24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Milne (A. A.). [The Pooh books], deluxe 'Monogram' edition, 1928
Milne (A. A.). When We Were Very Young; Winnie-the-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House at Pooh Corner, mixed editions, London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928. 4 works, 8vo, original tan sheep, pictorial designs gilt to spines, author's monogram gilt to front boards, all edges gilt, endpapers and text-illustrations by E. H. Shepard, a little wear to spine-ends, WWVY page-marker detached (qty: 4)
Deluxe, so-called 'Monogram' editions; evidently issued as a set in 1928, the constituent volumes respectively belong to the seventeenth, seventh, fourth and first editions thus.
Sold for £550
Estimated at £200 - £300
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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