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[[ | {{book | ||
| 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>⁄<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. | |||
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 | * "[[: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 | |||
* | |||
==Variants== | ==Variants== |
Revision as of 09:10, 21 October 2015
The J.R.R Tolkien Calendar 1974 | |
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Illustrator | J.R.R. Tolkien, Pauline Baynes |
Publisher | George Allen & Unwin (UK) |
Released | August 1973 |
Format | Stapled calendar with mailer (13 x 123⁄8 inches) |
ISBN | 0-04-529001-6 |
Followed by | None. 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
- January - "Mount Everwhite"
- February - "The Hill: Hobbiton-across-the-Water"
- March - "Bilbo woke with the early sun in his eyes"
- April - "The Forest of Lothlórien in Spring"
- May - "Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves"
- June - "Rivendell"
- July - "Conversation with Smaug"
- August - "Old Man Willow"
- September - "Death of Smaug"
- October - "Barad-dûr"
- November - "Moria Gate"
- December - "Fangorn Forest"
- "A Map of Middle-earth" by Pauline Baynes
- Reverse cover - Númenórean Tile and various Heraldic Devices
Variants
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See also
- The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1974, Ballantine edition published in the USA
External links
- The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1974 at TolkienBooks.net
- Tolkien Calendars 1969 - 1977 at The Compleat Gyde to Tolkien Calendars
References
- ↑ "Letter of Provenance", The Compleat Gyde to Tolkien Calendars (accessed 15 February 2012)