Lennon, John

with corrections in blue ink including one word in autograph, additional corrections in black ink, editorial corrections in pencil, the leaf torn in half to remove the final unpublished piece which is marked "NOT TO BE USED", one page, foolscap folio (13 x 8 in.; 330 x 204 mm, "64 Mill Bond Extra Strong" watermark), crudely torn in half, pin holes

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"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."

A series of short parodies about television, including an unpublished piece. 'The Fingletoad Resort', which appears on pp.48-49 of In His Own Write, includes references to the Grenada television program People and Places ("Peokle and Braces") on which the Beatles made one of their first television appearances, and the long-running BBC current affairs series Panorama ("Panorasthma"), which asks the pressing question: "Do you prepare Rinkled Dinglebone [i.e. Richard Dimbleby] or Tichie Bimplebean?" ("....Who the hell is Pimpled Dinkletoes?..."). The final unpublished piece is entitled "GODFRY WIND", in a reference to the newspaper columnist Godfrey Winn, and was almost certainly cut from In His Own Write because of its overtly sexual content. It is an absurdist agony column in which a man whose wife insists "on having the postman deliver the letters upstairs" is advised: "Jealousy can wreck a marriage, try getting to know the postman". It also has an interview with a very young wife ("...I'm only 12 yer know...") whose husband is nearly 83. For the earlier and even more outrageous version of "Godfry Wind" see lot 49.