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JOHN LENNON | In His Own Write, 1964, inscribed by Lennon, additionally inscribed by the other three Beatles

Lot Closed

October 1, 01:31 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

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Description

JOHN LENNON

IN HIS OWN WRITE. JONATHAN CAPE, 1964


small 8vo, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ("To Neville | Cashbox | good heavens | from | John | Lennon") on front fixed endpaper, ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY PAUL McCARTNEY ("Best | wishes from | Uncle Paul") on the Introduction page and ALSO SIGNED BY GEORGE HARRISON AND RINGO STARR on the rear free endpaper, original pictorial boards


This book was inscribed to Neville Marten of Cash Box magazine. The signing took place at a lunch at Twickenham Film Studios on April 7 1964 during a break in filming of A Hard Day’s Night.


Sotheby’s are grateful to Mark Lewisohn for additional information on this lot. 


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This catalogue description was amended on 24 September 2020 to incorporate additional details about the signing of this book.