| More of the hard-to-find Beyond Bree issues, the first of the equally difficult Polish Tolkien Society calendars, and the rare Mythopoeic Society The 1990 NOT Tolkien Calendar. Also, the very popular 1992 calendars issued for the Tolkien Centennial. Only three calendars were issued in 1989, the fewest since the "lean years" of 1981 - 1984. | |
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1989 Ballantine Books (Random House) ISBN: 0-345-35554-7 "The 1989 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar" Illustrations by Roger Garland. Dimensions: 11.5 x 12 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; shrinkwrapped. Rarity: 6 Shrinkwrapped: 8 (x,m) |
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1989 Beyond Bree "Beyond Bree 1989 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar" Published by the American Mensa Tolkien Special Interest Group; edited by Nancy Martsch. Pen and ink illustrations by eight artists. Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 inches (w x h); stapled to open out to 11 x 16 3/8 inches; manila envelope. Rarity: 7 60 were created; I know of only a few in the hands of collectors. (x) |
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1989 Unwin Hyman Ltd. ISBN: 0-04-440180-9 "The Tolkien Calendar 1989" Illustrations by Roger Garland. Cover: "The Haven of Morionde". 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 (x) |
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1990 Ballantine Books (Random House) ISBN: 0-345-36187-3 "The 1990 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar" Illustrations by Ted Nasmith. Cover: "Sam Enters Mordor Alone". Dimensions: 11.5 x 12 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; shrinkwrapped. Rarity: 6 Shrinkwrapped: 8 (x,m) |
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1990 Miles Kimball “J.R.R. Tolkien – Master of Middle Earth” Published by Miles Kimball, Oshkosh, WI. An oddity in that the calendar went from August 1990 to August 1991. Photo of JRRT on Kodak paper. Dimensions: 10 x 20 inches (opened for hanging); metal tab with punched hanging hole; white comb-bound (see photo). Rarity: 9 Unknown number created. I know of two copies. |
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1990 Mythopoeic Society “The 1990 NOT Tolkien Calendar” Hysterical satire (picture Gandalf et al in thongs!) Black and white illustrations by Paula Di Sante, Christine Lowentrout, Sylvia Hunnewell, Sarah Beach, Tim Callahan, Pat Wynne, Lynn Maudlin, Bonnie Callahan, Nancy-Lou Patterson. Read Lynn Maudlin's letter about it. I was fortunate to get my copy signed by Lynn, Bonnie, Sarah, and Paula at MythCon 39. Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 inches (w x h); stapled on the fold. Rarity: 9 100 were created. I know of three copies. (s) |
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1990 Rodney Matthews “Storybook Collection Rodney Matthews 1990” 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. (m) |
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1990 Three Candle Press "Inklings Calendar 1990" Calligraphy 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 These Inklings calendars appear infrequently on eBay. |
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1990 Unwin Hyman Ltd. ISBN: 0-04-440397-6 "The Tolkien Calendar 1990" Illustrations by Ted Nasmith. Cover: "Rivendell". 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 (x) |
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1991 American Tolkien Society Small self-adhesive calendar. Dimensions: 3 x 4 inches (w x h). Rarity: 10 Almost ephemera. I know of only one copy. (x) |
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1991 Ballantine Books (Random House) ISBN: 0-345-36757-X "The 1991 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar" Illustrations by John Howe. Cover: "Old Man Willow". Dimensions: 11.5 x 12 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; shrinkwrapped. Rarity: 6 Shrinkwrapped: 8 (x,m) |
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1991 Beyond Bree "Beyond Bree 1991 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar" Published by the American Mensa Tolkien Special Interest Group; edited by Carl Hostetter. Black and white illustrations by international list of nine artists. Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 inches (w x h); stapled on the fold; punched hanging hole; envelope. Rarity: 7 75 were created; I know of only a few in the hands of collectors. (x) |
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1991 Laurin VARIANT: “1991 Tolkien Kalender” Illustrations by John Howe. Dimensions: 13.5 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: 9 As a commercial calendar, a large number were probably created. However, this has appeared only twice on eBay. (x) |
