Brunk Auctions: American and Southern
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | American and Southern | Total Sales (USD) | 42,880.00 |
| Auction Date | September 11, 2025 - September 11, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 30,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #17911 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 47,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 38 | ||
| Sold Lots | 37.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 30,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 97.37% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 47,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 89.90% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1220 | Joseph A. Schumpeter, | Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, Presentation Copy |
1942 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,160.00 |
| 1021 | Anti-Secession South Carolina Broadside (1851) titled "Southern Rights and Co-Operation" |
1851 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 3,072.00 | |
| 1046 | Louis Armstrong | Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans, Signed First Edition, Publisher's Presentation Copy |
1954 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,560.00 |
| 1219 | Mark Twain | The Writings of Mark Twain, Autograph Edition, 23 Volumes |
1899-1907 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,432.00 |
| 1214 | Ayn Rand | Atlas Shrugged, First Edition, First Printing |
1957 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,304.00 |
| 1221 | Pardon Signed by James Madison and James Monroe; Two Engravings |
1811 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,176.00 | |
| 1249 | Mark Catesby, | The Red Bird, T. 38 The Red Bird/Pig-nut/HiccoryTree, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, |
1754 or 1771 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,048.00 |
| 1053 | Louis Orr | Three North Carolina Etchings |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 1246 | After John Woodhouse Audubon, | American Black Bear, Plate CXLI Ursus Americanus, Pallas, from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, 1848, |
1845-1848 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 1213 | Milton Friedman | Capitalism and Freedom, Signed Presentation Copy |
1962 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,536.00 |
| 1110 | William Wegman | By Association |
1988 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 1215 | Ayn Rand | Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, Signed Limited First Edition |
1966 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 1045 | Old Homes and Gardens of North Carolina, Signed and Numbered First Edition |
1939 | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,280.00 | |
| 1217 | published [for] the House of Representatives | An Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of the United States, for the Year 1793 |
1794 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,280.00 |
| 1247 | After John Woodhouse Audubon, | Cinnamon Bear, Plate CXXVII Ursus Americanus, Pallas, from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, |
1845-1848 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,280.00 |
| 1216 | Ayn Rand | For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, Signed |
1961 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,216.00 |
| 1018 | Carew Rice |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,088.00 | ||
| 1054 | Louis Orr | Three North Carolina Etchings |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 768.00 | |
| 1061 | Louis Orr | Three North Carolina Etchings |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 768.00 | |
| 1058 | Louis Orr | Two North Carolina Etchings |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 704.00 | |
| 1112 | William Wegman | Untitled (Picnic Trio), 1992 |
1992 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 704.00 |
| 1212 | Walt Whitman | Leaves of Grass, Third Edition, First Printing |
1860 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 640.00 |
| 1248 | Mark Catesby, | The Little Thrush, T. 31 from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, |
1754 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 640.00 |
| 1057 | Louis Orr | Three North Carolina Etchings |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 576.00 | |
| 1059 | Louis Orr | Two North Carolina Etchings |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 576.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
