(3) Books: 'All The Pretty Horses' Trilogy, All Signed, Cormac Mccarthy

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(lot of 3) Books: The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy (Rhode Island, 1933-2023), each book signed with sentiment by McCarthy, including: (1) "All the Pretty Horses," Volume I, Alfred A. Knopf, first edition, 1992, 302 pages, signed at the first title page "For Connie, all the very best, from Cormac;" (1) "The Crossing," Volume II, Alfred A. Knopf, first edition, 1994, 426 pages, signed at the first title page "For Connie, with love, Cormac;" (1) "Cities of the Plain," Volume III, Alfred A. Knopf, first edition, 1998, 292 pages, signed at the first title page "For Connie, All the best from your friend Cormac;" each volume is in excellent condition with dust cover, each book: approx 8.75" x 6" x 1.5", 4lbs 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.