24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Greene (William Thomas). Parrots in Captivity, 1st edition, 1884-7
Greene (William Thomas). Parrots in Captivity, 1st edition, London: George Bell and Sons, 1884-7. 3 volumes, 8vo, original blue-green morocco-grain cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and blind, 81 chromoxylographic plates, gift inscriptions dated 1914, bookplates of Eric Hosking, plate facing volume 1 p. 77 secured with linen tape in gutter verso, volume 3 plates occasionally offset, frontispiece and second plate spotted (qty: 3)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
Zimmer p. 274.
Without the very rare supplementary fourth volume as usual: this was started in 1888 but only two parts with a total of nine plates were issued. Sets are also encountered in a much plainer cloth binding without the morocco grain or blind panel-stamps to the spine-compartments and covers, these presumably representing a later issue.
Sold for £950
Estimated at £400 - £600
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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