24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Lake District. Highway-rate ledger for the township of Lowick, 1838-9, & 2 related documents
Lake District. Highway-rate ledger for the upper division of the township of Lowick, near Ulverston, Lancashire (now Cumbria), 1838-9. Manuscript, approx. 75 ff. + blanks (224 x 177 mm), including 'Length of the Highways in the upper division of Lowick' at rear, contemporary vellum binding, inner hinges gone (remaining secured by cords), together with a volume of transcribed documents relating to Lowick, c.1750 and later (the originals dating from 1601 and later), approx. 75 ff., contemporary blind-ruled calf binding (spine worn, front inner hinge cracked but held by cords,, contents shaken, a few leaves loose), and an indenture on vellum (1641) (qty: 3)
Sold for £280
Estimated at £50 - £80
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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