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'Elvis was a very generous man and he gave away so many things. You can almost picture him sat around a hotel swimming pool and leaning over the table to give it to his guitarist because he noticed he didn't have one. The story behind him giving it away is just fabulous. 'For example, the Lord Elgin watch was a nice watch but it wasn't a Rolex or a Patek. What makes a lot of these items special is that they relate to this genesis period in Elvis' career when he was on the verge of stardom.

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They belong to a British-based collector who has acquired them over the years.ДЄuctioneer Andrew Aldridge said: 'The reason he is selling these items now is to coincide with the release of the movie Elvis. The lots in the sale were once kept in the Elvis Presley Museum at Graceland that opened in 1978, the year after his death.

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The star lot is the 14 carat gold-filled Lord Elgin timepiece that was seen on his wrist during several stage and TV shows in 1956 that propelled him to stardomД®lvis gave his hairdresser Homer 'Gil' Gilleland a pair of his gold cufflinks monogrammed with the initial 'E'. He also gave Hodge a microphone with his name engraved on that he used for rehearsals and live performances. He gave the size 13 boots to his friend and stage director Charlie Hodge. The sale contains items of jewellery and clothing that he gave away, including a pair of white leather boots he wore on stage during his first concerts at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. The book is valued at ВЈ25,000.ДЄfter he shot to fame and became extremely rich Elvis was known to be incredibly generous to those people around him. He gifted it to his then girlfriend Sheila Ryan and inscribed and signed the inside page for her. The deeply-religious star personally notated in the margins and underlined many of the passages that clearly inspired him. One of the most fascinating items in the sale is Elvis' own copy of the spiritual book Leaves of Gold. It related to a draft advert for Elvis due to go in Billboard and Variety magazines but had his name misspelt.Д®lvis Presley's personally owned and worn Spanish size 12 black patent leather boots are expected to sell for ВЈ15,000 He wowed millions of TV viewers with his songs Shake Rattle and Roll, Heartbreak Hotel and Blue Suede Shoes.ДЄ letter dated February 23, 1956, to Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker who is played by Tom Hanks in the forthcoming biopic, shows how the rising star was still relatively unknown.

The document shows Elvis was paid $3,500 (ВЈ2,800) for the guest appearance and had to pay his three musicians out of the fee. It is now being sold by a British-based collector of Elvis memorabilia at Henry Aldridge & Son Auctioneers of Devizes, Wilts, for ВЈ150,000.ДЄ rare and historical contract the Hound Dog singer signed in March 1956 to appear on the famous Milton Berle TV show in April 1956 is also in the auction for ВЈ32,000.

The watch has been described by Elvis' life-long friend Jimmy Velvet as 'one of the grandest pieces Elvis ever owned due to the pivotal moment of his career'. A framed print of Elvis on stage with a 1972 'Now On Tour' backstage passДЄt that moment the star noticed his guitarist Scotty Moore was not wearing a watch so he gave him the Elgin timepiece.