24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Dent (Robert K.). The Making of Birmingham: being a History of the Rise and Growth of the Midland Metropolis, 1st edition, large-paper issue, number 54 of 55 copies signed by the publisher, Birmingham: J. L. Allday, 1894. 2 volumes, 4to, original quarter vellum, 22 wood-engraved or halftone plates, rubbed, backstrips soiled, two punctures in volume 1 front board, volume 2 headcap with transverse split, together with 10 other West Midlands-related, including: Noel Boston, The Monasteries of Warwickshire, 1st edition, Birmingham: E. F. Hudson, 1929; W. C. Stockley, Fifty Years of Music in Birmingham, 1st edition, Birmingham: Hudson & Son, 1913; Margaret Dickins, A Thousand Years in Tardebigge, 1st edition, Birmingham: Cornish Brothers, 1931, with dust jacket; W. H. Duignan, Worcestershire Place Names, 1st edition, London: Henry Frowde, 1905, inscribed 'Edgar T. Pemberton Esq, with W. H. Duignan's kindly remembrances, 23 Feby 1905', with bookplate of recipient T. Edgar Pemberton (English author, 1849-1905); Mary Dormer Harris, Some Manors, Churches and Villages of Warwickshire, 1st edition, Coventry: Coventry City Guild, 1937; and 5 more (qty: 12)
Provenance: John Heaton Cope ARPS (1926-2020).
Sold for £50
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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