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SPECIAL 9AM START - DAY 1 JUNE 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION

Fri, Jun 20, 2025 11:00AM EDT
  2025-06-20 11:00:00 2025-06-20 11:00:00 America/New_York Austin Auction Gallery Austin Auction Gallery : SPECIAL 9AM START - DAY 1 JUNE 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION https://bid.austinauction.com/auctions/austin/special-9am-start---day-1-june-2025-antiques-estates-auction-18193
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Lot 1324

(20) BOOKS: TEXAS, WESTERN, & COLONIAL AMERICAN HISTORY, 2 ALAMO HISTORY

Estimate: $150 - $250
Current Bid
$100

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$50,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

(lot of 20) Texas, Western, and Colonial history books, most with hardcovers and dust jackets, highlights include: (1) "James Bowie: The Life of a Bravo," C.L. Douglas, Banks Upshaw and Company, 1944, first edition; (1) "Sunrise in my Pocket (The Last Days of Davy Crockett): An American Saga," by Edwin Justus Mayer, Julian Messner Inc., 1941; (1) "Paths of the Padres Through Sonora," Paul M. Roca, Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society, 1967; (1) "Pioneer Printer: Samuel Bangs in Mexico and Texas," Lota M. Spell, University of Texas Press, 1963, retaining dust cover; (1) "Frontier Forts of Texas," Roger N. Conger, James M. Day, et al., Texian Press, 1966, retaining dust cover; (1) The Alamo: Cradle of Texas Liberty and Other Missions," Henry Ryder-Taylor, Nic Tengg Commercial Printing, fifth edition, soft cover; (1) "The Fall of the Alamo," Dr. John Sutherland, The Naylor Company, 1936; largest: approx 11.5"h, 9"w, 1"d; 32lbs total **PLEASE NOTE: All of the antique and vintage library shelf books in this auction are inherently fragile. Most are likely to have patination, foxing, losses to the text block, and wear to the binding commensurate with age and use. Please assume that they are not in perfect condition and bid accordingly. Per our terms, there will be no condition reports or refunds based on condition.**

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