108 reasons to look at the October auctions

October is, as it always is, a busy month.  One hundred and eight events are scheduled.  The numbers seem to always increase but within the numbers the material and categories are also always changing.  We know so much more about rarity and importance these days than we did just a generation ago and I think the market is much stronger for this clarity.  But this is not to say that prices are consistently higher.  Many, once much admired, things have turned out to be more common than we knew while other things, once ignored, are now highly sought after if not quite yet highly valued.  We are living through the great re-pricing and it is giving auctions an added importance short term.  Longer term one expects dealers to reemerge as the diviners of taste and importance.  Rare books without discernment is a shrouded footpath, with judgment a highway. 

Wed. Oct. 1st 
Bonhams. London. The First World War Centenary Sale. 101 lots 
Swann Galleries. New York. Art, Press & Illustrated Books. 260 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Texas State Historical Association Benefit Auction. 40 lots 
Autographes Encheres. Meinier. Autographs - Internet bidstart 9/17. 144 lots 
Keno Auctions. New York, NY 10021 . Modern and Contemporary Fine Art and Design Auction - Prints. 5 lots 
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Antiquarian Books. 614 lots 

Thu. Oct. 2nd 
Ader. PARIS. Performing Art Collection - Andre Bernard. 421 lots 
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Autographs and Documents. 545 lots 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Antiquarian Books. 353 lots 
Dorotheum . Vienna. Prints. 77 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 9/25. 330 lots 

Fri. Oct. 3rd 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Pictures and Prints. 123 lots 
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Old Photographs - Historical Memories - Decorations - Weapons. 23 lots 
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. library of baron Reginald de Kerchove d'Ousselghem.. 432 lots 

Sat. Oct. 4th 
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Books, Maps, Prints. 830 lots 
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Comic Strips, Original Prints, Animation. 649 lots 

Sun. Oct. 5th 
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . October Estate Sale - Prints and Books. 31 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 9/28. 677 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 9/28. 549 lots 

Mon. Oct. 6th 
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History: Timed Online Auction - Internet bidstart 9/25. 264 lots 
Dorotheum . Vienna. Globes. 29 lots 
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Fine Prints. 34 lots 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 4 lots 

Tue. Oct. 7th 
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian Books. 
Sothebys. Paris. Bibliothèque R. et B.L. Éditions Originales Autographes et Manuscrits du XXe siècle. 222 lots 
Bonhams. London. The Library of Professor Brian Shefton. 90 lots 
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 44 lots 

Wed. Oct. 8th 
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints. 
Heritage Auctions. Beverly Hills. Manuscripts. 417 lots 
Heritage Auctions. Beverly Hills. Rare Books. 495 lots 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Books, Maps and Documents. 502 lots 
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Centennial of the Great War - Day 1. 

Thu. Oct. 9th 
Swann Galleries. New York. African American Fine Art - Prints. 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS, SPORTING & WILDLIFE ART. 
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Americana - Travel - Cartography. 
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Books and Photography. 
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Ancient and Modern Books. 
ALDE. Paris. Versailles and the Grand Century - Collection of an Amateur. 288 lots 
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Centennial of the Great War - Day 2. 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Bibliophile. 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 10/2. 
Northeast Auctions. Portsmouth. Books and Prints. 

Fri. Oct. 10th 
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Rare and Used Books. 451 lots 
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Movie Posters. 
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Prints. 6 lots 

Sat. Oct. 11th 
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints. 
Skinner. Boston. European Decorative Prints. 
Arader Galleries. Philadelphia, . Mid-Hudson auction of Audubon Bird Prints, and others. 

Sun. Oct. 12th 
Bonhams. San Francisco. Period Art and Design - Prints and Books. 
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books, etc.. 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 10/5. 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 10/5. 

Tue. Oct. 14th 
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Bruxelles . Books, Maps, Prints. 
Swann Galleries. New York. Rare and important Travel Posters. 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Vintage Posters. 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Prints. 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Natural History and Historical Prints. 

Wed. Oct. 15th 
RR Auction. Amherst. Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph - bidstart 9/26. 960 lots 
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Books. 

Thu. Oct. 16th 
Heritage Auctions. New York. Illustration Art. 755 lots 
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books, Manuscripts and Maps. 
Ader. PARIS. Books - Library of an Amateur. 
Skinner. Marlborough. Discovery - Online Auction - Prints. 
ALDE. Paris. First Editions. 
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Books Online bidstart 10/9. 
Heritage Auctions. New York. Photographs. 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 10/9. 

Fri. Oct. 17th 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Animation Art. 
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Photographs. 
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 6546 lots 
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. Hollywood. 
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Books. 

Sat. Oct. 18th 
Dorotheum . Vienna. Automobilia. 
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Books, Prints, Photographs. 

Sun. Oct. 19th 
Bonhams. London. Autumn Stafford Sale - Automobilia. 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 1012. 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 10/12. 

Tue. Oct. 21st 
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed, Medical & Scientific Books. 
PIASA. Paris. Ancient and Modern Prints. 
Bonhams. San Francisco. Prints and Multiples. 
Rossini. Paris. Prints. 

Wed. Oct. 22nd 
Ader. PARIS. Judaica. 
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Photography. 
Bonhams. New York. History of Science. 
Morton Casa de Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books and Ancient Documents. 

Thu. Oct. 23rd 
RR Auction. Amherst. Marvels of Modern Music - Internet bidstart 10/16. 
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature with Literature Manuscripts and Archives. 
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. 20th Century Books and Manuscripts. 
Christies. New York. Prints and Multiples. 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 10/16. 

Fri. Oct. 24th 
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts. 
Hauff and Auvermann. Berlin-Wilmersdorf. Fall Auction. 

Sat. Oct. 25th 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Americana, Political. 
Archives International Auctions. FORT LEE,. U.S. & Worldwide Scripophily, Autographs & Historic Objects and Artifacts,. 
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Books. 
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Works on Paper. 

Sun. Oct. 26th 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics -Internet bidstart 10/19. 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 10/19. 

Mon. Oct. 27th 
Doyle New York. New York. Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints. 
PIASA. Paris. Protest! Art and Design. 
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Prints. 

Tue. Oct. 28th 
Artcurial. Paris. Posters. 
Bonhams. New York. Photographs. 

Wed. Oct. 29th 
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 
Christies. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Modern Books. 

Thu. Oct. 30th 
Sothebys. New York. Prints. 
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 10/23. 

Fri. Oct. 31st 
Bonhams. London. London to Brighton Run - Automobilia.