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| Elvis Presley bible sells for £59,000 at Stockport auction | Elvis Presley bible sells for £59,000 at Stockport auction |
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| A bible which once belonged to Elvis Presley has sold for £59,000 ($94,000) at auction in Greater Manchester. | |
| 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. | 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 Presley, who died on 16 August 1977 aged 42. | It contains annotations by Presley, who died on 16 August 1977 aged 42. |
| A pair of the singer's unwashed pants also on sale at the Omega Auctions in Stockport were not sold as bids failed to reach the reserve price. | A pair of the singer's unwashed pants also on sale at the Omega Auctions in Stockport were not sold as bids failed to reach the reserve price. |
| Bids for the stained underwear reached £5,000 but the reserve price was £7,000. | Bids for the stained underwear reached £5,000 but the reserve price was £7,000. |
| The bible was among more than 100 lots of Elvis memorabilia on sale. | The bible was among more than 100 lots of Elvis memorabilia on sale. |
| It was sold on behalf of a British Elvis collector who is selling a quarter of his collection. | It was sold on behalf of a British Elvis collector 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 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. |