24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Booth (Edward Thomas). Rough Notes on Birds, 1st edition, 1881-7, & 3 others
Booth (Edward Thomas). Rough Notes on the Birds Observed during Twenty-Five Years' Shooting and Collecting in the British Islands, 1st edition, London: R. H. Porter, 1881-7. 3 volumes, large folio, original red cloth, 114 lithographic plates after E. Neale (uncoloured), 2 lithographic maps, fraying to spine-ends and tips, mottling to cloth of volume 3, volume 1 gutta percha perished before Barn Owl plate (the binding compromised but reparable), occasional light spotting to volume 3,
Thorburn (Archibald). British Mammals, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1920-1. 2 volumes, 4to, original red cloth (slightly dust-soiled, spines sunned), 50 colour plates,
ibid. A Naturalist's Sketch Book, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1919. 4to, original red cloth, 60 plates,
and a set of Thorburn, British Birds, 4 volumes, 2nd and 3rd editions, 1917-18 (not collated), all works in lot with bookplate(s) of Eric Hosking (qty: 10)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
Booth: Freeman 399; Mullens & Swann p. 84; Zimmer pp. 79-81 ('A series of well-written field notes accompanied by good plates').
Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £300 - £400
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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