1973 Ballantine Books

First of the official Tolkien calendars; orange cover. Illustrations by Professor Tolkien and Pauline Baynes. Calendar design by Vincent Yannie. Offset lithography by Regensteiner Press, Chicago, IL.

Dimensions: 13 x 12.25 inches (w x h); stapled; punched hanging hole; heavy-weight cardboard mailer.

Rarity: 7 - 9 The calendar shows up on eBay maybe once/month on average. The condition is usually not good and it commonly does not include the original mailer. So it's a 7 for the calendar, 8 with the mailer, 9 unopened. (x,m)