Why Are Sondheim’s Books So Expensive? — Page 2

BJR said: "Why would Finishing the Hat be out of print? That seem shocking to me, considering it's only 10 years old and by such a prominent person. Expensive to print, perhaps?"

That's a good question. I'm guessing it is expensive, but collections of lyrics don't often stay in print. Even acknowledging this is Sondheim, a collection of his complete lyrics is only attractive to a pretty niche audience.

Oscar Hammerstein II--as culturally important in his day and infinitely more popular--published a collection of his lyrics and it went out of print for 50 years, then came into print for a very short time again with a new intro by Sondheim.

Right now, there is a series reprinting the complete lyrics of famous Broadway lyricists, but they don't contain all the autobiographical info Sondheim does, so they are probably cheaper to print: only one volume per person.

The current prices on eBay for Finishing seem very reasonable. Am I missing something? Link  If not, hope this helps someone who wants a copy, get one. 

I want to know if this thread caused a run on the used copies with jacked-up prices.

Because like his productions, they are limited runs.