for our calendar collectors here IT is the only one you missing
TOLKIEN 1998 KHANDLENDAR compiled by SALMAN RUSHTOES (ALEX LEWIS) SORRY NO PICTURES ????? READ THE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WORLDWIDE COPYRIGHT1997 of SALMAN RUSHTOES see picture 2 ??
The 1998 Khandlendar compiled by Salman Rushtoes is a hand-made calendar made and published by Alex Lewis. Featured illustrators include artists with (somewhat unusual) pseudonyms Mustaphaa Goa Ttitt, Renee Neeneerenee, Serena Di'Consuello, Clarence Bywater-Hicks VI and Clara Brandybuck. The word "Khandlendar" is a pun on Khand, a region south of Mordor. Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 16 3/4 White comb-bound on the top String hanger
A little background on this was provided by a good friend of mine who knows Alex and Ruth well.
It was presented very much as a joke, obvious by the content that can be seen. It had all manner of whacky images, my friend remembers a tree with googly eyes for Treebeard, a "grotty flat [apartment] door" in LLangollen, which the owner had named Rivendell, with a sign that read 'The Last Homely House', It was large, A3 or A2 and is believed to be a run of only ten copies, all hand drawn.
All told, it sounds like a whacky and fun item for people who like that sort of thing.
It is a gem in my collection. Indeed, only ten were produced by Alex Lewis. I can’t believe that one appeared on EBay for sale. It is that rare.
Attached is a picture of the July illustration “Riddles in the Dark.” From the monthly illos to the text and daily square entries, it is a comedic tour de force.
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