Christie's Don McLean's American Pie, The Original Manuscript, Tuesday 7 April 2015
New York: Christie's, 2015. Softcover. 4to. Fine in perfect bound illustrated wrappers as issued. Auction catalog entirely devoted to the sale of Don McLean's original manuscript for the well-loved 1971 cultural anthem "American Pie." Profusely and attractively illustrated in full-color throughout. At the sale, McLeans masterpiece sold for $1,205,000. Arguably the most iconic and recognizable American song of the Twentieth Century, the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts named it a ñSong of the Century The complete working manuscript and typed drafts for the song was written in Cold Spring, NY and Philadelphia, PA, 1970-71. Fine in color pictorial wraps. Item #928274
Price: $85.00