A Spaniard in the Works

John Lennon

Verlag: Jonathan Cape, 1965

Beschreibung

John Lennon's second book, with nearly 40 drawings and 18 written pieces. These include stories, poems, dialogues and spoofs of the Daily Mirror columnist Cassandra (Sir William Neil Connor). As Lennon's 'Cassandle' he says things like "I fail to see why those awful common lads make all that money", so it's reasonable to assume that Lennon was not a fan of his. A Spaniard in the Works is an interesting book in many ways. As Mark Lewisohn writes in his Beatles biography Tune In, Lennon always liked "one-line gags, eccentric wordplay, spoof ads, cartoons" and he had "a lasting obsession with Negroes, Jews and human grotesques". A harsh sense of humour too, sometimes as subtle as a brick (literally). This copy shows various signs of shelfwear and handling, inside and out, but is still well-bound with no markings to the text. There's a few occasional spots and smudges but generally the pages are still nice and bright, helped by printing on good-quality paper. The cover is a little worn and bumped around the edges, and the hard laminated boards have some superficial scratches. The cover photograph of John Lennon is by Robert Freeman, who also designed the book and did a very good job. PS we have no idea why AbeBooks has chosen to display the first picture of this book sideways. PPS there must be a spanner in the works somewhere. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000794

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Spaniard in the Works

Verlag: Jonathan Cape

Erscheinungsdatum: 1965

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition