Mennonite Life: Rare and Used Book Auction, 111425, Lancaster

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Auction Date: November 14, 2025 - November 14, 2025

Page Size: 400 items in 16 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
201	Graybill, J. Paul, [et al.]	Noah H. Mack: His Life and Times, 1861-1948. Board of Bishops of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference: [1952]. 177pp (fp, ill, ind, caif, sl yellowed edges, covers Landis, Ira D. I Must See Switzerland.	Bareville, Pa.	1954	Not Available	Unknown
202	Hertzler, Daniel	A Little Left of Center: An Editor Reflects on His Mennonite Experience.	Telford, Pa.	2000	Not Available	Unknown
203	Weber, John S.	So the Children May Know: The Legacy of Andrew G. Weber and Mary H. Sensenig, 1911-2008. Edited by Mary Ann Weber	[Ephrata, Pa.	2012	Not Available	Unknown
204	Stoltzfus, Grant M.	Mennonites of the Ohio and Eastern Conference from the Colonial Period in Pennsylvania to 1968. Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, no. 13	Scottdale, Pa.	1969	Not Available	Unknown
205	Horsch, John	Mennonites in Europe. 2nd ed., sl revised. Mennonite History, vol. 1	Scottdale, Pa.	1950	Not Available	Unknown
206	Hershberger, Michele	A Christian View of Hospitality: Expecting Surprises	Scottdale, Pa.	1999	Not Available	Unknown
207	Dunham, Mabel	The Trail of the Conestoga.	Toronto, Canada	1942	Not Available	Unknown
208	Martin, Helen R.	Tillie, a Mennonite Maid	New York	1904	Not Available	Unknown
209	Kauffman,	Christmas Light from Heaven	Scottdale, Pa.	1948	Not Available	Unknown
210	Bauman, Elizabeth H.	Coals of Fire. 5th printing	Scottdale, Pa.	1976, c1954	Not Available	Unknown
211		7 children's story books and text books: Woodruff, E. Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail, 1994; Lobel, A., The Pancake, 1978; Take Me Out to the Ball Game, 2011; ...			Not Available	Unknown
212		17 Little Golden Books: Frosty, the Snow Man; The Little Red Caboose; Raggedy Ann and Fido; Swiss Family Robinson; Tonka; Hymns; Tootle; Walt Disney's Mother Goose; Our World; ...			Not Available	Unknown
213		14 children's books: Noah's Ark; Storytime Favorites; How Peter Cottontail Got His Name; This Magic World; Tom Thumb (2 copies; The Bingity-Bangity School Bus; ...			Not Available	Unknown
214	Barnes, R., [et al.]	Sunday Reading for the Young	New York	1894	Not Available	Unknown
215	Costain, Thomas B.	The Silver Chalice.	Garden City, N.Y.	1952	Not Available	Unknown
216	Wallace, Gregory J.	Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia	New York	2023	Not Available	Unknown
217	Dowden, Anne	Ophelia From Flower to Fruit. Illustrated by the author	New York	1984	Not Available	Unknown
218	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. 1660Translated by Joseph F. Sohm	Scottdale, Pa.	1996	Not Available	Unknown
219		The Complete Writings of Menno Simons, c.1496-1561. Translated by Leonard Verduin; edited by John Christian Wenger	Scottdale, Pa.	1984, c1956	Not Available	Unknown
220	Loewen, Harry	Through Fire & Water: An Overview of Mennonite History	Scottdale, Pa.	1996	Not Available	Unknown
221		Laurel Wreath	Lancaster, Pa.	1987-90	Not Available	Unknown
222		The International Bible Commentary, with the New International Version. Edited by F.F. Bruce. Rev. ed.	Marshall Pickering/Zondervan	1986	Not Available	Unknown
223	Wakeley, James S.	Birds of Pennsylvania: Natural History and Conservation. 2nd ed., 3rd printing	Harrisburg, Pa.	1994, c1983	Not Available	Unknown
224		Garrison, Webb Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences	Nashville, Tenn.	1994	Not Available	Unknown
225	Morison, Samuel Eliot	The Growth of the American Republic. Vol. 1 only. 7th ed	New York	1980	Not Available	Unknown

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Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.