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Uncorrected proof copy of Humphrey Carpenter’s The Inklings (C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams), published by Houghton Mifflin in 1979 in yellow proof wraps. Scarce and collectible.
#clp0189bw - The Inklings – Uncorrected Proof – Houghton Mifflin 1979 - 1200 EUR

Uncorrected proof copy of Humphrey Carpenter’s The Inklings (C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams), published by Houghton Mifflin in 1979 in yellow proof wraps. Scarce and collectible.

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Humphrey Carpenter: The Inklings (Uncorrected Proof, Houghton Mifflin, 1979)


Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979 – Yellow proof copy


Uncorrected proof – a rare advance copy of Humphrey Carpenter’s seminal study of **C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams and their friends**, produced for final review before publication. The yellow wraps are characteristic of Houghton Mifflin proofs, and this example features sharp binding and clear printing.

The book is in **very good condition**: covers are clean with minimal shelf handling, pages crisp and unmarked. The proof copy status makes it highly collectible to Tolkien/Inklings bibliophiles.

Uncorrected Houghton Mifflin proof copy of *The Inklings* by Humphrey Carpenter (Boston, 1979), bound in yellow wraps, rare and little represented on the market.

This proof is notably scarce. Market data shows first edition hardcovers selling from **US $48–73**. Proofs of Carpenter’s *Inklings* are virtually nonexistent.

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