| Variants of the Allen&Unwin (London) calendars issued in Australia and New Zealand and the Friends of the Earth calendar issued in New Zealand. The calendars of Colin Williams, an Australian illustrator, are listed in his own section. | |
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1974 George Allen & Unwin (New Zealand) ISBN: 0 04 529001 6 VARIANT:"The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1974" Printed by Clark & Matheson, Auckland, NZ. Illustrations by Professor Tolkien and Pauline Baynes. Dimensions: 13 x 12 3/8 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; heavy-weight cardboard mailer. Rarity: 10 Only recently discovered and collected. Am aware of only three copies of it (one with, two without the mailer). As a commercial issue, assume that there are more "out there" in New Zealand. (m, x) |
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1976 George Allen & Unwin (New Zealand) ISBN: 0 04 529002 4 VARIANT: “The Hobbit Calendar 1976” Illustrations by Professor Tolkien; colored by H. E. Riddett. Dimensions: 13 x 12.5 inches (w x h); stapled; light-weight, white paperboard mailer printed with theme similar to the cover of the calendar. Rarity: 9 Has appeared on eBay three times that I know of. As a commercial issue, assume that there are more "out there". But collecting issues from New Zealand is very difficult. (x) |
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1977 George Allen & Unwin (Australia) ISBN: 0 04 529003 2 VARIANT: “The Lord of the Rings 1977 Calendar” Variant of the preceeding issue printed by Mastercraft Printing, Sydney, Australia. Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 15 inches (w x h); spiral wire bound; heavy wire hanging loop; light-weight white paper mailer/envelope printed with theme similar to the cover of the calendar. Rarity: 9 Has appeared on eBay once. I picked up a copy from a fellow collector. The only reason that this is a 9 instead of a 10 is that it is a commercial issue. So I must assume that there are more "out there." (x) |
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1977 George Allen & Unwin (New Zealand) ISBN: 0 04 529003 2 VARIANT: “The Lord of the Rings 1977 Calendar” Variant of the preceeding issue "Distributed by BOOK REPS (NZ) LTD. / Printed in N.Z. by Marfleet Litho Print Ltd." Illustrations with calendar months below are printed on both sides of the pages so this calendar is only eight pages total. Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 15 inches (w x h); punched hanging hole; saddle stapled; cardboard, tabbed on top mailer/envelope Rarity: 10 Has appeared on eBay once. As a commercial issue, assume that there are more "out there". But collecting issues from New Zealand is very difficult. (x) |
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1984 Friends of the Earth (New Zealand) "Unspoiled Earth 1984" Photos by Barney Brewster. New Zealand locales reminiscent of Tolkien scenes with Tolkien titles. Rarity: 10 Unknown number produced. Has not appeared on eBay. I know of two copies of it. |
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2009 deviantART “MIDDLE EARTH NEW ZEALAND 2009 CALENDAR" Photographs by Astrid Nielsch of the NZ locations in which the LotR movies were shot. Per the photographer, the months are listed here. Printed on white card stock. Dimensions: 11 x 8˝ inches (w x h); white wire bound. Rarity: 8 15 were created. (x) |
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2010 Astrid Nielsch “Calendar 2010 Middle Earth New Zealand film locations" Photographs by Astrid Nielsch of the NZ locations in which the LotR movies were shot. Printed on C1s (glossy one side) white card stock. Dimensions: 11 x 8˝ inches (w x h); white wire bound. Rarity: 8 50 were created. (m) |
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2011 Astrid Nielsch “Calendar 2011 Middle Earth New Zealand Film Locations" Photographs by Astrid Nielsch of the NZ locations in which the LotR movies were shot. Printed on C1s (glossy one side) white card stock. Dimensions: 11 x 8˝ inches (w x h); white wire bound. Rarity: 7 75 were created (of which 50 were signed and numbered) (s) |
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2012 Astrid Nielsch “Calendar 2012 Middle Earth New Zealand Film Locations" Photographs by Astrid Nielsch of the NZ locations in which the LotR movies were shot. Printed on C1S (glossy one side) white card stock. Dimensions: 11 x 8˝ inches (w x h); saddle stapled. Rarity: 7 75 were created (of which 50 were signed and numbered) (s) |
