24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Camden (William). The Abridgment of Camden's Britannia, London: John Bill, 1626
Camden (William). The Abridgment of Camden's Britannia. With the Maps of the sevrall Shires of England and Wales, London: John Bill, 1626. Oblong 8vo (185 x 138 mm), 19th-century half calf, signatures pi2 a-c4 [A-E]4 F-N4 (initial blank, pi1, discarded), engraved allegorical title-page, engraved map 'A Tipe of England' to b4 v., 51 engraved county maps (each with strapwork title cartouche), woodcut initials and headpieces, 19th-century ownership inscription to binder's blank, loss to marbled paper on covers, variable faint damp-staining to fore margins (slightly stronger in quires H and M-N), a few small worm-trails to top and fore margins not affecting maps or text, a few leaves closely trimmed just shaving c1 signature-mark and catchword, c4 headline (verso), D4 ('Glocester Shire') headline and H2 ('Darby Shire') signature-mark, title-page with small stain to corner of image, fore edge unevenly shaved and small hole to lower margin, H4 ('York Shire') with short nick at foot, a few minor blemishes elsewhere (qty: 1)
Chubb XLI; ESTC S107395.
Rare miniature county atlas. ESTC traces twelve copies in libraries world-wide and it is postulated that only 200 copies were printed. The maps are notable for being the first of the English and Welsh counties to show longitude and latitude.
Sold for £5,200
Estimated at £2,500 - £3,500
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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