24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Nightingale (Florence, 1820-1910). Two autograph letters signed, 1896-8
Nightingale (Florence, 1820-1910). Two autograph letters signed to Mrs [Annie M.] Walker of ironmongers W. R. Walker, Ltd. of Mount Street, Mayfair, 10 July 1896 & 10 January 1898. Each in pencil on Florence Nightingale's personal letterhead (10 South Street, Park Lane W.), 2 pp. and 1 p., signed 'F. Nightingale', the first letter reading 'Could you kindly put this pair of scissors to rights for me - you see it is loose at the hinge ... It was given to me as part of a scissor case nearly 70 years ago by my grandmother, in the days when Sheffield's cutlery lasted for a hundred years ...'), the second enclosing a cheque and sending wishes for a 'propserous & peaceful New Years [sic]', together with an envelope inscribed 'Letter from Miss Florence Nightingale' within black mourning border, and some 30 additional letters addressed to W. R. Walker Ltd. from various correspondents, c.1895-8, the second Nightingale letter (10 Jan. 1898) with marginal tear to no loss of text (qty: - )
Provenance: by direct descent to the vendor.
Sold for £650
Estimated at £300 - £500
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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