THE COMPLEAT GYDE TO TOLKIEN CALENDARS

YEAR	Publisher/ISBN/Notes	Link
1989	Ballantine Books (Random House) ISBN: 0-345-35554-7 Illustrations by Roger Garland. Dimensions: 11.5 x 12 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; shrink-wrapped. Rarity: 6 Still shrink-wrapped: 8.
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: 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.
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
1990	Ballantine Books (Random House) ISBN: 0-345-36187-3 Illustrations by Ted Nasmith. Cover: "Sam Enters Mordor Alone". Dimensions: 11.5 x 12 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; shrink-wrapped. Rarity: 6 Still shrink-wrapped: 8
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.
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. Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 inches (w x h); stapled on the fold. Rarity: 9 100 were created. I know of three copies.
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.
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.
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
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.
1991	Ballantine Books (Random House) ISBN: 0-345-36757-X Illustrations by John Howe. Cover: "Old Man Willow". Dimensions: 11.5 x 12 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; shrink-wrapped. Rarity: 6 Still shrink-wrapped: 8
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: 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.
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.
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.
1991	Unwin Hyman Ltd. ISBN: 0-04-440677-0 Illustrations by John Howe. 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.
1991	Unwin Hyman Ltd. ISBN: 0-044-46077-8 VARIANT: Same as the 0-04-440677-0 issue, but shrinkwrapped (no mailer/envelope.) Dimensions: 13.5 x 15 inches (w x h); wire bound; heavy wire hanging loop. Rarity: 7 A Canadian eBay seller has been offering a two-calendar lot (this 1991 and the shrink-wrapped 1993) with some frequency.
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; shrink-wrapped. Rarity: 6 Still shrink-wrapped: 8
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: 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.
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.
1992	HarperCollins 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; shrink-wrapped 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 shrink-wrap (which is more like cellophane). I know of only one copy in that state.
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
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.
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.