(3) Encino Press Texas Ranch Cookbooks, 1 Signed 'WILD Game Cookbook'

Lot description

(lot of 3) Cookbooks: all first editions, published by The Encino Press, Austin, Texas, designed by Bill Wittliff (William Dale Wittliff, American, active in Austin, Texas, 1940-2019), including: (1) "The Texas Wild Game Cookbook," by Judith and Richard Morehead, both authors signed at front title page, with woodcut illustrations by Barbara Mathews Whitehead, 1972, 81 pages; (1) "Cooking and Curing with Mexican Herbs: Recipes and Remedies Gathered in Muzquiz, Coahuila," by Dolores L. Latorre, with woodcut illustrations by Barbara Mathews Whitehead, 1977, 178 pages; (1) "A Saga of Texas Cookery," by Sarah Morgan, 1973, 64 pages; largest: approx 10.25"h, 7.25"w, 0.5"d; 2.25lbs 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.