For the week ending Saturday October 13^th 21 auctions were archived to the AED; 4 in British pounds, 7 in US dollars, and 10 in euros.  Seven thousand six hundred and eight lots were offered and 5,844 sold for a 76.8% success rate.  Turnover was $7,694,190, 87.4% of the aggregate high estimate of all lots offered:  $8,804,757.

Three sales raised a million dollars:

Bonhams.  Fine Books and Manuscripts in New York on October 10^th:  $1,336,933

Heritage Auctions.  Rare Books on October 4^th:  $1,273,394

Christie’s.  Travel, Science and Natural History on October 9^th:  $1,025,023

Eight sales realized 100% or more of the aggregate high estimates of all lots offered:

Kapandji Morhange.  Library Fund from The Nave of Fools, tribute to Christopher Tupin on October 5^th:  221%

Alde.  Library of Lucien Choudin; Books of Voltaire on October 5^th:  162%

Bonhams.  Fine Books and Manuscripts in New York on October 10^th:  153%

Alde.  Literary First Editions on October 11^th:  129%

Neret – Minet & Tessier.  Comic Strips on September 29^th:  112%

Dominic Winter Book Auctions.  Printed Books, Maps and Documents on October 10th:  101%

Marc van de Wiele Auctions.  Jewish books, maps, manuscripts, ketubbot, art books on October 5th:  100%

Marc van de Wiele Auctions.  Rare books and manuscripts on October 6^th:  100%

Seven auctions saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

Dominic Winter.    Sporting and Natural History, Vintage and Contemporary Photography on October 11^th:  100%

Kapandji Morhange.   Library Fund from The Nave of Fools, tribute to Christopher Tupin on October 5^th:  95%

Heritage Auctions.  Historical Manuscripts on October 4^th:  95%

Heritage Auctions.  Rare Books on October 4^th:  92%

Swann Galleries.  Art, Press and Illustrated Books on October 11^th:  83%

Heritage Auctions.  Rare Book Internet auction ending October 11^th:  82%

Dominic Winter.  Printed Books, Maps and Documents:  81%

For the week ahead 26 sales that contain books, manuscripts, maps, and ephemera are scheduled.  The number of lots in each sale with this material is listed at the end of each description.  These lots are fully searchable in the AE Unified Search:

This week we begin coverage of Archive International.  Their 2800 lots of paper history go on the block beginning Saturday October 20^th, continue on Sunday the 21^st and complete on Tuesday the 23^rd.  On Saturday October 27^th J. Sugarman Auction Company in Miami is offering bulk lots of important general categories of works on paper.

Mon. Oct. 15^th    Artcurial Briest-Le Fur-Poulain-F. Tajan.  Prints.  [19565].  17 lots

                                    Bruun Rasmussen.  Old Prints [1242a].  12 lots

Tues.  Oct. 16^th           Bruun Rasmussen.  Modern Prints [1242b].  66 lots

                                    Rossini.  Books [20029].  418 lots   

                                    Sotheby’s.  Musical Collection of Andre Meyer [PF1227].  354 lots

Wed.  Oct. 17^th           Galerie Bassenge.  Books, Autographs, Decorative Prints.  [100a]

                                    Sotheby’s.  Musical Collection of Andre Meyer.  [PF1227]

                                    Tajan.  Books.  [9740].  354 lots

Thurs.  Oct. 18^th         AntiquarianAuctions.com.  Rare Books.  Internet bidding ending today [22].  392 items

                                    Audap & Mirabaud.  Women Give to Women [19714].  11 lots

                                    Bloomsbury Auctions.  Literature, Manuscripts, Travel & Natural History [35986].  623 lots 

                                    Galerie Bassange.  Books, Autographs, Decorative Prints [100a].  236 lots

                                    Galerie Bassange.  History, Geography, Travel [100b].  236 lots

                                    Galerie Bassange.  Valuable Books [100c].  349 items

                                    Galerie Bassange.  Incunabula / Books before 1600 [100d].  196 lots

                                    Heritage Auctions.  Rare Books online auction ending October 18^th [201242].  376 lots

Fri.  Oct. 19^th              Galerie Bassange.  17^th-19^th Century Literature [100e].  708 items

                                    Galerie Bassenge.   Autograph Letters [100f].  346 lots

Sat. Oct. 20^th               Archive International.  Scripophily, Autographs & Ephemera [XIIa].  919 lots

                                    Cornette de Saint Cyr.  Comics [19617].

                                    Galerie Bassenge.  Modern Literature [100g].  844 lots

Sun. Oct. 21^st              Archive International.  Scripophily, Autographs & Ephemera [XIIb].  809 lots

This month 110 events are on the calendar.  The depth and complexity of the material on offer is stunning.

Bruce McKinney

AE

October 14^th, 2012