24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
English (Douglas, editor). Wild Life. An Illustrated Monthly. Art Editor, Joseph Simpson Vol. I [-IX], London, 1913-17. 9 volumes (of 10) in 7, 4to, original green cloth, spines lettered in gilt, halftone photographic onlays to front boards, numerous halftone photographic plates throughout (many tipped to card mounts as issued), bookplate of Eric Hosking, some pale mottling to cloth, together with 3 other works (Kirkman, The British Bird Book, 1st edition, 1911-13, in 12 original sections, original boards; P. Chalmers Mitchell, The Pageant of Nature, 1st edition, 1923, 3 volumes; Dement'ev & others, Birds of the Soviet Union, 1966-8, 6 volumes), the lot sold as seen (qty: 28)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
A scarce photographically-illustrated periodical, a handful of sets traced in UK institutions (British Library, Natural History Museum, Oxford, St Andrews), and three world-wide; a final volume appeared in 1918.
Sold for £110
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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