BEATLES MAGAZINE: BOOK SIGNED BY JOHN LENNON SELLS AT AUCTION IN CHELTENHAM FOR £2,000

Tuesday, 4 February 2025

BOOK SIGNED BY JOHN LENNON SELLS AT AUCTION IN CHELTENHAM FOR £2,000

An historic book signed by John Lennon has sold for £2,000 at auction in Cheltenham.

'In His Own Write' is a book consisting of poems, short stories and illustrations written by John in March 1964, and it's first print run of 300,000 copies sold out in Britain within a month.

The copy that went on sale dates from the second print run in April 1964 and has been signed both by John and by his wife, Cynthia.

Both signatures are still clearly visible, with John's in blue biro and his wife's in red ink.

John Lennon wrote the book aged 24-years-old.

The book was acquired after it was bought from a bookshop in Bloomsbury, London, and given to the most recent owner's son as a 21st birthday present in 2010.

The Cotswold Auction Company then organised a sale of the book on behalf of the owner.

The Gloucestershire-based auction house said the book was in a good condition, bar "general wear to the spine and the edges of the cover".

It also added that there appeared to be "some thumbprint-sized or smaller brown marks on some of the pages in the pages 60 - 70 range".

The book went on sale at 10am on Tuesday 4 February at the company's Cheltenham site and sold for £2,000 to an undisclosed buyer.

The work was sold as part of a large one-day auction of historic books, medals and collectables.
It's not the first time that Beatles memorabilia has gone under the hammer in the West Country. In 2022, rare black and white photographs of the band in Weston-super-Mare and an autographed book sold for £10,000.

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