Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(12) Books: WWII History & Military Subjects, 2 Author Signed
- Price realized
- $183
- Pre-sale estimate
- $100 – $200
- Hammer price
- $150
- Category
- Books, Manuscripts & Archives
- Sold
- November 8, 2025
- Sale
- DAY 2- NOVEMBER 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
(lot of 12) Books: World War II history, politics, and military subjects, including: (1) "No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt The Home Front in World War II," by Doris Kearns Goodwin, author signed at front end paper, published by Simon and Schuster, copyright 1994, 759 pages; (1) "Hitler's Jewish Soldiers: The Untold Story of Nazi Racial Laws and Men of Jewish Descent in the German Military," by Bryan Mark Rigg, author signed with sentiment and dated 2004 at front title page, published by University Press of Kansas, copyright 2002, 431 pages; (1) "Making a Run For It: From Berlin to Texas, A Trilogy," by Manfred E.E. Kaiter and Larry K. Thompson, published by Holleyhock Publishing Company, Lubbock, copyright 1991, 212 pages; (1) "Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes," by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Anthony Walton, published by Broadway Books, copyright 2004, 302 pages; (1) "Escape From Germany," by Aiden Crawley, published by Dorset Press, copyright 1985, 352 pages; (1) "Up Front," with text and illustrations by Bill Mauldin, published by Henry Holt and Company, copyright 1945, 228 pages; (1) "Brave Men," by Ernie Pyle, published by Henry Holt and Company, copyright 1944, 474 pages; (1) "The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill," by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, published by Flatiron Books, copyright 2022, 390 pages; (1) "1944: The Year that Changed History," by Jay Winik, published by Simon and Schuster, copyright 2015, 639 pages; (1) "Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945," by Catherine Merridale, published by Metropolitan Books, stated first edition, copyright 2006, 462 pages; (1) "Midnight in Broad Daylight: A Japanese American Family Caught Between Two Worlds," by Pamela Rotner Sakamoto, published by Harper, stated first edition, copyright 2016, 444 pages; (1) "A Stranger to Myself: The Inhumanity of War: Russia, 1941-1944," by Willy Peter Reese, translated from German by Michael Hofmann, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, first American edition, copyright 2005, 176 pages; largest: approx 9.25"h, 6.25"w, 1.5"d, 19.5lbs 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.
