24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

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

 
  Lot 79
 

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Scott (Sir Peter). Wild Chorus, 1939, inscribed for Eric Hosking, & other works by Scott

Scott (Sir Peter, 1909-1989). Wild Chorus, 1st trade edition, 2nd impression, London: Country Life Limited, 1939. 4to, original cloth, dust jacket, front free endpaper with an original pen-and-ink sketch of a skein of geese by Peter Scott, signed 'Peter Scott, March 1947', bookplate of Eric Hosking, together with:
Morning Flight. A Book of Wildfowl, 1st edition, 4th impression, London: Country Life Limited, 1939. 4to, original cloth, dust jacket, initial blank with an original pen-and-ink sketch of a white-fronted goose by Peter Scott, signed 'Peter Scott, March 1947', bookplate of Eric Hosking,
Wild Geese and Eskimos, 1st edition, London: Country Life Limited, 1951. 8vo, original cloth, dust jacket (chipped), inscribed 'for my dear friend Eric, with all best wishes, Peter Scott, 27th November 1986', bookplate of Eric Hosking,
Observation of Wildlife, 1st edition, Oxford: Phaidon, 1980. 4to, original boards, dust jacket, inscribed 'for Eric Hosking, with all very best wishes from Peter Scott, 27th November 1986',
Travel Diaries of a Naturalist, 1st edition, London: Collins, 1983-7. 3 volumes, large 8vo, original boards, dust jackets, volumes 1 and 2 each inscribed 'for Eric, with admiration and all best wishes from Peter Scott',
and My Favourite Stories of Wild Life, 1965, signed by Scott (qty: 12)

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

Also sold with the lot are four editions of The Peter Scott Wildfowl Calendar (for 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961), each inscribed by Field Marshal the Viscount Alanbrooke for Eric Hosking (the inscriptions reading 'With very best wishes for Xmas and the New Year to you both & the family, Alanbrooke' and similar formulations). Sir Peter Scott, son of Scott of the Antarctic, founded the World Wildlife Fund in 1961. Alanbrooke was a keen amateur ornithologist, and godfather to Eric Hosking's son David.

Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £150 - £250


 

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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