24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Godman (Frederick Du Cane). A Monograph of the Petrels, 1st edition, 1907-10
Godman (Frederick Du Cane). A Monograph of the Petrels (Order Tubinares), London: Witherby & Co., 1907-10. 2 volumes in 1, 4to (325 x 245 mm), later black half morocco, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, lxv 381 pp., half-title, title-page in red and black, 106 hand-coloured lithographic plates by J. G. Keulemans (numbered 1-103), faint offsetting, marginal spots to a few plates (17, 18, 66, 85, 90), small ink-stain to margin of plate 81, plate 95 slightly short, bookplate of Eric Hosking (qty: 1)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
Anker 163; Zimmer p. 248; Mullens & Swann p. 234 refers.
First edition, number 186 of 225 copies only.
Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
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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