The February 2021 Book Auction contains a wealth of interesting books for Mennonite and Amish history buffs. There are five copies of John Ruth’s epic, The Earth is the Lord’s available (lot #122, 197, 266, 273, 299). German-language Martyrs Mirrors include two 1849 editions published by Shem Zook in Mifflin County (#133, 308) and the 1814 Lancaster edition published by Joseph Ehrenfried (#307). Lancaster was an important center of book publishing in the early 19th century and this sale reflects that with many volumes including the impressive two-volume German/English dictionary published by William Hamilton in 1812 (#348).