An exciting collection of original ornithological photographs, negatives and slides from the work of photographer Harold Auger will be sold at Unique Auctions Antiques & Collectors auction on the 25th and 26th March. The collection includes many thousands of photographs and negatives and some 500 slides, the earliest dating from the 1930s. Included are many rare birds, including Golden Eagles and other,  mainly from the British Isles. The collection of bird images comes with complete copyright with the winning bid. This is a very rare opportunity to acquire a substantial collection. For more details please call UK +44 (0) 1522 690444.
Harold Auger’s bird photographs have appeared in many books including:
Highland Birds – Desmond Nethersole-Thompson (Highlands & Islands Board, 1971)
The Wonders of Wildlife Photography (Country Life, 1950)
The Second BBC Naturalist – Edited by Desmond Hawkins
The Cairngorns – Desmond Nethersole-Thompson (Collins, 1974)
The Bird Notes Bedside Book – Edited by Ewan Davies (RSPB)
The Birds of Lincolnshire – A.E Smith and R.K Cornwallis (Lincolnshire Naturalists Union, 1955)
British Wildlife with foreward by the Duke of Edinbrugh (Nature Conservancy National Collection, 1965)
The Natural History of Somerset Levels – Bernard Storer (Dovecote Press, 1972)
The BBC Naturalist (Rathbone Books, 1957)
The Peregrine Falcon – Derick Ratcliffe (T & A.D Poyser, 1980)
A small part of the collection is pictured below:
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Unique Auctions are one of Lincolnshire’s leading Auction Houses offering a range of regular Antique & Collectors sales. Unique Auctions handle every aspect of probate, house, agricultural, commercial and industrial clearances. For further information call UK +44 (0) 1522 690444 or visit https://www.unique-auctions.com
We are now accepting original photograph collections etc for all future auctions. We also value original photograph collections etc.
