Jollie, 1802. 8vo (208 x 122 mm), contemporary half calf (rubbed), engraved folding map, 10 plates (2 folding), toning, a few damp-stains,
and 13 others (not collated), including Pye (ed.), The Sportsman's Dictionary, 5th edition, Stockdale, 1807 (4to, with plates), Lysons, Magna Britannia ... Volume the Fourth ... Cumberland, 1st edition, 1816 (plates), The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald, 1st edition, Ulverston, 1902, and similar (qty: 17)
Sold for £500
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking, 24th Nov, 2021
To include the Library, Pictures and Camera Collection of Eric Hosking OBE Hon. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991). Eric Hosking is a name which will require little introduction for ornithology enthusiasts. The first professional bird photographer, he photographed over 1,800 species, and his pictures have appeared in some 1,000 books, including the popular New Naturalist series, of which he was photographic editor. To complement his library, Eric Hosking also built a fine collection of pictures by leading 20th century wildlife artists including Archibald Thorburn, Keith Shackleton and C. F. Tunnicliffe. The sale of his photographic equipment provides an unmissable opportunity to own a remarkable array of high-quality cameras, lenses and other apparatus by manufacturers including Contarex, Hasselblad and Zeiss, and will give skilled users the chance of recreating his photographic feats.
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