24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Milton (John). Paradise Lost [-Regain'd], 1692 & 1688
Milton (John). Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books. The Fifth Edition, Adorn'd with Sculptures [bound with:] Paradise Regain'd. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is added Samson Agonistes, London: for Jacob Tonson [by R. E. and are to be sold by Randal Taylor], 1692 & 1688. 2 works in 1 volume, folio (325 x 197 mm), contemporary panelled calf (covers detached and worn), Paradise Lost with engraved portrait frontispiece, 11 engraved plates (of 12: lacking plate to face Paradise Lost Book I), the title-page, following text-leaf ('The Verse') and frontispiece all loose, creased and chipped, various closed tears and related old repairs throughout, partly obscuring a few words, catchwords or signature marks in places (qty: 1)
ESTC R356 (Paradise Lost: seven copies in UK libraries) & R2091 (Paradise Regain'd).
Sold for £280
Estimated at £100 - £150
Closed tears in: PL Book V plate; PL f. 2O2 (extensive); margins of PL ff. 2E1, 2G1 (touching catchword), 2Q2; PR f. H1. Repaired closed tears to: PL ff. 2A1, 2D1, 2C2, 2F2, 2L1-4 (lower margins), 2T1. Hole in: PR f. H3.
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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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