24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

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

 
  Lot 67
 

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New Naturalist Monographs. Eric Hosking's personal complete set, 1st editions, 1948-71

New Naturalist Monographs. Eric Hosking's personal complete set of the New Naturalist Monographs, London: Collins, 1948-71. 22 volumes, 8vo, original green cloth, dust jackets, all with the bookplate of Eric Hosking, customary fading to cloth of early volumes, jackets variably toned on spines and with a few nicks and chips (mainly to spines) qty: 22)

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

Bernhard & Loe M1A-M22A (M15 in first state; M20 and M22 each in the primary binding).

First editions. Eric Hosking was photographic editor of the New Naturalist series. Volumes 4 (The Yellow Wagtail), 5 (The Greenshank), 6 (The Fulmar), 7 (Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos), and 15 (The Hawfinch) are each inscribed to him by the author, the inscriptions reading: 'To Eric Hosking, with best wishes, Stuart Smith' (4); 'Eric and Dorothy, yours always, Desmond [Nethersole-Thompson], 25 II 76' (5); 'For my old friend & most helpful fellow-editor, gratefully, James Fisher' (6); 'With admiration and all good wishes, Miriam Rothschild, Aug 1977' (7), this volume also with a handwritten Christmas card from Rothschild, laid in; and 'To my good companion Eric, with best regards, Guy [Mountfort]' (15).

Sold for £3,000
Estimated at £700 - £1,000


 

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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