Brunk Auctions: Americana featuring the Estate of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, 20718, Asheville, NC
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 25, 2026 - February 25, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | George Washington | George Washington Signed Medical Discharge, Moses Downing |
N/A | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 33,280.00 | |
| 502 | John Adams | Early John Adams Signed Court Document, 1768 |
1768 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 | |
| 503 | Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson Signed Congressional Act, 1790 |
1790 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 23,040.00 | |
| 504 | James Madison | James Madison Signed Ohio Land Grant |
1815 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 896.00 | |
| 505 | James Monroe | James Monroe Signed Mississippi Land Grant |
1820 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 768.00 | |
| 506 | John Quincy Adams | John Quincy Adams Signed Land Grant |
1828 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 20,480.00 | |
| 507 | Andrew Jackson | Andrew Jackson Signed Endorsement on Creek Indian / Alabama Document |
1834 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,584.00 | |
| 508 | Martin Van Buren | Early Martin Van Buren Handwritten and Signed Letter, 1815 |
1815 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,280.00 | |
| 509 | William Henry Harrison | William Henry Harrison Handwritten Statement as Court Clerk |
1836 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,792.00 | |
| 510 | John Tyler | John Tyler Signed Naval Appointment |
1843 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 896.00 | |
| 511 | James Polk | James Polk Signed Official Decree |
1846 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,048.00 | |
| 512 | Zachary Taylor | Zachary Taylor Handwritten and Signed Military Requisition |
1834 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,536.00 | |
| 513 | Millard Fillmore | Millard Fillmore Signed Official Decree For Pardon |
1850 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 896.00 | |
| 514 | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce Signed Appointment |
1853 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,152.00 | |
| 515 | James Buchanan | James Buchanan Handwritten and Signed Letter |
1836 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,432.00 | |
| 516 | Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln Handwritten and Signed Notation, Wartime |
1862 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 33,280.00 | |
| 517 | Andrew Johnson | Andrew Johnson Signed Official Decree For Pardon |
1869 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,152.00 | |
| 518 | Andrew Johnson | Important Pardon for S.C. Governor John Manning, by President Andrew Johnson |
1865 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 48,640.00 | |
| 519 | Ulysses Grant | Ulysses Grant Signed Official Decree For Pardon |
1872 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 4,480.00 | |
| 520 | Rutherford Hayes | Rutherford Hayes Signed Official Decree For Pardon |
1877 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,280.00 | |
| 521 | James Garfield | James Garfield Short Handwritten and Signed Note |
undated | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,280.00 | |
| 522 | Chester Arthur | Chester Arthur Signed Official Decree For Condolence |
1884 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,280.00 | |
| 523 | Grover Cleveland | Grover Cleveland Signed Official Decree For Pardon |
1887 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,280.00 | |
| 524 | Benjamin Harrison | Benjamin Harrison Signed Official Decree |
1890 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,408.00 | |
| 525 | William McKinley | William McKinley Typed Personal Letter Signed |
1895 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,280.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.