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Brunk Auctions: Americana featuring the Estate of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

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Auction Name Americana featuring the Estate of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Total Sales (USD) 288,128.00
Auction Date February 25, 2026 - February 25, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 49,750.00
Sale Number #20718 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 80,600.00
Total Lots 66
Sold Lots 64.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 51,150.00
% of Lots Sold 96.97% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 83,200.00
Unsold Lots 2 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 346.31%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
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
501 George Washington

George Washington Signed Medical Discharge, Moses Downing

N/A USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 33,280.00
516 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Handwritten and Signed Notation, Wartime

1862 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 33,280.00
503 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Signed Congressional Act, 1790

1790 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 23,040.00
506 John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams Signed Land Grant

1828 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 20,480.00
659 Jimmy Carter,

Keeping Faith by Jimmy Carter, Carter's Presentation Copy in Custom Binding and Case

New York: Bantam Books, 1982 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 7,680.00
567

Signed Photograph, Living Presidents, Jimmy Carter Provenance

1991 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 7,040.00
568

Signed Photograph, Living Presidents, Jimmy Carter Provenance

1991 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 7,040.00
502 John Adams

Early John Adams Signed Court Document, 1768

1768 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,400.00
771 John James Audubon

John James Audubon, Goosander, Cohoes Falls, State of New York, Bush Family Provenance

1836 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 6,400.00
566

Signed Photograph, Living Presidents, Jimmy Carter Provenance

1991 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,080.00
594

21 Books on Political Science and Policy, Library of Jimmy Carter

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 4,800.00
519 Ulysses Grant

Ulysses Grant Signed Official Decree For Pardon

1872 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 4,480.00
531 Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt Typed White House Letter Signed

1941 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 4,160.00
575

18 Books on Presidents and the Presidency, Library of Jimmy Carter

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 3,840.00
577

12 Commemorative Presidential Publications, Library of Jimmy Carter

N/A USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 3,840.00
507 Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson Signed Endorsement on Creek Indian / Alabama Document

1834 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,584.00
628

44 Fly Fishing Reference Books, Library of Jimmy Carter

N/A USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 3,584.00
576

40 Publications on Jimmy Carter's Presidency, Library of Jimmy Carter

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 3,328.00
663

24 Volumes, Easton and Franklin Press, Library of Jimmy Carter

N/A USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 3,328.00
630

16 Books on Fish and Outdoor Recreation, Library of Jimmy Carter

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 3,072.00
515 James Buchanan

James Buchanan Handwritten and Signed Letter

1836 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 2,432.00
629

28 Books on Fly Fishing, Library of Jimmy Carter

N/A USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,304.00
511 James Polk

James Polk Signed Official Decree

1846 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 2,048.00
526 Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Signed Bank Check

1912 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,920.00
  • Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1153 Gerhard Mercator u. Jodocus Hondius. Atlas sive cosmographicae. Amsterdam, Hondius, 1606.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1378 Martin Höhlig, Collection of 100 photographs Berlin im Licht, 1928.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 192. Fragment of a late medieval liturgical music manuscript. 14th century
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1394 Auguste Salzmann. Jérusalem. 40 salt paper prints. Paris, Baudry, 1856.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1143 Deluxe edition of Prince Waldemar of Prussia's travelogue about Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Berlin, 1853.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1225. Koch-Gruenberg. Indianertypen (Indiantypesin the Amazon). Berlin 1906.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 862. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo. Amsterdam 1765.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 549. Francisco de Goya. Los desastres de la guerra. 80 Etchings. Madrid, 1923.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1033. Rösel von Rosenhof. Natural History of Frogs. Nuremberg, 1815.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 13 Pomponius Mela. Cosmographi. Venice, Renner 1478.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 526 William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Cranach Press, 1928.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1022. Eugen Johann Christoph Esper. Butterflies Leipzig, 1829-1839.
  • Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: Thomas Heywood. An Apology for Actors. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Illuminated Islamic Devotional Manuscript. 19th century. Approx. 90 leaves with gilt-decorated title and 2 full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Antiphonal in Latin. Manuscript on Parchment. Cologne, early 16th century. $7,000 to $9,000.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: Mohammed ibn Jafir Albategnius. De Scientia Stellarum Liber. Bologna: Victor Benati, 1645. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Frank Herbert. Dune. Fine First Edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: William Shakespeare. Five Plays from the Second Folio. London: Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot, 1632. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, first issue. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities. With an A.L.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness. Inscribed First Edition. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson. Five First Canadian editions including Ozma of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; Glinda of Oz; [and others]. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Corita Kent. Different Drummer. 1967. Color screenprint; signed "Corita" in pencil on the lower edge. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Bible in English. Tyndale-Taverner Translation. The Bugge Bible. The Holye Bible. London: Imprinted by John Daye and Willyam Seres, 1549. $1,500 to $2,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Précieuses reliures d’une bibliophile
    Collection Georgette J. Salles
    Open for bidding 8-29 April
    Apr. 8-29: Delaunay, Sonia — Blaise Cendrars. La Prose du Transsibérien. 1913. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Picasso, Pablo — Georges Hugnet. La Chèvre-feuille. 1943. €80,000 to €120,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Schmied, François-Louis ─ Joseph-Charles Mardrus. Cantique des cantiques. 1925. €30,000 to €50,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Bonnard, Pierre — Paul Verlaine. Parallèlement. 1900. €30,000 to €50,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Derain, André — Guillaume Apollinaire. L’Enchanteur pourrissant. 1909. €20,000 to €30,000.
  • Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.
    Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.
    Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue.
  • Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 625. Complete set of Covarrubias's "Pageant of the Pacific" (1940-39) Est. $1,200 - $1,500