Lot # 60 - Antique 1800s Mixed Genre of Books – Bibles, Plays, Poetry & Mystery

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Pickup Instructions: Woodinville, Saturday, 10/18 from 10AM-2PM
Start Date/Time: 07-Oct-2025 12:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 14-Oct-2025 7:59:00 PM
Current bid:

$37.00

Highest bidder:

nh1112

Auction has ended

Description :

Six antique books spanning genres from theology to satire, drama, and children’s literature.

This lot includes:

1. English Holy Bible

  • The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments

  • Likely King James Version, mid-to-late 19th century

  • Leather-bound, gilt edges, traditional layout

2. German Holy Bible

  • Die Bibel oder die ganze Heilige Schrift des Alten und Neuen Testaments

  • Printed in Gothic script, mid-1800s

  • Leather binding with decorative embossing

3. The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton

  • First published in 1908

  • A metaphysical thriller blending mystery, satire, and theology

  • Chesterton’s allegorical tale of anarchists and undercover detectives

4. The Hop Garden by Christopher Smart (book was gifted in 1885 - published date of book unknown)

  • Originally published in 1752

  • A georgic poem in Miltonic blank verse

  • Instructional and autobiographical, with pastoral and political themes

5. Three American Plays by Maxwell Anderson & Laurence Stallings

  • Published by Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1926

  • Includes What Price Glory, First Flight, and The Buccaneer

  • Classic American drama with wartime and historical themes

6. Twilight Stories by Mrs. Follen

  • Published in 1857 by Lee & Shepard, Boston

  • A collection of children’s tales with moral and travel themes

  • Illustrated with engravings; hardcover with age-toned pages

This lot offers a rich blend of spiritual, literary, and cultural history—ideal for collectors, educators, or those curating a legacy library. Condition varies; most bindings are intact with expected wear.  Some bindings will need to be repaired.



Auction History

Highest bidder is nh1112

Date Bid User
14-Oct-2025 7:51:17 PM $37.00 nh1112
14-Oct-2025 7:41:29 PM $36.00 Siezer
14-Oct-2025 5:55:12 PM $34.00 nh1112
14-Oct-2025 5:54:47 PM $31.00 cs1105
14-Oct-2025 5:54:47 PM $30.00 nh1112
14-Oct-2025 5:54:40 PM $26.00 cs1105
14-Oct-2025 5:54:40 PM $25.00 nh1112
14-Oct-2025 4:35:01 PM $21.00 cs1105
14-Oct-2025 9:02:07 AM $20.00 Terbeareight
14-Oct-2025 9:02:07 AM $20.00 nh1112
13-Oct-2025 1:52:05 PM $12.00 nh1112
08-Oct-2025 11:47:04 PM $11.00 JACWA
08-Oct-2025 11:47:04 PM $11.00 cs1105
08-Oct-2025 9:08:34 AM $6.00 cs1105
07-Oct-2025 10:55:34 PM $5.00 98204

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