24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

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

 
  Lot 57
 

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Hewitson (William C.). Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds, 1846

Hewitson (William C.). Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds, accompanied with Descriptions of the Eggs, Nests, etc., 2nd edition, London: John van Voorst, 1846. 2 volumes, 8vo (216 x 132 mm), late-19th-century crushed red morocco gilt by M. M. Holloway, all edges gilt, half-titles, 138 hand-coloured lithographic plates, bookplate of Eric Hosking, superficial abrasion to volume 2 front board, marginal spotting to plate 120* (qty: 2)

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

Provenance: Henry Lancelot Holland (1808-1893), linen manufacturer and governor of the Bank of England, 1865-6 (bookplates).

Freeman 1659; Mullens & Swann pp. 293-4; Zimmer p. 303.

'Still a standard work and esteemed for the exactness of the figures ... Both in plates and text this edition is quite edition from the first [published as British Oology, 1831-8]' (Mullens & Swann).

Sold for £600
Estimated at £150 - £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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