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

Auction Reports

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

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		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		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		USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 3,840.00
577		12 Commemorative Presidential Publications, Library of Jimmy Carter		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		USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 3,584.00
576		40 Publications on Jimmy Carter's Presidency, Library of Jimmy Carter		USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 3,328.00
663		24 Volumes, Easton and Franklin Press, Library of Jimmy Carter		USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 3,328.00
630		16 Books on Fish and Outdoor Recreation, Library of Jimmy Carter		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		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

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.