24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Lockley (Ronald M., 1903-2000). A collection his works, 1942-83, all signed by the author
Lockley (Ronald M., 1903-2000). A collection of his works, c.1942-83, i.e. 15 first editions, all signed by the author, including Birds of the Sea (King Penguin, 1945), Letters from Skokholm, Illustrated by Charles Tunnicliffe (1947), The Golden Year (1948), The Island, Illustrated by C. F. Tunnicliffe (1969), Flight of the Storm Petrel (1983), and similar, together with 2 signed reprints (Shearwaters, 1942; The Private Life of the Rabbit, 1978), and one unsigned first edition (Islands Round Britain, Britain in Pictures, 1945), all in original cloth, all but one (Island Days) with the dust jacket, a few jackets chipped or price-clipped, several works with the bookplate of Eric Hosking (qty: 18)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
Eric Hosking collaborated with Lockley for their 1983 work Seabirds of the World.
Sold for £380
Estimated at £70 - £100
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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