24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Alpheraky (Sergius). The Geese of Europe and Asia, 1905, & 6 others
Alpheraky (Sergius). The Geese of Europe and Asia, 1st edition in English, London: Rowland Ward, Ltd., 1905. Royal 4to, original green cloth gilt, top edge gilt, chromolithographic frontispiece by Sushkin, 24 chromolithographic plates by Frohawk, variable spotting, bookplate of Eric Hosking, together with 6 others, all in the original cloth, all plates and maps as called for, bookplates of Eric Hosking: Seebohm, Siberia in Europe, 1st edition, 1880, Siberia in Asia, 1st edition, 1882, The Birds of Siberia, 1st collected edition, 1901; Pearson, Three Summers among the Birds of Russian Lapland, 1st edition, 1904; Gätke, Heligoland as an Ornithological Observatory, 1st edition in English, 1895; Slater, Manual of the Birds of Iceland, 1901 (qty: 7)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
Alpheraky: Mullens & Swann p. 224; Zimmer p. 6.
Sold for £380
Estimated at £100 - £200
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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