24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Bannerman (David). The Birds of Tropical West Africa, 1st edition, 1930-51, & 2 others
Bannerman (David A.). The Birds of Tropical West Africa, with Special Reference to those of the Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Nigeria, 1st edition, London: Crown Agents for the Colonies, 1930-51. 8 volumes, 4to, original dark blue cloth, 86 chromolithographic and other mainly colour plates after Henry Jones, Henrik Grönvold, G. E. Lodge and others, 7 maps (5 folding), volume 3 spine faded,
Priest (Cecil D.). The Birds of Southern Rhodesia, 1st edition, London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited, 1933-6. 4 volumes, 4to, original dark blue cloth, 40 colour maps, folding map, the set largely unopened, spines sunned, covers marked, half-titles spotted, very light damp-staining to top margins of volume 4,
Jackson (Sir Frederick John). The Birds of Kenya Colony and the Uganda Protectorate. Completed and Edited by W. L. Sclater, 1st edition, London: Gurney and Jackson, 1938. 3 volumes, 4to, original black cloth, halftone frontispiece, 24 colour plates, folding map, abrasion to volume 2 spine, each work with bookplate of Eric Hosking (qty: 15)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
Sold for £320
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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