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Emporium Featuring Sports Memorabilia | June 11, 2026

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Classic cardboard offerings include a Willie Mays Bowman rookie card (1951) and the first Topps cards for Hank Aaron (1954) and Sandy Koufax (1955). Important lifetime Washington Redskins collection of signed photographs and jerseys from Slingin’ Sammy Baugh to the Hogs. Signed soccer jerseys from Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, the great Pele and others will appeal to ‘futbol’ enthusiasts. Tiffany, Meissen, Baccarat, Georg Jensen and others lead a 200-lot Emporium session of silver, paintings, prints, furniture, bronzes, ceramics, glass, rugs, books, jewelry and Asian ceramics and paintings.
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Lot 1122

31 Assorted Volumes, Southern and American History

Estimate: $300 - $500
Starting Bid
$150

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

subjects including American, Southern, and Australian history, 31 volumes total, including: Roster of Soldiers From North Carolina in the American Revolution, Durham, North Carolina: NC Daughters of the American Revolution, 1932, numbered 322 of 1,000, signed by State Regent and State Historican of the NCDAR, blue cloth binding; History of Wachovia in North Carolina by John Henry Clewell, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1902, front board interior inscribed "Thomas Settle / November 1915" (NC U.S. House of Representatives, 53rd-54th Congress, b. 1865-1919), with copy of The Town Builders by Adelaide L. Fries pastedown on first page; The Vanderbilts and the Story of Their Fortune by W. A. Croffut, Chicago/New York: Bellford, Clarke & Co., 1886, mustard cloth binding with gilt lettering; American Prisoners of the Revolution by Danske Dandridge, Charlottesville, Virginia: The Michie Company, 1911; The Black Police of Queensland by Edward B. Kennedy, London: John Murray, 1902, bound in full leather, teg; Audubon Birds of America, ed. Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson, Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1981, The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio, bound in full leather with blindstamped and gilt cover; and others (see additional photos of spines for titles); together with an automobile log book belonging to a "Charles A. Hanna" dated 1905

Provenance: To Benefit WNC Bridge Foundation

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To Benefit WNC Bridge Foundation

all with light wear to extremities, some fading, fraying, and chipping to spines, bumped corners, several with hinges tender, scattered areas of staining to cloth; automobile log with some tears to leather, binding popped Note - Brunk Auctions makes every effort to offer accurate and thorough information, but encourages prospective bidders to inspect items in person whenever possible. Condition statements are provided as a courtesy for general guidance and should not be considered complete or definitive. They do not represent a warranty or assumption of liability by Brunk Auctions. Certain condition issues may not be specifically noted in the report but may be visible in the accompanying photographs, which are considered part of the overall condition report. Please refer to our Terms of Sale for complete information and contact us for additional photos or information as needed.