Mennonite Life: Rare and Used Book Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare and Used Book Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 11,731.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 10, 2026 - July 10, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #71026 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 400 | ||
| Sold Lots | 375.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.75% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 25 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 313 | Bragt Tileman | 'T Merg van de Historien dr Martelaren |
1769 | Not Available | USD 1,500.00 |
| 312 | Braght Tileman | Het Bloedig Tooneel, of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-Gesinde |
1685 | Not Available | USD 1,100.00 |
| 117 | Ausbund, Das | Etliche schone Christliche Lieder |
1785 | Not Available | USD 455.00 |
| 262 | Zimmerman Ezra; Zimmerman Maria | A Branch of the Zimmerman Off Spring of Glause Zimmerman in Europe |
1988 | Not Available | USD 250.00 |
| 48 | Bender Elizabeth; Gross Leonard | Golden Apples in Silver Bowls; Prayer Book for Earnest Christians |
1999; 1997 | Not Available | USD 180.00 |
| 166 | Ledger |
1907-1916 | Not Available | USD 160.00 | |
| 118 | Durnbaugh Donald F. | The Brethren Encyclopedia |
1983 | Not Available | USD 150.00 |
| 284 | Gottschall Abraham | 2 Books, including: Eine Beschreibung der Neuen Creatur |
1838 | Not Available | USD 135.00 |
| 31 | Bender Harold; Smith C. Henry | The Mennonite Encyclopedia |
1955-59 | Not Available | USD 130.00 |
| 158 | Brastberger Immanuel | Evangelische Zeugnisse der Wahrheit |
1830 | Not Available | USD 120.00 |
| 294 | Mennonite Family History |
1982-2014 | Not Available | USD 120.00 | |
| 309 | Leu Urs B.; Scheidegger Christian; Dellsperger Rudolf; Lavater Hans Rudolf | Die Zurcher Taufer, 1525-1700; Die Wahrheit ist untodlich: Berner Taufer in Geschichte und Gegenwart |
2007 | Not Available | USD 110.00 |
| 320 | Lockyer Herbert | 21 Books, including: All the Angels in the Bible |
c1958-98 | Not Available | USD 110.00 |
| 333 | Davis Richard | Warren Emigrants, Refugees and Prisoners: An Aid to Mennonite Family Research |
1995-99 | Not Available | USD 110.00 |
| 368 | Bender Harold S.; Burdge Edsel Jr.; Horst Samuel L. | 2 Books, including: Grebel |
1950; 2004 | Not Available | USD 90.00 |
| 336 | Metzler Ralph; Metzler Carolyn | Valentine Metzler & Anna Nissley Genealogy |
2018 | Not Available | USD 80.00 |
| 164 | Gottheil Paul | Fuhrer zur Erlernung der englischen Sprache |
1850 | Not Available | USD 75.00 |
| 285 | Funk Henry | 2 Books, including: Ein Spiegel der Taufe, mit Geist, mit Wasser und mit Blut |
1861; 1853 | Not Available | USD 75.00 |
| 293 | Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage |
1978-2023 | Not Available | USD 75.00 | |
| 146 | Katz Jonathan; Slaughter Thomas P.; Hensel W.U. | 3 Books, including: Resistance at Christiana |
1974; 1991; 1912; 1969 | Not Available | USD 70.00 |
| 307 | Fretz A.J. | A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz; Fretz Family History |
1890; 1988 | Not Available | USD 65.00 |
| 335 | Wenger Samuel S; Wenger Jay V | The Wenger Book; The Wenger Book Index |
1978; 1997; 1989 | Not Available | USD 65.00 |
| 380 | Smeltzer, Gerald; Shank, William H.; Hahn, Thomas F. | Canals Along the Lower Susquehanna; The Amazing Pennsylvania Canals; Towpaths to Tugboats; The Best from American Canals, Number II |
1963; 1986; 1982; 1984 | Not Available | USD 65.00 |
| 135 | Unpartheyisches Gesang-Buch |
1820 | Not Available | USD 60.00 | |
| 141 | Luther Martin | Heilige Schrift, Altes und Neuen Testaments |
1747 | Not Available | USD 60.00 |
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
