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Bonhams: Cover to Cover, The Gary Burden Archive

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Auction Name Cover to Cover, The Gary Burden Archive Total Sales (USD) 218,220.40
Auction Date June 30, 2025 - June 30, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 105,400.00
Sale Number #31504 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 156,300.00
Total Lots 94
Sold Lots 69 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 231,800.00
% of Lots Sold 73.40% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 333,200.00
Unsold Lots 25 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 65.49%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
33

Joni Mitchell (Canadian, born 1943): The original artwork used for the album cover for Ladies of the Canyon,

 1970 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 95,750.00
31

Joni Mitchell (Canadian, born 1943): An original still life painting gifted to Gary Burden,

 1969 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 48,640.00
32

Joni Mitchell (Canadian, born 1943): A handwritten postcard sent to Gary Burden from Spain,

 1970 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 7,040.00
66

Boyd Elder (American, 1944-2018): The lithograph used on the album cover for the Eagles' album One of These Nights,

 1975 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 5,120.00
75 Gary Burden (American, 1933-2018),

Gary Burden's Personal & Working Sketchbook 12 featuring 'The Mama Cass Story', and designs for Crosby & Nash, Terry Reid, Jackson Browne, David Cassidy, and Neil Young,

 circa 1975-1976 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 3,840.00
54

Eagles: A thank you letter from the band to Gary Burden,

 1973 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,584.00
34

Joni Mitchell: A rare album cover proof for Blue with accompanying reel-to-reel tape,

 circa 1971 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,328.00
67

Boyd Elder (American, 1944-2018): An Original Signed Artwork,

 circa 1970s USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,816.00
82

Joni Mitchell (Canadian, born 1943): Abundance of Decline,

 1979 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 2,816.00
93 Gary Burden (American, 1933-2018),

Gary Burden's Personal & Working Sketchbook 16, 19, 20, 21 and 22, featuring designs for Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, Tony Joe White, David Cassidy, James Iha, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Neil Young (& Crazy Horse),

 circa 1988-1998 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 2,560.00
28

The Doors: A group of album cover proofs for Morrison Hotel,

 circa 1970 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,432.00
24

The Doors: Two album cover proofs for Morrison Hotel,

 circa 1970 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,304.00
27

The Doors: Two album cover proofs for Morrison Hotel,

 circa 1970 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,304.00
18

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: An RIAA 'Gold' Disc Award for the Album Deja Vu,

 1970 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,920.00
81

Joni Mitchell (Canadian, born 1943): Charlie Down In Mexico,

 1979 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,920.00
30

Rick Griffin (American, 1944-1991): The El Chingadero Art Show Poster,

 1971 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,792.00
40

Paul & Linda McCartney: Original photographs by Linda McCartney (American, 1941-1998) and a proof for the Ram Songbook,

 circa 1971 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,792.00
6

Crosby, Stills, Nash / Neil Young: A group of Vintage Contact Sheets by Henry Diltz (American, born 1938) and Gary Burden,

 1969-1970 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,664.00
83

Joni Mitchell (Canadian, born 1943): A Choir In The Sky,

 1979 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,664.00
84

Joni Mitchell (Canadian, born 1943): I'sa Muggin',

 1979 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,664.00
12

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Three album cover proofs for their debut album Crosby, Stills & Nash,

 1969 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,536.00
108

Gary Burden (American, 1933-2018): The Doors: The Album Covers That Never Were artworks,

 2002 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,536.00
77 Gary Burden (American, 1933-2018),

Gary Burden's Personal & Working Sketchbook 13 and Sketchbook 15 featuring designs for Crosby, Stills & Nash, Stephen Stills, Crosby & Nash, David Cassidy, Bernie Leadon, Marcy Levy, Jimmy Webb, 38 Special, and America,

 circa 1977 & circa 1980 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,280.00
68

Eagles: An album cover mechanical for One of These Nights,

 circa 1975 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,152.00
7

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Two album cover proofs for Crosby, Stills & Nash,

 1969 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,024.00
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    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.