Christie's Rock and Pop Memorabilia - Hardcover

Doggett, Peter; Hodgson, Sarah; Christie, Manson & Woods

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823006492 ISBN 13: 9780823006496

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns, 2004

Synopsis

Over the last 20 years, rock and pop memorabilia has moved out of the junk shops and into the auction houses. The most exclusive items associated with legends like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, and Jimi Hendrix have begun to attract the same prices as the paintings of the old masters. Christie's Rock & Pop Memorabilia offers the first comprehensive survey of this worldwide market. Included is everything from autographs, letters, manuscripts, posters, artwork, and guitars to mass-produced artifacts that were aimed at teenage pop fans in the 1950s and 1960s and that today are scarce and valuable collector's items. Represented in over 120 fabulous photographs are such collectibles as Eric Clapton's prized Fender Stratocaster, Elvis Presley's love letters, Elton John's outrageous outfits, and Madonna's famous black bustier.

About this title

About the Author:

Sarah Hodgson, a resident of London is associate director and head of Christie's Popular Entertainment Department. Peter Doggett, also a London resident, is the former editor of Record Collector, the world's leading magazine in the field, and the author of the critically acclaimed Are You Ready for the Country.

About this edition

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0823006492
• ISBN 13: 9780823006496
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192