(2) Encino Press Books: 'Austin Pictorial History' & 'Limestone And Log'

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(lot of 2) Books: each published by The Encino Press, Austin, Texas, designed by Bill Wittliff (William Dale Wittliff, American, active in Austin, Texas, 1940-2019), including: (1) "Austin and Travis County: A Pictorial History 1839-1939," by the staff of the Austin-Travis County Collection, Austin Public Library, with text by Curator Katherine Hart, a Waterloo Book, 1975, 160 pages; (1) "Limestone and Log: A Hill Country Sketchbook," by J. Roy White, with text by Joe B. Frantz, introduction by Harry H. Ransom, first edition, 1968, 71 pages; largest: approx 8.75"h, 11.25"w, 3/8"d; 3.25lbs total Provenance: From the estate of Connie Todd (Constance Clare Todd, Austin, Texas, 1941-2024). For many years, Connie Todd was the personal assistant to prominent Austin-based book publisher, photographer, and author Bill Wittliff (William Dale Wittliff, American, active in Austin, Texas, 1940-2019). Bill Wittliff wrote celebrated screenplays such as "Lonesome Dove" (1982), "Legends of the Fall" (1994), and "Barbarosa" (2000), and founded the regionally-oriented publishing company, Encino Press, with his wife Sally in 1963. Connie Todd later served as the founding director of the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University from 1997-2010, transforming it into an internationally-acclaimed collection through noteworthy acquisitions such as the Cormac McCarthy archive. After retiring from Texas State, Connie Todd spent time traveling the world with friends and family.