24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Swann (H. Kirke). A Monograph of the Birds of Prey, 1st edition, 1924-45, one of 412 copies
Swann (H. Kirke). A Monograph of the Birds of Prey (Order Accipitres), Edited by Alexander Wetmore, 1st edition, London: Wheldon & Wesley, Ltd., [1924]-45. 2 volumes, 4to (316 x 242 mm), contemporary buckram, maroon roan spine-labels, top edges gilt, others untrimmed, lxvii xvii-xviii xi [1] 487, xvi xix-xx 538 pp. (pagination of volume 2 erroneously includes the 'list of plates' for volume 1, i.e. pp. xvii-xviii), half-titles, 48 colour plates mainly after Grönvold, 11 photogravure plates, printed wrappers for all 16 original parts bound in at rear, intermittent light spotting to text, heavier spotting to a few photogravures, bookplates of Eric Hosking (qty: 2)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
One of 412 copies only (according to a notice on the original printed wrappers).
Sold for £550
Estimated at £200 - £300
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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