Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(5) Books: Texana, History, & Western Subjects
- Price realized
- $76
- Pre-sale estimate
- $60 – $150
- Hammer price
- $60
- Category
- Books, Manuscripts & Archives
- Sold
- October 21, 2023
- Sale
- October Fine Estates Auction Event - Day 2
Lot description
(lot of 5) Books: Western, Texana, and history subjects, including: (1) "Wagons, Mules, and Men: How the Frontier Moved West," by Nick Eggenhofer, author signed with sentiment at front title page, published by Hastings House Publishers, copyright 1961, 184 pages, (1) "Texas History Movies: Four Hundred Years of History and Industrial Development," published by Magnolia Petroleum Company, copyright 1943, 128 pages, (1) "Texas Brags," collected by John Randolph, third edition, published by John Randolph, copyright 1947, 62 pages, (1) "Makers of History: A Story of the Development of the History of Our Country and the Part Played in it by the Colt," by F. Romer, published by Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company, copyright 1926, 63 pages, (1) "An Encyclopedia of Practical Information and Universal Formulary," by Robert Bradbury, M.D., complete eight volumes compiled in single book, published by Century Book and Paper Company, 1889, overall wear, loss, and yellowing to pages and binding, 779 pages, largest: approx 10.5"h, 8.5"w, 4.5"d, 8.5lbs total Start Price: $50.00
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.
