PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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Feb 4, 2022
including: A Defence of the Revolutionary History of the State of North Carolina From the Aspersions of Mr. Jefferson by Joseph Seawell Jones (1811?-1855), Boston and Raleigh, 1834, inscribed by Jones, in cloth boards with paper spine label, Howes J-234; Historical Sketches of North Carolina From 1584 to 1851 by John H. Wheeler, Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo, & Co., 1851, inscribed "with respects of the Author", in original blindstamped cloth with gilt lettering at spine, Howes W-323, Thornton 14720; Revolutionary History of North Carolina, in Three Lectures, compiled by William D. Cooke, Raleigh and New York, 1853, inscribed by Cooke, in original blindstamped blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, Howes H-326, Sabin 16352
Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina
good to very good; Jones with front board detached, top of spine chipped, wear at extremities; Wheeler with large chip at bottom of spine, loss to top of spine affecting title label, corners bumped and worn; Cooke with chip to head of spine, rubbing and loss at extremities
Purchased items will be available for pick up or shipping from our Asheville, North Carolina auction facility within ten business days of the auction will be assessed a storage fee of $5.00 per day, per item. Purchaser agrees that packing and shipping is done at the purchaser's risk and that the purchaser will pay in advance all packing expenses, materials, carrier fees and insurance charges. At our discretion, items will either be packed by an agent such as a packaging store or Brunk Auctions. Please allow two weeks for shipping after payment is received. Shipment of large items is the responsibility of the purchaser. We are happy to provide names of carriers and shippers if a purchaser so requests. Brunk Auctions will have no liability for any loss or damage to shipped items.