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

Auction Details

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
51	Kraybill, Donald B., et	The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World	San Francisco, Calif.	2010	Not Available	Unknown
52		Neidermyer, Dan Jonathan	Scottdale, Pa.	1973	Not Available	Unknown
53	Bieber, Charles M.	Keeping the Embers Aglow: 100 Years of the Ephrata Church of the Brethren	Ephrata, Pa.	1999	Not Available	Unknown
54	Brubaker, Jack	Remembering Lancaster County: Stories from Pennsylvania Dutch Country	Charleston, S.C.	2010	Not Available	Unknown
55	Eshleman, H.	Frank Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and of Their Remote Ancestors, from the Middle of the Dark Ages, Down to the Time of the Revolutionary War	Lancaster, Pa.; reprint ed., Baltimore	1917; 1969	Not Available	Unknown
56		200th Anniversary, 1754-1954, Intercourse, Pennsylvania: Historical Souvenir Book and Tourist Guide. 2nd printing	Intercourse, Pa.	[1954]	Not Available	Unknown
57		1875 Historical Atlas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Compiled, drawn and published from personal examinations by Everts & Stewart.	Knightstown, Ind.	1976	Not Available	Unknown
58		The First 200 Years: Intelligencer Daily Journal, Lancaster, Pa.	Verplanck, N.Y.	1993	Not Available	Unknown
59	Ruth, Philip Paul B.	Zimmerman, Inc.: The First 65 Years, 1947-2012	Ephrata, Pa.	2012	Not Available	Unknown
60	Glick, Ivan Mr.	Fisher's Company: History of New Holland, 1940-1985.	Martindale, Pa.	[2008]	Not Available	Unknown
61	Wilson, Clarence M.	Pennsylvania Farmers' Association: 25th Anniversary, 1950-1975.	The Association	1975	Not Available	Unknown
62		A Nostalgic Journey Through the Cocalico Valley. Pictorial Book, no. 2	[Ephrata, Pa.]	1984	Not Available	Unknown
63		Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley	Ephrata, Pa.	Vol	Not Available	Unknown
64	Heinicke, Milton H.	History of Ephrata. Arranged for publication by Ralph M. Hartranft. Booklets 1-11 + Supplement to Booklet 7	[Ephrata, Pa.]	[1967-74?]	Not Available	Unknown
65	Franck, Ira S.	The Ephrata Story. 2nd printing	[Lititz, Pa.	1983], c1964	Not Available	Unknown
66		Sights, Scenes, Visions and Dreams: Looking Back at Ephrata	[Ephrata, Pa.]	1993	Not Available	Unknown
67	Eisemann, Phil, [et al.]	100 Years of the Ephrata Fair: Honoring the Past and Celebrating the Future	Ephrata Farmers Day Association	2018	Not Available	Unknown
68	Weaver, William Woys	As American as Shoofly Pie: The Foodlore and Folklore of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine	Philadelphia	2013	Not Available	Unknown
69	Jordan, Mildred	Apple in the Attic: A Pennsylvania Legend	New York	1942	Not Available	Unknown
70	Samson, Harold E.	Tug Hill Country: Tales from the Big Woods	Lakemont, N.Y.	1971	Not Available	Unknown
71	Kallir, Otto	Grandma Moses. New concuse N A L ed	New York	1975	Not Available	Unknown
72	Gleysteen, Jan	Symphony in Steam: The History and Development of the 4-4-0 or American Locomotive. 2nd, rev. ed	Scottdale, Pa.	c1966	Not Available	Unknown
73	Peled, Miko	The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine. 2nd ed.	Charlottesville, Va.	2016	Not Available	Unknown
74	Schwenckfeld, Caspar	Passional and Prayer Book. Translated by John Joseph Stoudt.	Pennsburg, Pa.	1961	Not Available	Unknown
75	Bonsall, Elizabeth H.	Famous Hymns with Stories and Pictures. 17th printing	Philadelphia	1946, c1923	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.