We found a copy of Humphrey Carpenter's "JRR Tolkien: A Biography" in an Oxfam bookshop this morning ... with a postcard from Carpenter to one of the Inklings, Robert Havard!
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As well as being an Inkling, Havard was doctor to Tolkien and to CS Lewis, and to their families. Apparently he was nicknamed "U.Q.", short for "Useless Quack", by the Inklings.
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Date: 2015-10-10 01:27 pm (UTC)Learn more about LiveJournal Ratings in FAQ (https://www.dreamwidth.org/support/faqbrowse?faqid=303).
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Date: 2015-10-10 05:57 pm (UTC)It is a really good find!
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Date: 2015-10-10 06:35 pm (UTC)However - we did find Rikki's first edition LOTRs.
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Date: 2015-10-10 06:36 pm (UTC)Glad you found the 1st LotR, though.
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Date: 2015-10-11 01:55 am (UTC)I also see a comment from LiveJournal saying that "Your entry got to top-25 of the most popular entries in LiveJournal!" Does this make you an Internet celebrity?
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Date: 2015-10-11 08:34 am (UTC)And yes, I am so famous that one person has noticed ... ;-)