Mennonite Life: Rare and Used Book Auction, 71423, Lancaster

Auction Details

Auction Date: July 14, 2023 - July 14, 2023

Page Size: 399 items in 16 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	Williams, George H.	The Radical Reformation.	Philadelphia	1962	Not Available	Unknown
2		Schriften des Vereins für Reformation Geschichte.	Halle	1883-1903.	Not Available	Unknown
3	Braght, Thieleman J.	van The Bloody Theater, or Martyrs Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith, and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus, Their Saviour, from the Time of Christ to the Year A.D. 1660	Scottdale, Pa.	1950	Not Available	Unknown
4	Menno Simon	The Complete Works of Menno Simon, Translated from the Original Dutch or Holland, Containing Renunciation of Popery, Foundation and Plain Instruction, The True Christian Faith, Concerning the New Birth, Cross of Christ, Pleasing Meditation on the Twenty-F	Elkhart,Ind.	1871	Not Available	Unknown
5	Menno Simons,	The Complete Writings of Menno Simons, c.1496-1561.	Scottdale, Pa.	1956	Not Available	Unknown
6	Oyer, John S., and Robert S.	Kreider Mirror of the Martyrs: Stories of Courage, Inspiringly Retold, of 16th Century Anabaptists Who Gave Their Lives for Their Faith.	Intercourse, Pa.	1990	Not Available	Unknown
7		The Recovery of the Anabaptist Vision: A Sixtieth Anniversary Tribute to Harold S. Bender.	Scottdale, Pa.	1957	Not Available	Unknown
8		The Mennonite Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite Movement.	Hillsboro, Kan.	1955-59.	Not Available	Unknown
9	Horsch, John	Menno Simons: His Life, Labors, and Teachings. Published by the Author.	Scottdale, Pa.	1916	Not Available	Unknown
10	Müller, Ernst	History of the Bernese Anabaptists. Translated by John A. Gingerich; edited by Joseph Stoll.	Aylmer, Ont.:	2010	Not Available	Unknown
11	Smith, C. Henry	The Mennonites of America.	Goshen, Ind.	1909	Not Available	Unknown
12	Smith, C. Henry	The Story of the Mennonites.	Newton, Kan.	1950	Not Available	Unknown
13	Moore, John	Allen Anabaptist Portraits.	Scottdale, Pa.	1984	Not Available	Unknown
14	Wenger, J.C.	The Mennonite Church in America, Sometimes Called Old Mennonites. Mennonite History, vol. 2	Scottdale, Pa.	1966	Not Available	Unknown
15	Wenger, John	Christian Glimpses of Mennonite History and Doctrine.	Scottdale, Pa.	1959	Not Available	Unknown
16	Hartzler, J.S.	Mennonite Church History.	Scottdale, Pa.	1905	Not Available	Unknown
17	Weaver, Martin G.	Mennonites of Lancaster Conference: Containing Biographical Sketches of Mennonite Leaders; Histories of Congregations, Missions, and Sunday Schools; Record of Ordinations; and Other Interesting Historical Data.	Scottdale, Pa.	1931	Not Available	Unknown
18	The Weaverland	Mennonites, 1766-1968. Part 1: Wenger, Eli D. The Weaverland Mennonites, Including a Biography of Bishop Benjamin W. Weaver with Excerpts from His Diary. Part 2: Sauder, George G. Transcript of the Weaverland Mennonite Cemeteries .		1968	Not Available	Unknown
19	Lehman, Daniel R.	Mennonites of the Washington County, Maryland, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Conference.	Lititz, Pa.	1990	Not Available	Unknown
20	Shetler, Sanford G.	Two Centuries of Struggle and Growth, 1763-1963: A History of Allegheny Mennonite Conference.	The Conference; Scottdale, Pa.	1963	Not Available	Unknown
21	Lehman, James O.	Seedbed for Leadership: A Centennial History of the Pike Mennonite Church.	Elida, Ohio	1974	Not Available	Unknown
22	Wenger, J.C.	A History of the Olive Mennonite Church, the First 125 Years at the Present Location.	Elkhart, Ind.	1988	Not Available	Unknown
23	Lehman, Naomi	Pilgrimage of a Congregation: First Mennonite Church, Berne, Indiana.	Berne, Ind.	1982	Not Available	Unknown
24	Lind, Katie Yoder	From Hazelbrush to Cornfields: The First One Hundred Years of the Amish-Mennonites in Johnson, Washington and Iowa Counties of Iowa, 1846-1946.	Kalona, Iowa	1994	Not Available	Unknown
25	Haury, David A.	Prairie People: A History of the Western District Conference. Mennonite Historical Series.	Newton, Kan.	1981	Not Available	Unknown

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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