Elvis Presley bible sold for $94,000 in UK

A which once belonged to has sold for $94,000 at auction in Greater Manchester, UK.

The 1,600 page book was given to the singer by his Uncle Vester and Aunt Clettes for his first Christmas at his Graceland home in 1957.

It contains annotations by Elvis Presley, who died on 16 August 1977 aged 42.

A pair of Elvis Presley’s unwashed pants is also on sale at the Omega Auctions in Stockport were not sold as bids failed to reach the reserve price.

The 1600 page book was given to Elvis Presley by his Uncle Vester and Aunt Clettes for his first Christmas at his Graceland home in 1957 262x350 photo

The 1,600 page book was given to Elvis Presley by his Uncle Vester and Aunt Clettes for his first Christmas at his Graceland home in 1957

Bids for the stained reached £5,000 ($8,000) but the reserve price was £7,000 ($11,000).

The bible was among more than 100 lots of on sale.

It was sold on behalf of a British who is selling a quarter of his collection.

Karen Fairweather, from the auctioneers, said: “It was a really exciting atmosphere in the room, we had 300 people and there was bidding online and on the telephone across the world.

“You could hear a pin drop when it sold for that price.

“There were three rival bidders on the phone and once it got over £20,000 [$32,000] each bid was taking a while, because they each had a price in mind for the bible and they were thinking about it.

“There was a round of applause when the hammer went down. It was incredible.”

The winning telephone bidder, who did not want to be identified, was an American man based in the UK.

 

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