24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Chapman (Abel). [Collection of works including Savage Sudan], 1st editions, 1893-30
Chapman (Abel). Wild Spain; First Lessons in the Art of Wildfowling; Wild Norway [2 copies]; Unexplored Spain; Savage Sudan; The Borders and Beyond; Retrospect; Memories, 8 works, 1st editions (Wild Spain: large-paper issue), London: [various publishers], 1893-1930. 8vo, original cloth, all plates and maps as called for, all with bookplate of Eric Hosking except one copy of Wild Norway, Savage Sudan additionally with bookplate of J. Lewis Bonhote (1875-1922), zoologist, Wild Spain front free endpaper removed, First Lessons with gift inscription to half-title, text spotted, Wild Norway (both copies) spines rolled, one with gift inscription, the other with damp-staining to front, Unexplored Spain recased (qty: 9)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
Mullens & Swann p. 123 for the author.
Savage Sudan is considered 'the first natural history book about this area' (ODNB).
Sold for £600
Estimated at £150 - £250
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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