24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Lodge (George E., 1860-1954). Memoirs of an Artist Naturalist, 1st edition, London: Gurney and Jackson, 1946. Tall 8vo, original green cloth, dust jacket, 24 plates, signed by Lodge on the half-title, bookplate of Eric Hosking,
Harrison (John Cyril, 1898-1985). Bird Portraits, 1st edition, London: Country Life Limited, 1949. 4to, original blue cloth, dust jacket (chipped), signed by Harrison on title-page verso, bookplate of Eric Hosking,
Yeates (G. K., 1910-1995). A Bird Lover's Britain, 1st edition, London: Philip Allan, 1937. 4to, original cloth, dust jacket (chipped), signed by Yeates 'G. K. Yeates, Oct. 20th 1937' on the front free endpaper, bookplate of Eric Hosking,
and 24 other works, 20th-century ornithology, all signed by the author or illustrator, nearly all in dust jackets where issued, and including E. H. N. Lowther, A Bird Photographer in India, 1st edition, 1949, E. W. Hendy, Wild Exmoor, 1st edition, 1930, R. B. Talbot Kelly, Bird Life and the Painter, 1st edition, 1955, David Lack, Swifts in a Tower, 1st edition, 1956, and similar, many with bookplate of Eric Hosking (qty: 27)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
Sold for £320
Estimated at £100 - £150
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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