Sothebys: Rock & Pop, N11902, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 24, 2025 - October 24, 2025
Page Size: 46 items in 2 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
54 [Genesis] | Paul Whitehead

The original pencil draft for Genesis' third album "Nursery Cryme," ca. [1970s]

ca.1970s USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 50,800.00
55 Genesis

Signed "A Trick of the Tail" 12" Vinyl, ca. [1976]

ca.1976 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,397.00
56 Joni Mitchell

An original pen and ink artwork by Joni Mitchell with verse, ca. 1969

ca.1969 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 13,970.00
57 Janis Joplin

A signed print of Janis Joplin, ca. [1960s]

ca.1960s USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 3,175.00
58 [Neil Young]

A typed 21-song "Fork in the Road"-era setlist, featuring 6 songs and annotations written in Young's hand, ca. 2009

ca. 2009 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 889.00
59 Fleetwood Mac

A signed Fleetwood Mac print, ca. [1977]

ca.1977 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,334.00
61 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

A signed 1967 tour program for the Jimi Hendrix Experience with Pink Floyd, ca. 1967

ca.1967 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 12,065.00
66 Prince

The original manuscript lyrics for "When Doves Cry," handwritten by Prince, undated

USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 Not Sold
72 Queen

An original "A Day At the Races" Concert Poster, ca. 1977

ca.1977 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 4,445.00
74 Freddie Mercury

Autographed Freddie Mercury poster, ca. 1979

ca.1979 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,556.00
77 Eddie Van Halen

A 10-page assignment titled "ENERGY" from Eddie Van Halen's eighth-grade "IV Science" class, ca. February 4, 1969

1969 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 Not Sold
78 Eddie Van Halen

Van Halen's original 4th grade report card, ca. [1964-5]

ca.1964-5 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 2,794.00
84 Glen Matlock

A manuscript fair copy of "Anarchy in the UK," handwritten by Glen Matlock, ca. 2020

USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 Not Sold
85 Eddie Vedder

Lyrics for Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage" handwritten by Eddie Vedder for performance, undated

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,810.00
91 [Grateful Dead] | Reonegro

"Bone Run" by Reonegro---A print signed by Jerry Garcia, Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Vince Welnick, ca. 1988

ca.1988 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 13,970.00
94 Jimmy Buffett

Manuscript lyric sheet for Jimmy Buffett's "On a Slowboat to China," ca. [1980s]

ca.1980s USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,905.00
98 Paul McCartney

A signed black and white print of Paul and Linda McCartney, undated

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,540.00
100 Michael Jackson

A manuscript fair copy of "Billie Jean," handwritten by Michael Jackson, undated

USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 12,700.00
101 [Michael Jackson]

A signed passport application with passport photos, ca.1994

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 19,050.00
102 Michael Jackson | Lionel Richie

A signed soloist lead sheet for "We are the World," with Grammy nomination certification, ca. 1985

ca.1985 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 20,320.00
106 Nirvana

A signed Sub Pop Geffen Records promotional poster for Nirvana's "Nevermind," ca. 1994

ca.1994 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 20,320.00
  • 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
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    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.
  • Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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