March 13 Book Auction Highlights
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The March 13, 2026 Rare & Used Book Auction contains items that appeal to serious book collectors and scholars. The highlights for this auction include: A 1771 copy of the 17th century devotional book, Die Wandlende Seel, printed in Germantown by Christoph Saur (#131). There is a rare copy of Die Ernsthafte Christenpflicht from Ephrata with the name John Metzler (#132). You will see a New Testament in German from Benjamin Mayer, belonging to the Samuel Histand/Hiestand family (#232). There is a German Bible, including the Apocrypha, from 1765 (#316). An 1820 Unpartheyisches Gesang-Buch with names of Susanna Erb and Fianna E. Rudy (#169). Seelen-Schatz is bound with vellum and was printed in 1682 (#305). Das Verborgene Leben mit Christo in Gott was printed in Germany in 1787 (#220). There is a copy of The Amish Year, which belonged to Janice Egeland (#386). The listing has The Mennonite Encyclopedia, 4 volumes (#43) and 5 volumes (#76), and a 1975 reprint of the Froschaur Bible by Amos B. Hoover (#125). Other special features include: The Wenger Book (#389), A Collection of Hymns Designed for the Church of Christ (#140), The Holdeman People (#91, #200), and two copies of The Earth is the Lord’s from 2001 (#182, #190). Plus much more!
The next auction is March 13, 2026.
Please contact Used Book Manager for more information:
717.393.9745 ext. 106
Auction information
Guidelines
Books are displayed at Mennonite Life several weeks before each sale.
Catalogs are available for download here; printed catalogs are available for a subscription fee.
Online bids and credit cards are accepted.
Mail-in bids are accepted through 4:30 p.m. on the Thursday before the sale; use the online bid form below. Please bid in even dollar amounts. No absentee bids under $10 will be accepted.
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