Book: 'Lonesome Dove' 1ST Edition, Signed Larry Mcmurtry

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Book: "Lonesome Dove," Larry McMurtry (Texas, 1936-2021), Simon and Schuster, New York, 1985, a Pulitzer Prize novel, signed with a sentiment at the first interior page "For Connie, What Luck!, A first edition, L. McMurtry," 843 pages, hard cover, gilt lettering, dust cover with 1/4" tear at upper left, overall in excellent condition, approx 9.5"h, 6.5"w, 2.25"d 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.