24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Hebraica & Judaica. Sermons by the Chief Rabbi, 1938, one of 40 copies, signed
Hebraica & Judaica. Sermons, Addresses and Studies, by the Chief Rabbi (Dr. J. H. Hertz), London: Soncino Press, 1938. 3 volumes, 8vo, original deluxe binding of crushed green morocco, spines lettered in gilt, publisher's device to front covers gilt, top edges gilt, others untrimmed, portrait frontispiece, frequent Hebrew types (qty: 3)
First edition, deluxe issue, number 2 of 40 sets printed on hand-made paper and signed by the author on the limitation page, this copy further inscribed by him 'To Oscar Deutsch Esq, with the Chief Rabbi's best wishes to the patron of this literary undertaking, March '38'. Oscar Deutsch (1893-1941) was the founder of the Odeon cinema chain.
Sold for £160
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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