Your First Elvis Book.

[EPguide]

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Bought 1962 costing less than a dollar.

I guess we all have a small (even large) library of Elvis books but what was the first Elvis book you ever bought?

"Elvis at 21" was the most expensive that I purchased....... so far.

[epmoodyblue]

my first elvis book i bought was ELVIS PRESLEY THE BOY WHO DARED TO ROCK by paulr lichter,,,http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/0/1/3/8/5/9/webimg/208705133_o.jpga very good book(y):king:

[utmom2008]

I got my first Elvis book in 1971......"Elvis" by Jerry Hopkins.(y)

[Tigerman_69]

For me it was a pictorial book released back right after he died with a pic of him in the Aloha suit. The same pic form the 'Elvis Sings Songs of Faith & Inspiration' album cover. I don't have it anymore. It was so long ago that I can't remember the name of it.

[TotallyInsane]

I got my first Elvis book in 1971......"Elvis" by Jerry Hopkins.(y)

That was my first book too! The first time we went to Tupelo we took the book and that's how we found many of the places we visited while there including Faye Harris, Glady's best friend.

[Diane]

My mother-in-law gave me my first Elvis book...The Boy Who Dared To Rock by Paul Lichter.

Diane

[Dino78]

My first book was "Elvis Presley" by Wolfgang Tilgner, published in the former GDR back in 1987.

[Johnny2523]

My First Book Was a Dutch One: Called ELVIS 1935-1977, Its first edition from 1977

[KPM]

The first print I got on Elvis was a magazine given to me by an aunt-I do not remember the title but it was something like "Elvis on the Record" and it had a cardboard gold record on the cover which you could play with Elvis speaking.
The first true book was "Elvls Presley" by Favius Friedman.
Next was the Hopkins bio. I have about 60 on Elvis now.

[shelley.m.]

I believe it was Elvis,What Happened.

[U.S. Male]

My first Elvis book was the Sean Shaver classic...."The Life Of Elvis Presley."

I was (and still am) in awe of the many fine photographs that he (Shaver) captured, and this book is one that i still occasionally pull out of the bookshelf and give a looksie.

If you don't have this one in your collection, I suggest you search for one...you won't be disappointed with it (y)

[Getlo]

The Illustrated Elvis, by WA Harbinson, in 1975.

Still one of the finest Presley tomes one could have. It is excellent.

[Getlo]

My first Elvis book was the Sean Shaver classic...."The Life Of Elvis Presley."

I was (and still am) in awe of the many fine photographs that he (Shaver) captured,

Sadly, old Sean took credit for many photos which were not taken by him.

Having said that, it is still a fantastic book.

[franny]

The Illustrated Elvis, by WA Harbinson, in 1975.

Still one of the finest Presley tomes one could have. It is excellent.

I have this book, it's a great one! (y)

franny

[john carpenter]

My first Elvis book was Elvis, what Happened?(n)

[elvisfan1999]

Mine was Elvis and me then Me and a guy named Elvis so far I think I have about 6 or 8 and am still collecting:king:

[Tigerman_69]

The Illustrated Elvis, by WA Harbinson, in 1975.

Still one of the finest Presley tomes one could have. It is excellent.

That's the book!!! Brings back memories of my childhood.:D

[midnight]

The Illustrated Elvis, by WA Harbinson, in 1975.

Still one of the finest Presley tomes one could have. It is excellent.

I have this one too. It was one of my first books.

[RS277]

The Boy Who Dared To Rock, Paul Lichter 1977.

[hounddog]

The Boy Who Dared To Rock, Paul Lichter

[laura17]

elvis..jerry hopkins.operation elvis hardback.

[ANT GORMAN]

The Life Of Elvis Presley, Sean Shaver:

[EPguide]

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Even for the smallest collection of Elvis books, this one from 1979 is a must have.

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Combining the collected knowledge of many thousands of well informed Elvis fans is the way to go. Even the most diligent researchers cannot possibly compete with devoted Elvis fan spending what amounts to many years of his/her life combing the bookshelves and Internet. A Degree of learning.

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[josephinebeau]

Mine was "Elvis and Me". Please don't hate me, it's still my favorite.:)

[IM4Elvis]

For me it was "The Boy Who Dared to Rock." Regrettably over the years I have lost it. But it was a good book as I recall.

IM

[ThreeCornPatches]

my first elvis book was Elvis Presley - Unseen Archives when my dad was on a trip to america with my grandfather he bought this for me so it will always have a special meaning to it :D the most expensive one i bought must be The Elvis Encyclopedia hardcover, With the dates on pics that are wrong (Sadley) lol it states a picture from the mad tiger suite that it was taken during 1972 lol that suite wasnt worn till 1974,the omaha 1977 picture stating that its June 26 indianopolis. yet i like this book for its high quality pictures!

[ThreeCornPatches]

Mine was "Elvis and Me". Please don't hate me, it's still my favorite.:) i don't hate you but priscilla did know how to lie lol

[Nicole Presley]

This was my first Elvis book. I got it when I was 13.54147

[asian1]

Elvis, The Legend Lives On. It is copiously filled with photos, many I had never seen before, spanning from childhood to 1977.

[geordie]

it was probably an elvis special book ( by the elvis fan club britain )
got a few of them but i have a soft spot for ELVIS..BY DAVE MARSH.

[Cliff]

God !! My first Elvis book? If you mean novel then it would be "Operation Elvis." If you mean magazine it wiuld be "Elvis-Hero Or Heel". I was given it by a guy at school in the late 50s. Like a fool I cut it up so I could put the pics on my bedroom wall.

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[boquo2]

Elvis by Jerry Hopkins

[Kajo]

Last train to Memphis by Peter Guralnick

[cibetty]

"Elvis And Me" was the first one what I read.

[elvia7]

" Elvis In Private" by Peter Haining, I like this little old book.
However, the best seems to me "Last train to Memphis" by Peter Guralnick (y)

[debtdbruno]

you can't beat Peter Guralnick's 2 set books

[Kajo]

you can't beat Peter Guralnick's 2 set books

Definitely not. The second one is even better. That was my second Elvis book and then I got Priscilla's book Elvis and me which is after Guralnick's my favorite.

[Jimmy1966]

This was my first book as well, long time ago now. great book though,

[Lisarose]

A Magazine that was published soon after Elvis' death, I still have it even tho it's getting a bit *ahem* crispy. Why didn't People put out a magazine like they do now - like the one about Whitney Houston! I was young enough that I would have considered it a must-have classic!
First book I bought - that would be the Jerry Hopkins book, then I bought a fabulous pictoral book put out by Life. then there was a stream of books too numerous to recount here!

[lvelvis]

THE BOY WHO DARED TO ROCK by PAUL LICHTER , it was such a great book at the time(1978. It had loads of pages that included great concert photos along with pics of album covers and a very good read of the life of ELVIS , it still is one of my faves.

[poor boy]

The Boy Who Dared To Rock . 34 years later still one of my favourites if not my favourite . It had so much information on Elvis chart statistcs in america and his concerts . A true classic