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1991 Slaski Klub Fantastyki "The Tolkien Calendar 1991" Published by Seckja Tolkienowska, Poland (Polish Tolkien Society); edited by Parmadili (Andrzej Kowalski). Black and white illustrations by Malgorzata Pudlik and Aleksandra Kosciuszuk. Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches (w x h); unbound. Rarity: 9 Based upon assumption that relatively few (less than 100? Need confirmation from the Polish TS) were created and their absence on eBay. I know of very few in the hands of collectors. (x) |
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1991 Unwin Hyman Ltd. ISBN: 0-04-440677-0 "The Tolkien Calendar 1991" Illustrations by John Howe. Curiously, the 10-digit ISBN is printed only above the barcode on the back of the mailer. On the back cover of the calendar itself, the barcode reports the 13-digit ISBN 9 780044 406778.Cover: "At the Ford". Dimensions: 13.5 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 Often, the mailer is missing. (x) |
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1991 Unwin Hyman Ltd. (Canada) ISBN: 9 780044 406778 VARIANT: "The Tolkien Calendar 1991" Same as the 0-04-440677-0 issue, but shrinkwrapped. As it has no mailer/envelope and reports the same 13-digit ISBN as the UK issue, the only way to distinguish between the two is "$11.95" (the price) which is found just to the left of the barcode on the back cover of the calendar. Dimensions: 13.5 x 15 inches (w x h); wire bound; heavy wire hanging loop; shrinkwrapped. Rarity: 8 Recently (March 2009) this was offered on eBay. (m) |
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1992 Ballantine Books (Random House) ISBN: 0-345-37320-0 "The 1992 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar" Centenary issue. Illustrations by Ted Nasmith. Cover: “The Anger of the Mountain”. Dimensions: 11.5 x 12 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; shrinkwrapped. Rarity: 6 Shrinkwrapped: 8 (x,m) |
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1992 Beyond Bree “Beyond Bree J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1992” Published by the American Mensa Tolkien Special Interest Group. Black and white illustrations by six artists inspired by "The Silmarillion"; edited by Nancy Martsch. Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 inches (w x h); stapled; envelope. Rarity: 7 75 were created; I know of only a few in the hands of collectors. (x) |
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1992 Grafton Books ISBN: 0-261-10227-3 "Tolkien The Centenary Calendar 1992" Centenary issue. Cover: “The Anger of the Mountain". Illustrations by Ted Nasmith. Dimensions: 13.5 x 15 inches (w x h); wire bound; heavy wire hanging loop; medium-weight paperboard mailer/envelope printed with “Tolkien The Centenary Calendar 1992”. The illustration of the mailer was printed in red ink. Rarity: 7 Often, the mailer is missing. (x) |
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1992 HarperCollins (Canada) ISBN: 0-261-10227-3 VARIANT: "Tolkien The Centenary Calendar 1992" Cover: “The Anger of the Mountain". Illustrations by Ted Nasmith. Dimensions: 13.5 x 15 inches (w x h); wire bound; heavy wire hanging loop; shrinkwrapped with small price sticker "HarperCollins $12.95 In Canada". Rarity: 10 As a commercial issue, a relatively large number were probably created. However, the ONLY way to distinguish this calendar from the preceeding Grafton Books issue is to find it in the original shrinkwrap (which is more like cellophane). I know of only one copy in that state. (m) |
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1992 JOC International “el Señor de los Anillos" Credit card-sized calendar with 1992 calendar on back. Dimensions: 2 3/8 x 3 3/4 inches (w x h). Rarity: 8 Unknown number published. (x) |
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1992 Laurin VARIANT: “Tolkien Jubiläumskalender zum 100. gerburstag 1892 - 1992” Centenary issue in German. Illustrations by Ted Nasmith. Cover: "The Anger of the Mountain". Dimensions: 13.5 x 15 inches (w x h); wire bound; heavy wire hanging loop; medium-weight paperboard mailer/envelope printed with the title. Rarity: 8 (x) |
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1992 Rodney Matthews “Rodney Matthews 1992 Official Calendar” Illustrations by Rodney Matthews. A fantasy art calendar with one illustration (April: "Treebeard") related to Tolkien. Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 16 5/8 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. (x) |
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1992 Slaski Klub Fantastyki "The Tolkien Calendar 1992" Published by Seckja Tolkienowska, Poland (Polish Tolkien Society); edited by Parmadili (Andrzej Kowalski). Black and white illustrations by Malgorzata Pudlik and Aleksandra Kosciuszuk. Two versions exist: A3 size, A4 size; unbound. Rarity: 9 Based upon assumption that relatively few (less than 100? Need confirmation from the Polish TS) were created and their absence on eBay. I know of very few in the hands of collectors. (x) |
