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| title=The J.R.R Tolkien Calendar 1974
| image=[[File:The J.R.R Tolkien Calendar 1974 (George Allen and Unwin).jpg|225px]]
| illustrator=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Pauline Baynes]]
| editor=
| publisher=[[George Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]] (UK)
| date=August [[1973]]
| format=Stapled calendar with mailer (13 x 12<sup>3</sup>&frasl;<sub>8</sub> inches)
| pages=
| isbn=0-04-529001-6
| precededby=
| followedby=None. Next calendar:<br/>[[The Hobbit Calendar 1976]]
}}
'''''The J.R.R Tolkien Calendar 1974''''' was the first official Tolkien calendar published by [[George Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]] in August [[1973]]. It features art by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Pauline Baynes]]. The cover photographer was Billett Potter.


'''The J.R.R Tolkien Calendar 1974''' was the first of the series of calendars published by George Allen & Unwin. This one includes illustrations by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Pauline Baynes]].
Tolkien passed away on [[2 September]] [[1973]]. However a copy of this 1974 Calendar was signed by Tolkien before his death, presumably in August 1973, making it one of the last items he signed.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkiencalendars.com/theCalendar.html|articlename=Letter of Provenance|dated=|website=[http://www.tolkiencalendars.com/index.html The Compleat Gyde to Tolkien Calendars]|accessed=15 February 2012}}</ref>
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==Illustrations==
* January - "[[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Taniquetil.jpg|Mount Everwhite]]"
* February - "[[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hill - Hobbiton-across-the-Water (Colored).jpg|The Hill: Hobbiton-across-the-Water]]"
* March - "[[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Bilbo woke with the early sun in his eyes.jpg|Bilbo woke with the early sun in his eyes]]"
* April - "[[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien - The Forest of Lothlorien in Spring.jpg|The Forest of Lothlórien in Spring]]"
* May - "[[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves (II).jpg|Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves]]"
* June - "[[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Rivendell.jpg|Rivendell]]"
* July - "[[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Conversation with Smaug (large).jpg|Conversation with Smaug]]"
* August - "[[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Old Man Willow.jpg|Old Man Willow]]"
* September - "[[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Death of Smaug.jpg|Death of Smaug]]"
* October - "[[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Barad-dur.jpg|Barad-dûr]]"
* November - "[[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien - West Gate of Moria.jpg|Moria Gate]]"
* December - "[[:File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Fangorn Forest.jpg|Fangorn Forest]]"


A copy of the 1974 Calendar was apparently signed by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]], possibly in August [[1973]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkiencalendars.com/theCalendar.html|articlename=Letter of Provenance|dated=|website=[http://www.tolkiencalendars.com/index.html The Compleat Gyde to Tolkien Calendars]|accessed=15 February 2012}}</ref>
* "[[:File:Pauline Baynes - A Map of Middle-earth (color) 2.jpg|A Map of Middle-earth]]" by [[Pauline Baynes]]
 
* Reverse cover - Númenórean Tile and various Heraldic Devices
* ISBN 0-04-529001-6
* Dimensions: 13 x 12 3/8 inches
* Stapled
* Punched hanging hole
* Heavy-weight cardboard mailer


==Variants==
==Variants==

Revision as of 09:10, 21 October 2015

The J.R.R Tolkien Calendar 1974
The J.R.R Tolkien Calendar 1974 (George Allen and Unwin).jpg
IllustratorJ.R.R. Tolkien, Pauline Baynes
PublisherGeorge Allen & Unwin (UK)
ReleasedAugust 1973
FormatStapled calendar with mailer (13 x 1238 inches)
ISBN0-04-529001-6
Followed byNone. Next calendar:
The Hobbit Calendar 1976

The J.R.R Tolkien Calendar 1974 was the first official Tolkien calendar published by George Allen & Unwin in August 1973. It features art by J.R.R. Tolkien and Pauline Baynes. The cover photographer was Billett Potter.

Tolkien passed away on 2 September 1973. However a copy of this 1974 Calendar was signed by Tolkien before his death, presumably in August 1973, making it one of the last items he signed.[1]

Illustrations

Variants

Tolkien Kalender 1974
Language: Dutch
Publisher: Het Spectrum
ISBN: 90-274-8242-X  

See also

External links

References