A bible which once belonged to Elvis Presley and contains
his handwritten notes and thoughts has sold for 59,000 pounds ($94,600) at an
auction in England, the auction house said.
The bible, given to the singer on his first Christmas
at his home in Graceland in 1957, was bought by an American man based in
Britain, Omega Auctions said on its website.
The religious book, used by Presley until his death on
August 16, 1977, was expected to fetch around 25,000 pounds but went for more
than double its value.
But a pair of Presley's unwashed and soiled
underpants, worn underneath his famous white jumpsuit during a 1977 concert,
went unsold.
Bids for the underwear reached 5,000 pounds, but
failed to meet the 7,000 pounds reserve price.
Some of the singer's other personal items sold at the
auction on Saturday included used cufflinks, a gold pendant chain/necklace and
black Flagg Brothers shoes.
The entire Elvis collection, owned by a single British
collector, went for more than 100,000 pounds at Omega Auctions in Cheshire,
north England.
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