24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Grimble (Augustus). Deer-Stalking, 1901, & 12 others similar
Grimble (Augustus). Deer-Stalking and the Deer Forests of Scotland, 1st collected edition, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd., 1901. 4to, original quarter vellum, 26 halftone or photogravure plates by Thorburn and others, bookplate of Eric Hosking, covers slightly marked,
Maxwell (Marius). Stalking Big Game with a Camera in Equatorial Africa, 1st trade edition, London: William Heinemann, 1925. Royal 4to, original blue cloth, dust jacket (loss to head of spine-panel, slightly dust-soiled overall, a few nicks), all halftone photographic plates as called for (including 3 folding panoramas), bookplate of Eric Hosking,
Kearton (Cherry, & James Barnes). Through Central Africa from East to West, 1st edition, London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1915. 4to, original blue pictorial cloth, top edge dyed blue, folding map, all plates as called for (halftones and photogravures), bookplate of Eric Hosking, spine rolled, occasional spotting to text-block,
Schillings (Carl Georg). With Flashlight and Rifle. A Record of Hunting Adventures and of Studies in Wild Life in Equatorial East Africa, 1st edition in English, London: Hutchinson and Co., 1906. 2 volumes, 8vo, original green cloth, elephant roundels to front covers, halftone photographic illustrations throughout, endpapers spotted, inner hinges cracked (text-blocks heavy), volume 2 front free endpaper removed,
and 9 other works, mainly big-game hunting and African ornithology, original cloth (qty: 14)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
Sold for £200
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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