Mennonite Life: Rare and Used Book Auction, 71423, Lancaster
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 14, 2023 - July 14, 2023
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Edited by James R. Krabill, Walter Sawatsky, and Charles E. Van Engen. | Evangelical, Ecumenical, and Anabaptist Missiologies in Conversation: Essays in Honor of Wilbert R. Shenk. |
Maryknoll, N.Y. | 2006 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 102 | Swartz, Ted | Laughter Is Sacred Space: The Not-So-Typical Journey of a Mennonite Actor. |
Harrisonburg, Va. | 2012 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 103 | Redekop, Calvin Edited by Maureen Epp. | Wall Enchantment and Despair: Montana Childhood Stories, 1925-1937. |
Victoria, B.C. | 2016 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 104 | Good, Phyllis Pellman | Paul and Alta: Living Wisdom [Paul and Alta Erb]. Photography by Paul M. Schrock. |
Scottdale, Pa. | 1978 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 105 | Beechy, Atlee | Seeking Peace: My Journey. |
Goshen, Ind. | 2001 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 106 | Klassen, Elizabeth Suderman | Trailblazer for the Brethren: The Story of Johann Claassen, a Leader in the Early Mennonite Brethren Church. |
Scottdale, Pa. | 1978 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 107 | Albertsen, KarstenGerhard | The History & Life of the Reidenbach Mennonites (Thirty-Fivers). |
Großenwiehe-Schobüllhuus (ermany) | 1996 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 108 | Denlinger, Donald M. | The Gentle People: A Portrait of the Amish. Photography by James A. Warner. |
1969 | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 109 | Hostetler, John A. | Hutterite Society. |
Baltimore | 1974 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 110 | Schapansky, Henry | The Mennonite Migrations (and the Old Colony, Russia). |
New Westminster, B.C. | 2006 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 111 | Edited, annotated, and translated by Delbert F. Plett. | History and Events: Writings and Maps Pertaining to the History of the Mennonite Kleine Gemeinde from 1866 to 1876. The Mennonite Kleine Gemeinde Historical Series, vol. 1 |
Steinbach, Man. | 1982 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 112 | [Plett, Delbert F.] | Pioneers and Pilgrims: The Mennonite Kleine Gemeinde in Manitoba, Nebraska and Kansas, 1874 to 1882. The Mennonite Kleine Gemeinde Historical Series, vol. 5 |
Steinbach, Man. | 1990 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 113 | Edited by George Hunston Williams. | Spiritual and Anabaptist Writers: Documents Illustrative of the Radical Reformation. |
Philadelphia | 1957 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 114 | Edited by George Hunston Williams. | Spiritual and Anabaptist Writers: Documents Illustrative of the Radical Reformation. |
Philadelphia | c1957. | Not Available | Unknown |
| 115 | Lehman, Chester K. | The Last Things in the Teaching of the Bible, with Particular Reference to the Messianic Kingdom: A Defense of the Historic Position of the Christian Church on Eschatology. |
Hagerstown, Md. | 2018 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 116 | Swartley, Willard M. | Slavery, Sabbath, War and Women: Case Issues in Biblical Interpretation. |
1982 | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 117 | Kreider, Alan | Journey Towards Holiness: A Way of Living for God's Nation. |
Scottdale, Pa. | 1987 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 118 | Driver, John Edited by Carrie Snyder. | Radical Faith: An Alternative History of the Christian Church. |
Kitchener, Ont. | 1999 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 119 | Sider, Ronald J. | Good News and God Works: A Theology for the Whole Gospel. |
Grand Rapids, Mich. | 1993 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 120 | McCammon, Dorothy S. | We Tried to Stay. |
Scottdale, Pa. | 1953 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 121 | Kehler Susan Martens | Journey of Many Steps: A History of Mennonite Christian Hospital Nursing School. |
Hualien, Taiwan | 2002 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 122 | Reger, Adina | Diese Steine: Ein Bildband zur Geschichte der Russlandmennoniten. |
Steinbach, Man. | 2001 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 123 | Concern: A Pamphlet Series for Questions of Christian Renewal. 18 issues: No. 1-No. 18 |
[Elkhart, Ind.] | 1979-1985 | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 124 | Mennonite Life. |
North Newton, Kan. | 1994-1998 | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 125 | Preservings. |
Steinbach, Man. | 1993-2003 | Not Available | Unknown |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.