24th Nov, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

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

 
  Lot 87
 

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Eric Hosking Library. Collection of modern ornithology titles inscribed to Eric Hosking

Eric Hosking Library. Collection of modern ornithology and natural history titles inscribed by the author or illustrator to Eric Hosking, including:
1) Green (Roland, 1890-1972). How I Draw Birds. A Practical Guide for the Bird-Watcher, 1st edition, London: Adam and Charles Black, 1951. 4to, original cloth, dust jacket, inscribed by the author 'Best wishes, to my old & valued friend Eric, Roland Green', and illustrated by him with an original pencil-drawing of a bald eagle to front pastedown and a pen-and-ink sketch of a wader to front free endpaper,
2) Kirkman (F. B., 1869-1945). British Birds, 1st edition, London: T. Nelson & Sons, Ltd, 1935. 4to, original cloth, dust jacket (toned on spine, a few spots and tears), inscribed 'E. J. Hosking, from F. B. Kirkman',
3) Hollom (P. A. D., 1912-2014). The Popular Handbook of Rarer British Birds, 1st edition, London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1960. 8vo, original cloth, dust jacket, inscribed 'To Eric Hosking, with best wishes for a successful conclusion to our Bulgarian adventure, Phil Hollom, June 1960',
4) Smith (Stuart, 1906-1963). How to Study Birds. Photographs by the Author, Eric Hosking, and A. G. Britten, 1st edition, London: Collins, 1945. 8vo, original cloth, dust jacket, inscribed 'To Eric Hosking, with best wishes and thanks, November 1945, Stuart Smith',
5) Steyn (Peter, c.1936-?). Hunters of the African Sky, 1st edition, Winchester: Struik, 1990. Folio, original cloth, dust jacket, inscribed 'For Eric and Dorothy who share my love for these magnificent hunters of the African sky, all best wishes, Peter Steyn',
and 34 others, including James Fisher, The Birds of Britain, 1942, Desmond Nethersole-Thompson, The Snow Bunting, 1966, 3 further works by Peter Steyn, 3 by Heather Angel, 2 by J. Morton Boyd, and similar, most works in lot with bookplate of Eric Hosking (qty: 39)

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

Sold for £480
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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