Sold at Austin Auction Gallery

(3) Very Scarce WWII "Air Power" Book, Bradley & Signed Space Books

Price realized
$185
Pre-sale estimate
$100 – $200
Hammer price
$150
Category
Books, Manuscripts & Archives
Sold
February 21, 2026
Sale
DAY 2 - FEBRUARY 2026 SELECTED WORKS & ESTATES AUCTION

Lot description

(lot of 3) Books, including: (1) "Effect of Air Power on Military Operations, Western Europe, General Omar N. Bradley, Military Advisor, United States Strategic Bombing Survey and Air Effects Committee, 12th Army Group", published during WWII and classified as "Confidential until the conclusion of hostilities with Japan at which classification will become RESTRICTED", includes maps, some foldout maps and statistical foldouts with bomber operations, and maps of operations including Saint Lo, Kyll River to the Rhine, Rhine Bridgehead, City of Metz, Normandy, 240 pages, hardcover;(1) "Endurance, A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery", Scott Kelly, Knopf, New York, 2017, signed at the second title page, color illustrations, hardcover, dustcover, 387 numbered pages; (1) "Voyager", Jeana Yeager, Dick Rutan, Knopf, Hew York, 1987, signed at the second title page, 337 numbered pages, hardcover, dustcover, for shipping largest measure approx. 10.5" x 8.5" x 1.5", total of all approx. 5.70lbs

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.