24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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India. 'Views of Benares from the River Side, c.1920-30
India. Views of Benares from the River Side. Presented by the Maharaja of Benares [cover-title], c.1920-30. Oblong 16mo (118 x 142 mm), original straight-grain black roan lettered and decorated in gilt, containing 20 gelatin silver print photographs mounted rectos and versos to linen-hinged green card leaves with printed borders and captions in pink, mainly depicting ghats, the first photograph a portrait apparently of Prabhu Narayan Singh (1855-1931), maharaja of Benares 1869-1931 (qty: 1)
Sold for £650
Estimated at £50 - £100
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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