BEATLES, FIFTY YEARS ADRIFT Written by Derek Taylor

A$ 3,050

$ 2,021

A$ 3050 Sold For

May 31, 2004 Sold Date

May 21, 2004 Start Date

A$ 900 Start price

39 Number Of Bids

Australia Country Of Seller

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YOU ARE NOW BIDDING ON A BOOK WRITTEN BY DEREK TAYLOR WHO WAS THE BEATLES PUBLICIST AND WAS EDITED BY GEORGE HARRISON IN 1984.

THIS BOOK IS NUMBER 1606 OF 2000 LIMITED EDITION COPIES EVER MADE.

IT IS FILLED WITH BEAUTIFUL PHOTO'S, SCRIBBLED NOTES, SONGWRITING SHEETS, BOOKINGS FOR CONCERTS, LETTERS WRITTEN BY JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE, RINGO, BRIAN EPSTEIN, GEORGE MARTIN AND DEREK TAYLOR.

THE FORWARD WAS WRITTEN BY GEORGE HARRISON AND CARRIES A COPY OF HIS SIGNATURE, THE BACKWARD WAS WRITTEN BY HARRY NILSEN WHO WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE BEATLES AND PARTICULARLY GEORGE.

THIS BOOK IS A LEATHER BOUND, GOLD EMBOSSED AND OVER 500 PAGES WHICH HAVE NO DOG EARS, NO TEARS OR CREASES AND HAS A MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL TICKET AS A BOOKMARK DATED 18TH OF JUNE 1967.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM IN SAYING THAT I SAW GEORGE HARRISON AND DEREK TAYLOR PROMOTING THIS BOOK IN 1984 AND WHEN I HEARD THAT THERE WERE ONLY 2000 COPIES BEING SOLD I RANG AND PAID FOR MINE IMMEDIATELY, IT COST ME $ 375.00 AND I WAS LUCKY TO GET IT BECAUSE THEY SOLD OUT IN AN HOUR, I MERELY POINT THIS OUT TO GIVE A BIDDER THE KNOWLEDGE THAT ON AN INDEPENDANT APPRAISAL THIS BOOK ( if you can get one ) HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED SINCE THEN AND THAT IS WHY IM STARTING WITH A LOW PRICE.

THERE ARE MANY THINGS IN THIS BOOK WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO QUOTE BUT I DO NOT WANT TO BREACH COPYRIGHT LAWS BUT WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IF YOU GREW UP WITH THE BEATLES OR COLLECT VALUABLE ITEMS WHICH APPRECIATE WITH TIME YOU ARE LOOKING AT A REAL INVESTMENT.

SADLY BOTH THE WRITER AND GEORGE ARE NOW IN GODS CARE AND TO BE BLUNT THAT ADDS VALUE TO THIS BOOK

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PRESENT FOR A PARENT OR CHILD OF THE 60'S YOU CAN'T GO WRONG, YOU ONLY NEED TO ASK " how much will it be worth in 10 years from now ", who knows

I HAVE SAID ENOUGH EXCEPT THAT IF YOU WISH TO BID AND HAVE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK OR NO FEEDBACK YOU MUST CONTACT ME FIRST OTHERWISE I WILL REMOVE THE BID

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK

" AND IN THE END, THE LOVE YOU TAKE

IS EQUAL TO THE LOVE YOU MAKE" John Lennon

On 24-May-04 at 14:36:03 AEST, seller added the following information:

PLEASE NOTE

DUE TO THE NUMBER OF EMAILS I HAVE RECEIVED RELATING TO THE BOOKS SLIPCOVER, IT IS THERE AND I SHOULD HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED IT AND IT IS ALSO VERY GOOD, I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED

THANKS

BOB

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