24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Norman Arlott (1947-). Set of original illustrations for Just a Lark! by Jim Flegg, 1984
Norman Arlott (1947-). Set of original illustrations for Just a Lark! by Jim Flegg, 1984. Comprising 152 pen-and-ink sketches on card, various dimensions, mainly 11.5 x 10 cm (a few larger, up to 13 x 17 cm), most of them taped verso to light blue card cover annotated with name of species and reference number (adhesive perishing; concomitant strip of staining versos, not visible rectos) (qty: 152)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
Jim Flegg's Just a Lark!, a comic guide to bird nomenclature, was published by Croom Helm in 1984, and was illustrated with photographs by Eric and David Hosking in addition to Norman Arlott's drawings. The lot is sold with a copy of the book, signed by Eric and David Hosking.
Artist's Resale Rights/Droit de Suite may apply to this lot.
Sold for £380
Estimated at £200 - £300
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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