24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Eric Hosking OBE Hon. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991). Set of original photographs, c.1935-55
Eric Hosking OBE Hon. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991). Set of original photographs, c.1935-55. 10 large gelatin silver prints of songbirds etc., portrait and landscape, 370 x 295 mm or reverse, each separately mounted, framed and glazed, signed by Eric Hosking on mount, titles or subjects comprise: Nightjar; Golden plover and young; Starlings assembling before going to roost; Ring ouzel; Yellowhammer; Dartford warbler; Crested tit; Red-backed shrike, aggressive attitude; [Pied flycatcher]; [Redstart in flight] (qty: 10)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
Sold to benefit the Eric Hosking Charitable Trust, together with a complimentary copy of Eric Hosking's Classic Birds (London: HarperCollins, 1993), one of 1000 copies signed by co-author David Hosking.
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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