1978 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar

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1978 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar
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IllustratorThe Brothers Hildebrandt
PublisherBallantine Books (UK)
Released1977
FormatStapled calendar with mailer (13 x 1214 inches)
ISBN345-25689-1-595
Preceded by1977 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar
Followed byNone. Next calendar:
The 1980 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar

1978 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar was the official Tolkien calendar published by Ballantine Books in 1977. It features art by The Brothers Hildebrandt based on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Illustrations[edit | edit source]

  • Cover - "Legolas and Gimli"
  • January - "Farmer Maggot's Hospitality"
  • February - "Old Man Willow"
  • March - "The Gift of Galadriel"
  • April - "The Pillars of the Kings"
  • May - "Gollum"
  • June - "The Return of Gandalf"
  • Centrefold - "At the Grey Havens"
  • July - "Saruman and the Palantir"
  • August - "The Golden Hall of Rohan"
  • September - "Beorn the Berserker"
  • October - "King Theoden and Wormtongue"
  • November - "Shelob"
  • December - "The Dark Tower"

See also[edit | edit source]

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