24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking

 
  Lot 48
 

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Forshaw (Joseph M.). Parrots of the World, 1st edition, 1973, & 11 others

Forshaw (Joseph M.). Parrots of the World. Illustrated by Joseph William T. Cooper, 1st edition, Melbourne: Lansdowne Press, 1973. Folio, original cloth, dust jacket,
ibid. The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds. Illustrated by William T. Cooper, 1st edition, London: Collins, 1977. Folio, original cloth, dust jacket, slipcase, family gift inscription on slip taped to front free endpaper,
Kemp (Alan). The Birds of Southern Africa. Colour Plates by Glaude Gibney Finch-Davies, 1st edition, one of 2750 subscribers' copies from the total edition of 3026, Johannesburg: Winchester Press, 1982. 4to, original boards, dust jacket, slipcase,
and 9 others similar, large-format ornithology and natural history including 3 Arlequin Press signed limited editions from the collection of Eric Hosking's son and professional collaborator David Hosking (E. A. R. Ennion, Birds and Seasons, 1994, one of 945 cloth-bound copies; Donald Watson, One Pair of Eyes, 1994. one of 940 cloth-bound copies; and Keith Brockie, Drawn from Nature, 1995, one of 950 cloth-bound copies) (qty: 12)

THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)

Sold for £160
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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