Some of those items are now being sold by the late musician’s estate, with a particular focus on his favourite saxophonist, Charlie Parker. The inscription on Charlie’s book reads: “For Harold Goldman, the original ‘Gatsby’ of this story, with thanks for letting me reveal these secrets of his past”. The signed copy of Gatsby is the most expensive item up for bid, with a range of £200,000 to $300,000.Ĭharlie’s first edition of The Great Gatsbyįitzgerald wrote A Yank in Oxford, a 1938 comedy starring Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh, with MGM screenwriter Harold Goldman, whom he dedicated his book to.

Prior to the sale on September 28–29, Christie’s, the auctioneer, will showcase the highlights in New York, Los Angeles, and London. Jazz artifacts from the drummer’s collection are also up for sale. Those precious stones will now be auctioned two years after his passing. Some of the titles among the numerous rare first editions in his library that were signed. Not enough with collecting Civil War, assorted jazz memorabilia and cars (he’d accumulated a stunning collection of vintage cars while he was in the Stones but ironically, he was unable to drive them… In fact he was never tempted to obtain a driver’s license despite owning some of the most sought-after automobiles in the world), Charlie was also an avid reader and collector of modern literature.Ĭharlie Watts’s book collection includes The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle and poet Dylan Thomas’s own copy of his first collection, 18 Poems. Charlie Watts’ collection of literature and jazz memorabilia gets auctioned

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