24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Holland (Vyvyan). XVIII Century French Romances, 12 volumes, 1925-8, & numerous others
Holland (Vyvyan, editor). XVIII Century French Romances, 12 volumes, 1st editions, each one of 1,000 copies only, London: Chapman & Hall, 1925-8. 8vo, original patterned paper boards, top edges gilt, others untrimmed, patterned dust jackets, jacket of one volume (Angola) with loss to head of front panel, a few nicks and chips elsewhere, together with 38 others, including various works by H. E. Bates (In the Heart of the Country, illustrated by C. F. Tunnicliffe, 1st edition, 1942, etc.), Edward Ardizzone (The Little Fire Engine by Graham Greene, 1st edition thus, 1973; The Night Ride, 1st edition, 1973), Osbert Sitwell, and similar, nearly all in dust jackets (qty: 50)
Sold for £130
Estimated at £70 - £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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