Tolkien Calendars 1985 - 1988
Contains the first of the hard-to-find Beyond Bree calendars and the sole American Tolkien Society issue. Beyond these, it is still possible to find the Ballantine issues in the original shrinkwrap and the Unwin issues in their original mailers. |
YEAR | Publisher/ISBN/Notes | Link |
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1985 |
1985 Ballantine Books (Random House)
ISBN: 0-345-31747-5 Illustrations by Inger Edelfeldt. Dimensions: 11.5 x 12 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; shrink-wrapped. Rarity: 4 |
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1985 |
Beyond Bree
"Beyond Bree 1985 Tolkien Calendar". Published by the American Mensa Tolkien Special Interest Group; edited by Nancy Martsch. Black and white illustrations by ten artists; yellow covers. Dimensions: 8.5 x 14 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; envelope. Rarity: 9 Based on number created (65 or 75 depending on the year), their age, and the fact that I know of only a few in the hands of collectors. |
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1985 |
Rodney Matthews
“1985 Transformation Rodney Matthews”. Illustrations by Rodney Matthews. A fantasy art calendar with one illustration related to Tolkien (February: "A View Over Isengard"). Dimensions: 16.5 x 17 inches (w x h); wire-bound; heavy wire hanging loop. Rarity: 8 A fairly sizeable number were probably created, but these appear infrequently on eBay. Several may still be ordered from his website. |
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1985 |
Unwin Paperbacks
ISBN: 0-04-529008-3 "Tolkien Calendar 1985". Illustrations by Inger Edelfeldt. Cover "Legolas". Dimensions: 14 x 15 inches (w x h); wire-bound; heavy wire hanging loop; medium-weight paperboard mailer/envelope mailer/envelope printed with theme similar to the cover of the calendar. Rarity: 7 |
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1986 |
Ballantine Books (Random House)
ISBN: 0-345-32505-2 "The 1986 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar". Illustrations by Michael Hague. Dimensions: 11.5 x 12 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; shrink-wrapped. Rarity: 7 Still shrink-wrapped: 8. |
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1986 |
Beyond Bree
"Beyond Bree 1986 Tolkien Calendar". Published by the American Mensa Tolkien Special Interest Group; edited by Nancy Martsch. Black and white illustrations by eight artists. Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 inches (w x h); stapled on edge to open out to 11 x 16 3/8 inches; envelope. Rarity: 9 Based on number created (65 or 75 depending on the year), their age, and the fact that I know of only a few in the hands of collectors. |
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1986 |
Cahill&Co., Three Candle Press
"Inklings Calendar 1986". Illustrations by Joanne E. Klein; black and white, and reds, grays on off-white paper. Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 inches (w x h). Rarity: 9 Unknown number created; appears only rarely on eBay. |
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1986 |
Hobbit Presse, Ernst Klett Verlag Stuttgart
ISBN: 3-608-95348-5 “Der Tolkien Kalendar 1986 Ansichten von Mittelerde”. Illustrations by Dietrich Ebert. Unique format: 12 color illustrations each overlaying a calendar page with quotations (in German) relevant to the artwork. Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 15 3/8 inches (w x h); wire bound; heavy wire hanging loop. Rarity: 9 As a commercial issue, a relatively large number were probably created. However, it did not sell well. Has appeared on eBay only twice in the last several years. |
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1986 |
Methuen (Toronto)
ISBN: 0-458-99260-7 VARIANT: "The 1986 Tolkien Calendar". Illustrations by Michael Hague. Printed in Canada by Friesen Printers. Dimensions: 14 x 15 inches (w x h); wire-bound; heavy wire hanging loop; medium-weight paperboard mailer/envelope with theme similar to cover illustration. Rarity: 8 As a commercial issue, a relatively large number were probably created. However, appears only once or twice per year on eBay. |
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1986 |
Unwin Paperbacks
ISBN: 0-04-529009-1 VARIANT: "The 1986 Tolkien Calendar". Illustrations by Michael Hague. Dimensions: 13 5/8 x 15 inches (w x h); wire-bound; heavy wire hanging loop; medium-weight paperboard mailer/envelope mailer/envelope with theme similar to cover illustration. Rarity: 7 As a commercial calendar, a relatively large number were created. However, appears on eBay only once per month. |
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1987 |
Ballantine Books (Random House)
ISBN: 0-345-33585-6 Illustrations by Alan Lee, Roger Garland, Ted Nasmith, and John Howe. Dimensions: 11.5 x 12 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; shrink-wrapped. Rarity: 6 |
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1987 |
Beyond Bree
"Beyond Bree 1987 Tolkien Calendar". Published by the American Mensa Tolkien Special Interest Group; edited by Steve Deyo. Black and white illustrations by eight artists. Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 inches (w x h); stapled to open out to 11 x 16 3/8 inches; envelope. Rarity: 9 Based on number created (65 or 75 depending on the year), their age, and the fact that I know of only a few in the hands of collectors. |
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1987 |
Unwin Hyman Ltd.
ISBN: 0-045-29010-5 NOTES: "The Tolkien Calendar 1987". Illustrations by Alan Lee, Roger Garland, Ted Nasmith, and John Howe. Cover: "Mouth of Sauron". Dimensions: 13 5/8 x 15 inches (w x h); wire bound; heavy wire hanging loop; medium-weight paperboard mailer/envelope printed with theme similar to cover illustration. Rarity: 7 |
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1988 |
American Tolkien Society
"American Tolkien Society 1988". Black and white illustrations by fourteen artists; printed on "tan" (as best I can describe the color) paper. A "dual calendar 1988: featuring the everyday calendar most of us use, and the Shire Reckoning claendar set forth by J.R.R. Tolkien in Appendix D of The Lord of the Rings." Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 inches (w x h); stapled on the fold; punched hanging hole. Rarity: 9 I know of only two (and one of those is in the Marquette University collection). |
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1988 |
Ballantine Books (Random House)
ISBN: 0-345-34637-8 Illustrations by Professor Tolkien, Ted Nasmith, John Howe, and Roger Garland. Dimensions: 11.5 x 12 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; shrinkwrapped. Rarity: 6 Still shrink-wrapped: 8. |
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1988 |
Beyond Bree
"Beyond Bree 1988 Tolkien Calendar". Published by the American Mensa Tolkien Special Interest Group; edited by Steve Deyo. Black and white illustrations by eight artists. Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 inches (w x h); stapled to open out to 11 x 16 3/8 inches; envelope. Rarity: 9 Based on number created (65 or 75 depending on the year), their age, and the fact that I know of only a few in the hands of collectors. |
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1988 |
Rodney Matthews
“Rodney Matthews from Wondrous Tales - 1988”. Illustrations by Rodney Matthews. A fantasy art calendar with several illustrations related to Tolkien. Dimensions: 16.5 x 17 inches (w x h - approximately circular); wire-bound; heavy wire hanging loop; shrink-wrapped with white board backing. Rarity: 8 A fairly sizeable number were probably created, but these appear infrequently on eBay. Several may still be ordered from his website. |
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1988 |
Unwin Hyman Ltd.
ISBN: 0 04 823379 X "The Tolkien Calendar 1988". Illustrations by Professor Tolkien, Ted Nasmith, John Howe, and Roger Garland. Cover: "Smaug". Dimensions: 13 5/8 x 15 inches (w x h); wire bound; heavy wire hanging loop; medium-weight paperboard mailer/envelope printed with theme similar to cover. Rarity: 7 |