John Lennon - 1964 In His Own Write Hardcover Book 1st Edition (Used)

DESCRIPTION
In His Own Write is a 1964 nonsense book by the English musician John Lennon. Lennon's first book, it consists of poems and short stories ranging from eight lines to three pages, as well as illustrations.
After Lennon showed journalist Michael Braun some of his writings and drawings, Braun in turn showed them to Tom Maschler of publisher Jonathan Cape, who signed Lennon in January 1964. He wrote most of the content expressly for the book, though some stories and poems had been published years earlier in the Liverpool music publication Mersey Beat. Lennon's writing style is informed by his interest in English writer Lewis Carroll, while humorists Spike Milligan and "Professor" Stanley Unwin inspired his sense of humour. His illustrations imitate the style of cartoonist James Thurber. Many of the book's pieces consist of private meanings and in-jokes, while also referencing Lennon's interest in physical abnormalities and expressing his anti-authority sentiments..
Author/Editor: John Lennon
ISBN: -
Format: Hardcover without dust jacket, Book 
Edition/Volume: First edition 
Publication date: 1964
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
No. Pages: 83
Dimensions: 18 x 14cm

CONDITION
This book is in excellent condition, complete with the red label on the cover "The writing Beatle!". All pages are intact and clean. A truly lovely copy that has been very well cared for.
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