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Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc
Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc

LOT NO 3003

STOCK NO 188140

Marilyn Monroe - six religious books originally owned by Marilyn Monroe, purchased as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction held at Christies, New York, October 1999, to include Kazantzakis, Nikos: The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises, Doresse, Jean: The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics, McCarthy, Mary: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Buber, Martin: The Tales of Rabbi Nachman, etc

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Lot Number: 3003

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Original receipts and ephemera verified at time of cataloguing, but not included in the lot
Discover a unique collection of six religious books that once belonged to the iconic Marilyn Monroe. Acquired as part of lot 561 from 'The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe' auction at Christies, New York, in October 1999, this selection includes notable titles such as Nikos Kazantzakis' 'The Saviors of God Spiritual Exercises' and Jean Doresse's 'The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics'.

Among the collection is Mary McCarthy's 'Memories of a Catholic Girlhood' and Martin Buber's 'The Tales of Rabbi Nachman', offering a fascinating insight into Marilyn Monroe's personal library. Don't miss this rare opportunity to own a piece of Hollywood history.

Bid now on this exclusive collection at the upcoming auction with Duggleby Auctioneers.


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