24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking

 
  Lot 34
 

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Whitaker (T. D.). An History of Whalley, 2nd edition, 1806, & 3 others

Whitaker (Thomas Dunham). An History of the Original Parish of Whalley, and Honor of Clitheroe, in the Counties of Lancaster and York. The Second Edition, with Additions, London: J. Nichols and Son, 1806. 4to (288 x 228 mm), contemporary diced russia gilt, rebacked, gilt edges, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding map, 27 plates (views and portraits, several folding), 11 folding pedigrees, offsetting, short closed tear to map,
ibid. The History and Antiquities of the Deanery of Craven, in the County of York. The Second Edition, with many Additions, Corrections, Map, and Views of Gentlemane's Seats, Antiquities, London: J. Nichols and Son, 1812. 4to (310 x 230 mm), near-contemporary half russia gilt, all engraved and sepia aquatint plates as called for (including one plate 'Autographs of the prior and canons of Bolton' facing p. 415, not listed),
and 2 others including Speight, The Craven and North-West Yorkshire Highlands, 1st edition, 1892 (4to, original half roan, front inner hinge loose)
(qty: 6)

Sold for £200
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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