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Auction Info

Auction Name
Camp Rosemary: The Estate of Posy Krehbiel, Part II
Auction Date
12/12/2025 - 12/12/2025
Sale Number
#6403
Total Lots
17
Sold Lots
15.0
Lots Sold
88.24%
Unsold Lots
2
Total Sales (USD)
7,280.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
4,300.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
7,100.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
5,300.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
8,500.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
85.65%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1110 After Abraham Munting (Dutch, 1626-1683)

A Set of Four Hand Colored Botanical Engravings

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,430.00
1113

A Set of Eleven Illustrations from Medicinal Plants by Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen

Printed by M and N Hanart after David Blair USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 910.00
1024 After Louis de Carmontelle, 20th Century

A Set of Six French Hand-Colored Engravings

20th Century USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 585.00
1248

A Collection of Books in Fine Bindings

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 585.00
1241 Various Authors, 20th Century

A Collection of Books Pertaining to Plants and Gardens

20th Century USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 585.00
1245 Various Authors, 20th Century

A Collection of Books Pertaining to Interior Design

20th Century USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 520.00
1026

A Vintage French Michelin Advertising Sign

Circa 1968 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 455.00
1247

A Collection of Books in Fine Bindings

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 390.00
1242 Various Authors, 20th Century

A Collection of Books Pertaining to Plants and Gardens

20th Century USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 390.00
1249 Various Authors, 20th Century

A Collection of Books Pertaining to Plants and Gardens

20th Century USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 325.00
1243 Various Authors, 20th Century

A Collection of Books Pertaining to Plants and Gardens

20th Century USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 260.00
1244 Various Authors, 20th Century

A Collection of Books Pertaining to Plants and Gardens

20th Century USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 260.00
1246 Various Authors, 20th Century

A Collection of Books Pertaining to Art and Artists

20th Century USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 195.00
1212 J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia, after Charles Bird King,

A Set of Three Illustrations for History of the Indian Tribes of North America by Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall

Mid-19th Century USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 195.00
1112 After Charles Motte (English, 1785-1836)

A Set of Three Hand Colored Lithographs of Garden Designs

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 195.00
1240 Various Authors, 20th Century

A Collection of Books Pertaining to Plants and Gardens

20th Century USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
1025

A Group of Eight Hand Colored Topographical Engravings

18th/19th Century USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold

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  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000