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Synopsis
Paul McCartney's Introduction to In His Own Write: `At Woolton village fete I met him. I was a fat schoolboy and as he leaned an arm on my shoulder, I realised that he was drunk. We were twelve then, but, in spite of his sideboards, we went on to become teenage pals. Aunt Mimi, who had looked after him since he was so high, used to tell me he was cleverer than he pretended, and things like that. He had written a poem for the school magazine about a hermit who said: 'as breathing is my life, to stop I dare not dare'. This made me wonder right away - 'Is he deep?' He wore glasses so it was possible, and even without them there was no holding him. 'What bus?' he would say to howls of appreciative laughter. He went to Quarry Bank High School for Boys and later attended to the Liverpool Art College. He left school and played with a group called the Beatles, and, here he is with a book. Again I think - 'Is he deep? Is he arty, with it or cultured?' There are bound to be thickheads who will wonder why some of it doesn't make sense, and others who will search for hidden meanings. 'What's a Brummer?' 'There's more to the `dubb owld boot' than meets the eye. ' PS : I like the drawings too.
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"Lunatic humour... it defies description. It owes something to Lear's nonsense books, but from there on in Lennon is on his own... Zany, offbeat, and illustrated by his grotesque spidery pen. It jolts the reader into gusts of laughter." (Guardian)
"Very funny... beautifully designed." (Times Literary Supplement)
"Fascinating.... It goes down like pure whimsy and then back-kicks like a sick mule." (Sunday Times)
"Irresistable...the drawings are marvellous." (Sunday Telegraph)
"Very inventive... It's all in Lennon's favour that despite the adulation and soft soap, he has remained as tough, arrogant and uncompromising." (Observer)
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With the Beatles, and the Sixties, once more centre-stage, this volume combines - for the first time - John Lennon's two celebrated books of poetry, prose and drawings.
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In His Own Write
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Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0451099354I3N00
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In His Own Write
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Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0451099354I5N10
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In His Own Write
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Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0451099354I5N00
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In His Own Write & A Spaniard In The Works [1980 Printing]
Seller: Gadzooks! Books!, Lompoc, CA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. A SMALL TREASURE FOR ADMIRERS OF JOHN LENNON. This 1980 pocketbook-sized paperback was quickly released following the passing of John Lennon. The book reprints the 1967 Signet original publication of John Lennon's two volumes of short prose pieces, poems, and drawings: IN HIS OWN WRITE and A SPANIARD IN THE WORKS. Pages are unmarked and well bound. Cover shows shelf-rubbing, creasing and a tiny scrape, but remains intact. A good, sturdy copy of an uncommon volume. Seller Inventory # p-213
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In His Own Write
Seller: Second Site Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. John Lennon 1940 - 1980 In His Own Write & A spaniard in the works. Writings and Drawings by John Lennon. Used - Very Good Plus . Paperback. Stated: First Signet Printing 1967 w/ the following print numbers: 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. Seller Inventory # 004816
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In His Own Write
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In His Own Write
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-0451099354