Signed Sir Paul McCartney book part of record-breaking charity auction

Other leading items included a 2024 Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster electric guitar, signed and donated by American rocker Bruce Springsteen, which sold for 52,000 dollars (£42,120), and a black top hat worn by Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks for a Saturday Night Live promotional photoshoot which sold for 58,500 dollars (£47,385) – almost 60 times its estimate.