24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts including The Library, Cameras and Picture Collection of Eric Hosking
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Vaurie (Charles). Tibet and its Birds, 1st edition, one of 65 deluxe copies, 1972, & 9 others
Vaurie (Charles). Tibet and its Birds, 1st edition, deluxe issue, number 9 of 65 specially-bound copies signed by the author, London: H. F. & G. Witherby Limited, 1972. 4to, original red half morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe,
Keulemans (Tony, & Jan Coldewey). Feathers to Brush. The Victorian Bird Artist John Gerrard Keulemans 1842-1912, 1st edition, number 275 of 500 copies signed by the authors, Epse, Netherlands: privately published, 1982. 4to, original half morocco, colour plates,
Bagshawe (Thomas W.). Notes on the Habits of the Gentoo and Ringed or Antarctic Penguins. Reprinted from Trans. Zool. Soc., Vol. XXIV. Part 3, 1938. 4to, contemporary red quarter morocco, 7 halftone photographic plates, inscribed 'with the author's compliments and sincere thanks, 9.1.39' on p.1, ownership inscription of Julian S. Huxley, loss to head of spine,
and 6 other works, all leather-bound (not collated), comprising: Barrett-Hamilton, A History of British Mammals, 1st edition, 1910 (3 volumes); Johnston, British Mammals, 1st edition, 1903 (bookplate of Sir Gilbert Heathcote of Hursley, 8th Baronet); Macpherson, The Home-Life of a Golden Eagle, 2nd edition, 1910; Bickerton, The Home-Life of the Terns, 1st edition, 1912; Woodhouse, The Butterfly Fauna of Ceylon, 2nd edition, 1949; and Dugmore, The Romance of Newfoundland Caribou, 1st edition, 1913 (bookplate of the author, pencilled inscription identified as authorial presentation inscription to the author's wife by a note in another hand; lacking map), most with bookplates of Eric Hosking (qty: 11)
THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)
Sold for £650
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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