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Doyle New York: The Collection of Stephen Sondheim

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Auction Name	The Collection of Stephen Sondheim	Total Sales (USD)	574,493.50
Auction Date	June 18, 2024 - June 18, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	41,810.00
Sale Number	#24SS01	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	65,390.00
Total Lots	116
Sold Lots	116.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	41,810.00
% of Lots Sold	100.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	65,390.00
Unsold Lots	0	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	878.57%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
278		Four thesauruses used by Stephen Sondheim		USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 26,600.00
279		Group of dictionaries, thesauruses and books on crossword puzzles		USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 26,600.00
303		A manuscript musical quotation from Into the Woods		USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 26,600.00
294		A manuscript musical quotation from Into the Woods		USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 17,290.00
277		A stack of Stephen Sondheim's stationery and a signed spiral notebook		USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 15,960.00
284		An artist's three-dimensional caricature of Sweeney Todd characters		USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 15,960.00
269		The vocal score of Gypsy, inscribed to Stephen Sondheim by Jule Styne		USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 14,630.00
288		A manuscript musical quotation from Passion		USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 14,630.00
237		Eight Caricatures of Stephen Sondheim		USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 13,300.00
256	ELIOT, T.S.	Two volumes of T.S. Eliot poems annotated by Stephen Sondheim	1943	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 12,635.00
268	STEPHEN SONDHEIM and JULE STYNE	Stephen Sondheim's specially bound score for Gypsy	[1960].	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 12,635.00
311		A handmade ceramic chess set with pieces based on characters from Sondheim musicals		USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 11,970.00
178		A collection of books on Georges Seurat		USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 10,640.00
325	KEITH HARING.	A Keith Haring puzzle invitation to the 1985 "Party of Life"	1985	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 10,640.00
302		A large group of scripts, scores and songs from Sondheim musicals produced after 1980		USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 9,310.00
158		Book and Print Inscribed to Stephen Sondheim by Deborah Kass	2012	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 8,645.00
286	STEPHEN SONDHEIM	Two signed posters, one signed by Stephen Sondheim		USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 7,980.00
273		A complete set of promotional jigsaw puzzles for "The Last of Sheila," and more	circa 1973.	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 7,315.00
307		Poster for a 2006 revival of Company signed by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth	2006	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 6,650.00
453		A homemade set of early Hollywood-themed cards given to Sondheim for his birthday	Late twentieth-century.	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 6,650.00
3	Clive Francis	Two Caricatures of Stephen Sondheim by Clive Francis		USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 6,317.50
272		Six first and early book editions of Stephen Sondheim musicals	1963	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 6,317.50
238		Group of Photographs Depicting Mr. Sondheim with Friends		USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 5,652.50
261	DuBOSE HEYWARD.	A DuBose Heyward letter framed with Porgy and Bess sheet music		USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 5,652.50
281		A 19th century Sweeney Todd broadside		USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 5,652.50

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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