It happens often, especially when you attend so many rare book shows, but this is one instance in which I really wish I had a lot of cash to spare!  On May 8, Bonhams auction house will present Visions of Garcia, an auction of very unique Jerry Garcia memorabilia.  The offerings are diverse and sound very cool.  An illustrated catalog will be posted on Bonhams.com in the weeks preceding the auction, but below are some of the items that will be included in the lot. Artwork:

• 'Mood River', one of five known oil paintings by Garcia
• A set of airbrush originals by Garcia (circa 1985) of 'Alien Craft & Brain'
• Two sketchbooks (circa 1991), that include 30 previously unseen drawings
• Original preliminary cover artwork for the Grateful Dead's Europe '72 album, 'Rainbow Foot' by Mouse and Alton Kelly
• 'Wetlands II', a popular airbrush piece by Garcia
• 'Purple Dog', an original Garcia watercolor

Instruments

• Acoustic Takamine guitar, played from 1985-1988 for acoustic shows and seen on the covers of Pure Jerry Vol. 8  and Ragged but Right
• Ibanez guitar custom designed for Jerry by Ibanez and Bob Weir in 1977
• Billy Kreutzmann drum set
• Equipment- speakers, amplifiers, etc.

Other Goodies:

• A .9999 pure gold and enamel Owsley Stanley un-numbered Steal Your Face pendant, circa 1979
• Handwritten set lists
• Garcia's sunglasses
• Skull and Roses banner from The Grateful Dead Movie
• Rick Geffen's original artowrk from the Dylan and Dead album cover, signed by both Griffin and Garcia
• 1983 Garcia-owned Harley Davidson
• Photos
• ...and much more!

Sounds amazing! The auction will be appropriately held in San Francisco, but will also be simulcast in New York.  The auction preview will take place May 4-7 in San Francisco and April 11-16 in New York.  Again, the auction itself will be held on May 8.  Estimated values for the items listed above can be found at the ArtDaily.org link below.

Original work by Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead guitars up for auction at Bonhams