24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Mining. North of England Institute of Mining Engineers. Transactions, 18 volumes, 1856-1902
Mining. North of England Institute of Mining Engineers. Transactions, volumes 1, 4-12, 15, 18, 22, 31-3 and index volume, 2nd edition of volume 1, 1st editions of remaining volumes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Andrew Reid, 1856-1902. 18 volumes, 8vo, non-uniform contemporary bindings (half calf or morocco, one in cloth; rubbed), numerous lithographic plates, including mining apparatus, views, diagrams, geological maps and profiles, and similar, many in colours, many folding, a few ink-stamps to endpapers and occasionally to title-pages (ink-stamp of Hetton Coal Company Ltd volume 4 title), the set not collated and sold as a periodical (qty: 18)
Sold for £380
Estimated at £100 - £150
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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