Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(16) Books: Western Novels, Texana & History Subjects, 4 Signed
- Price realized
- $427
- Pre-sale estimate
- $100 – $200
- Hammer price
- $350
- Category
- Books, Manuscripts & Archives
- Sold
- October 11, 2025
- Sale
- DAY 2- FINE FALL OCTOBER 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
(lot of 16) Books: Western novels, Texas literature and history subjects, including: (1) "Hill Country: A Novel," by Janice Woods Windle, author signed with sentiment and dated 1998 at front title page, published by Longstreet, copyright 1998, 469 pages; (1) "Will's War: A Novel," by Janice Woods Windle, author signed at front title page, published Longstreet Press, copyright 2001, 355 pages; (1) "Tie-Fast Country," by Robert Flynn, author signed with sentiment at front title page, published by TCU Press, Fort Worth, copyright 2001, 354 pages; (1) "Galveston Rose," by Mary Powell, author signed with sentiment at front title page, published by TCU Press, Fort Worth, copyright 2005, 320 pages; (2) "Texas: A Novel," by James A. Michener, complete in two volumes, published by Random House, copyright 1985; (2) "Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History," by Paul Horgan, complete in two volumes, published by Rinehart and Company, 1954, retaining printed slipcase; (1) "Off the Beaten Trail," by William Edward Syers, published by Texian Press, Waco, copyright 1971, 493 pages; (1) "In History's Shadow: An American Odyssey," by John Connally with Mickey Herskowitz, published by Hyperion, copyright 1990, 386 pages; (1) "The Borderland: A Novel of Texas," by Edwin Shrake, published by Hyperion, copyright 2000, 416 pages; (1) "The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes," by Bryan Burrough, published by the Penguin Press, copyright 2009, 440 pages; (1) "The Son," by Philipp Meyer, published by Harper Collins, stated first edition, copyright 2013, 561 pages; (1) "Exodus from the Alamo: The Anatomy of the Last Stand Myth," by Phillip Thomas Tucker, published by Casemate, copyright 2010, 404 pages; (1) "Patron Democracy," by Fernando Pinon, published by Ediciones Contraste, stated first edition, copyright 1985, 190 pages; (1) "Savage Frontier Volume I 1835-1837: Rangers Riflemen, and Indian Wars in Texas," by Stephen L. Moore, published by University of North Texas Press, Denton, copyright 2002, 335 pages; largest: approx 9.5"h, 6.5"w, 1.5"d, 27lbs total
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.
