CharlieWatts' signed 'Great Gatsby' copy and more of his books are up for grabs in an epic auction. 📚
by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book’s front cover has an inscription from the author to MGM screenwriter Harold Goldman, “the original Gatsby.” The copy is expected to sell for £200,000-300,000 . The collection also includes other works with notable inscriptions, as well as rare editions of books by authors like George Orwell, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and James Joyce.
The Rolling Stones said in a statement Christie’s about their late bandmate: “Charlie was the heartbeat of the Rolling Stones for nearly sixty years, he was totally unique and devoted to jazz and literature from boyhood. He was the quintessential English gentleman and his absence is a great loss for us all. We miss him hugely.
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