Lennon, John

'Alec Speaking', 'Good Dog Nigel', 'On Safairy with Whide Hunter', 'The Famous Five Through Woenoew Abbey - by Greedy Blyton', 'All Abord Speeching - or the Art of Correct Dickson', 'Halbut Returb', 'You Might Well Arsk' (here untitled), an untitled and unpublished piece about the Beatles beginning "The Beafles (a band) hab jud make a regord for Pardonphobe...", 'A Letter', and 'Stub Press' (unpublished), approximately 60 corrections in blue ink including 11 words in autograph, three pages, foolscap folio (13 x 8 in.; 330 x 202 mm), the first two leaves stapled, all three leaves with old staple holes

An important set of authorial typescripts. These typescript pages comprise a set of authorial  typescripts of pieces that were among those that were then cleanly retyped on paper with a "Don Valley Bond" watermark (lots 7, 13, 16, 21, 24, 27, 32, 38 and 41), and also includes two short rejected pieces, both about the world of pop music. The rejection of these pieces suggests a deliberate (and remarkably brave) decision by Cape to distance In His Own Write from The Beatles, and ensure that the book did not appear to be a cynical cash-in. One of these pieces is a spoof tip by Brian Epstein ("Bright Extein") in which Chubby Checker's "Twist" becomes "Ebry Dobby Twitch" ("...nod one of Chuddy's best..."). The other is a brief "news" item announcing the Beatles first single, "a sog they whripe themshelves called 'Lub Me Jew'" (see previous lot), which Lennon signs off by wishing himself luck:

"...The Beagles (Johb, Paub, Georb and Rigo) hop to sell maby coddies of it. God luck lads..."