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 | 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>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
