Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(11) Books: Texas Artists & Texana, 4 Signed
- Price realized
- $122
- Pre-sale estimate
- $100 – $200
- Hammer price
- $100
- Category
- Books, Manuscripts & Archives
- Sold
- October 21, 2023
- Sale
- October Fine Estates Auction Event - Day 2
Lot description
(lot of 11) Books: Texana and Texas art subjects, including: (1) "Impressions of the Big Thicket," by William A. Owens, featuring paintings by Michael Frary, artist and author signed at front end paper, published by University of Texas Press, copyright 1973, 112 pages, (1) "Texas: Its Lore and Its Lure," by Caleb Pirtle III, featuring paintings by Donald F. Mitchell, S.W.S, author and artist signed at front end paper, published by Turtle Creek Gallery, copyright 1983, 151 pages, (1) "Hill Country Revisited," by J. Roy White, author signed with sentiment at front title page, published by Trinity University Press, copyright 1977, 51 pages, (1) "A Line on Texas," featuring drawings by Norman Baxter, artist signed at front title page, published by Baxter and Korge Incorporated, copyright 1972, (1) "Images of Texas II: Collector's Edition," by Charles Beckendorf, published by the author, Fredericksburg, Texas, 1980, (1) "Buck Schiwetz' Texas," featuring drawings and paintings by E.M. Schiwetz, introduction by Walter Prescott Webb, published by University of Texas Press, copyright 1960, 134 pages, (1) "A Seth Eastman Sketchbook: 1848-1849," introduction by Lois Burkhalter, published by University of Texas Press, copyright 1961, 68 pages, (1) "Early Texas Furniture and Decorative Arts," published by Trinity University Press for the San Antonio Museum Association, copyright 1973, 263 pages, (1) "Austin: The Past Still Present," by Sue Brandt McBee, featuring artwork by Virginia Erickson, published by Austin Heritage Society, copyright 1975, 129 pages, (1) "The Golden Era: The American Dream," by Gerald Harvey Jones, Randy Best and Susan Hallsten McGarry, second edition, featuring paintings by Gerald Harvey Jones, published by Somerset House Publishing, copyright 1992, some illustrations cut from back pages, 136 pages, together with: (1) "Audubon's Texas Quadrupeds: A Portfolio of Color Prints," featuring thirteen offset lithograph prints on paper, printed by Hart Graphics Incorporated, accompanied by explanatory booklet by Mary Bell Hart, largest: approx 11 3/8"h, 14 3/8"w, 0.75"d, 26lbs total Start Price: $80.00
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.
