The Tolkien Calendar 1988

The Tolkien Calendar 1988
Illustrator	J.R.R. Tolkien, Roger Garland, John Howe, Ted Nasmith
Publisher	Unwin Paperbacks (UK)
Released	1987
Format	Wire-bound calendar with mailer
ISBN	0-04-823379-X
Preceded by	The Tolkien Calendar 1987
Followed by	The Tolkien Calendar 1989

The Tolkien Calendar 1988 was the official Tolkien calendar published by Unwin Paperbacks in 1987. It features art by J.R.R. Tolkien, Roger Garland, John Howe and Ted Nasmith based on The Hobbit.

Illustrations

• Cover - "The Death of Smaug" by John Howe
• January - "Rivendell" by J.R.R. Tolkien
• February - "The Great Goblin" by John Howe
• March - "Gollum is Defeated" by Ted Nasmith
• April - "Eagles to the Rescue" by Ted Nasmith
• May - "Uninvited Company" by Ted Nasmith
• June - "Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves" by J.R.R. Tolkien
• July - "Conversation with Smaug" by J.R.R. Tolkien
• August - "Smaug the Magnificent" by Roger Garland
• September - "The Death of Smaug" by John Howe
• October - "The Ravens" by John Howe
• November - "The Arkenstone is Revealed" by Ted Nasmith
• December - "The Hill: Hobbiton-across-the-Water" by J.R.R. Tolkien

See also

• The 1988 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar, published in the USA

External links

• The Tolkien Calendar 1988 at TolkienBooks.net
• Tolkien Calendars 1985 - 1988 at The Compleat Gyde to Tolkien Calendars

Illustrators of official Tolkien calendars

Emily Austin (2023) · Pauline Baynes (1973, 1974) · Cor Blok (2011, 2012) · Jemima Catlin (2014) · Jenny Dolfen (2023) · Inger Edelfeldt (1985) · Mary Fairburn (2015) · Roger Garland (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989) · Spiros Gelekas (2023) · Justin Gerard (2023) · Donato Giancola (2023) · Michael Hague (1986) · The Brothers Hildebrandt (1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US) · John Howe (1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2013, 2021) · Tove Jansson (2016) · Michael Kaluta (1994) · Tim Kirk (1975) · Alan Lee (1987, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024) · Ted Nasmith (1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2021, 2022) · Kip Rasmussen (2023) · Darrell Sweet (1982) · J.R.R. Tolkien (1973, 1974, 1976 UK, 1977 UK, 1978 UK, 1979, 2005, 2006, 2017)