- 52
Lennon, John
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Lennon, John
- 'About The Awful', authorial typescript
- ink on paper
two autograph corrections in blue ink including "Bottles" altered to "beatles", one page, large post quarto (10 x 8 in.; 253 x 203 mm), lightly creased and slightly stained
Condition
see catalog
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
John Lennon's own comic summary of his life so far, which was published on the back cover of In His Own Write. He manages to sneak a mildly obscene joke about Hitler ("...Madalf Heatlump (Who only had one)...") into the first sentence, which describes his birth during the Liverpool Blitz, and his adolescence is summarized succinctly in a single sentence: "I attended varicous scools in Lippypol And still didn't pass much to my Aunties supplies". After a nod to the "most publified beatles" he admits that: "this correction of short writty is the most wonderfoul larf I've ever ready."