24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

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

 
  Lot 84
 

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Walpole-Bond (John). A History of Sussex Birds, 1938, & 31 other local avifaunas

Walpole-Bond (John). A History of Sussex Birds, 1st edition, London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1938. 3 volumes, 4to, original cloth, dust jackets (dust-soiled, tear to volume 3 jacket spine, a few other nicks), 53 colour plates by Philip Rickman,
Glegg (William E.). A History of the Birds of Essex, 1st edition, London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1929. 8vo, original cloth, dust jacket (fraying to head of spine, a few other nicks), 21 halftone photographic plates, folding map,
ibid. A History of the Birds of Middlesex, 1st edition, London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1935. 8vo, original cloth, dust jacket (a few nicks and shallow chips),
and 29 others, all 20th-century county or local avifaunas in the dust jackets, including: Bryan L. Sage, A History of the Birds of Hertfordshire, 1st edition, 1959, inscribed by the author 'Bryan Sage, for Eric Hosking, the best of bird photographers'; T. Hedley Bell, The Birds of Cheshire, 1st edition, Altrincham, 1962, inscribed by the author 'With many thanks for your help, T. Hedley Bell'; R. M. Lockley, The Birds of Pembrokeshire, 1st edition, Cardiff, 1949, signed by the author; C. Oakes & E. Battersby, The Birds of East Lancashire, 1st edition, Burnley, 1939; Eric Hardy, The Birds of the Liverpool Area, 1st edition, Arbroath, 1941; W. Walmesly White, Bird Life in Devon, 1st edition, 1931; William H. Payne, The Birds of Suffolk, 2nd edition, Ipswich, 1978, inscribed 'For Eric Hosking, with grateful thanks and all good wishes from the author, December 1978'; Stewart Angus, Sutherland Birds, 1st edition, Golspie, 1983, signed by the author, Desmond Nethersole-Thomson and 3 others; and similar, most with bookplate of Eric Hosking (qty: 34)

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

Sold for £180
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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