How much is the rare Bob Dylan manuscript valued at?

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The rare Bob Dylan manuscript is valued at £12,000 to £15,000.

The 1966 manuscript, which includes lyrics typed and written by Bob Dylan for a track on Blonde on Blonde and an abandoned song, is estimated at between £12,000 and £15,000. It went on sale at Sotheby’s auction house from May 6 and is open to online bidding until May 12.
The valuation is set in pounds sterling.
The price range given for the manuscript is £12,000 to £15,000. That places it in the mid-five-figure range in sterling terms.
The manuscript dates to 1966.
The single sheet was created in 1966 and shows Dylan drafting Most Likely You Go Your Way, one of the best-known songs on Blonde on Blonde. It also contains a second song that was later abandoned.
The item is being sold by Sotheby’s.
The manuscript went on sale at Sotheby’s auction house on May 6. Bidding is available online until May 12.
The page contains both finished and abandoned material.
The top half of the page includes twelve lines of a second song with a repeated refrain about “running with the devil.” It ends in fragments including the words: “It’s just me and you .. Far from home/ there we were far from calvery (sic)”.

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