NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS.- A book closely annotated by Michael Jackson that gives a fascinating insight into the thoughts and interests of the King of Pop is expected to fetch up to £8,000 when offered for sale by Omega Auctions on November 27.

Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power, published in 1998, is a bestseller assessing the factors that have made people powerful throughout history. Popular with Hollywood celebrities among others, the book clearly enthralled Jackson, who wrote notes throughout this copy, including exclamations of Wow, True and Great, as well as more detailed inscriptions.

The relatively juvenile handwriting in which he puts down his thoughts may well be a legacy of Jackson’s lost childhood, as he sacrificed stable schooling for a life on the road, but his views are sometimes incisive. On one page he writes: “You create your own circumstances even in the manner in which you are treated and looked upon.”

On another he adds the rather more enigmatic: “The Moon comes every night so people don’t care to look to the heavens.”

Other highlights in the sale include an extremely rare collection of previously unseen Bob Marley negatives taken by photographer David Crowe at the seminal July 1975 Bob Marley and the Wailers concert at London’s Lyceum Theatre, which features on the celebrated album Live! and included the definitive version of the legendary song No Woman, No Cry, boosted by Marley’s interaction with the crowd as he performed it. The archive is being offered WITH COPYRIGHT at a guide price of £30,000-50,000.

According to auctioneer Paul Fairweather “The images are from one of the most iconic musical performances ever captured and offer a glimpse into a rare moment of musical history. The quality of the images is phenomenal.”

Also on offer will be previously unheard master and demo tapes by David Bowie from 1971 (estimate £3,000-5,000) and Jimi Hendrix from c.1968 (£5,000-10,000), containing early takes of 14 demos, some of which would be worked up into tracks for his classic Electric Ladyland album.

A bedside Bible presented to Elvis Presley for his 23rd birthday by an adoring 16-year-old fan, gifted to the consignor by Presley’s aunt during a visit to Graceland, is expected to fetch £10,000-12,000.

A bespoke leather jacket owned and worn by Phil Lynott, most notably during Thin Lizzy’s 1978 Live and Dangerous tour, comes with a guide of £5,000-8,000.

The 500+ lot Music Memorabilia, Instruments and Equipment sale is just the latest major offering of star-studded lots by Omega Auctions, who sold over £250,000 worth of unseen early Beatles photos in March this year and David Bowie’s first-known studio recording for almost £40,000 in September.

The auction house has just announced the sale of a collection of guitars and memorabilia relating to the ground-breaking bands Joy Division and New Order. Consigned by Peter Hook, the bass player for both bands, the auction will take place on March 2 next year.