(7) BILL Wittliff Signed Novels & Photography Books, Cards

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(lot of 7) Books by Bill Wittliff (William Dale Wittliff, Texas, 1940-2019), photographer, author and screenwriter including "Lonesome Dove," "Red Headed Stranger" (with Willie Nelson), "Legends of the Fall," including: (1) "The Devil's Backbone," University of Texas Press, 2014, Jack Unruh illustrator, signed at the first title page "Sept/2014 for Connie, Dearest of Friends, Love Bill," on the opposite page a star drawn with rays titled "The Connie Star," 228 pages, dustcover, approx 10.25" x 7.5" x 1"; (1) "The Devil's Sinkhole," University of Texas Press, 2016, first edition, Joe Ciardiello illustrator, signed at the first title page "for Connie, My dear and treasured friend with eternal thanks for your help on this book, Love Bill/2016," the opposite page with a star drawn with rays titled "The Connie Star-May It ever shine!," 203 pages, dustcover, approx 10.25" x 7.5" x 1"; (2) "Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy, a Photographic Essay," William D. Wittliff, The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio, August 26-October 7, 1972, the hardcover copy signed at the first title page "for Connie, from your friend Bill Wittliff," 28 pages, photo illustrations, dustcover, approx 6.25" x 9.5" x 0.25", the second copy is a softcover, 24 pages, approx 6" x 9" x 1.75"; (1) "La Vida Brinca: a Book of Tragaluz Photographs," Bill Wittliff, University of Texas Press, 2006, signed opposite the first title page "for Connie, So much a part of this book from the very beginning - and so much my treasured friend Love/Bill 2006," signed at the main title page by essay contributors Elizabeth Ferrer: "Para Connie con un gran abrezo, Elizabeth, March 25, 2006" and Stephen Harrigan, "el mismo mi amigo, Esteban, March 25, 2006," approx 180 pages, approx 12.25" x 12.25" x 1"; (2) from within the books a Christmas Card from Wittliff dated 1975 and an advertising brochure for the book "The Devil's Backbone;" 8lbs total (for shipping purposes only) 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.