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Published by Sort of Books, London, 2021
ISBN 10: 1908745932ISBN 13: 9781908745934
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Tuulikki Pietilä (illustrator). Hardcover. In the bitter winds of autumn 1963, Tove Jansson, helped by Brunstrom, a maverick fisherman, raced to build a cabin on a treeless skerry in the Gulf of Finland. The island was Klovharun, and for thirty summers Tove and her beloved partner, the graphic artist, Tuulikki Pietila, retreated there to live, paint and write, energised by the solitude and shifting seascapes.Notes from an Island, published in English for the first time, is both a chronicle of this period and a homage to the mature love that Tove and 'Tooti' shared for their island and for each other. Tove's spare prose, and Tuulikki's subtle washes and aquatints combine to form a work of meditative beauty.'. Tooti wandered aimlessly around the island and stood stock still for long periods. I thought I knew what she was doing.She was working again. Copperplate etchings and wash drawings. Mostly the lagoon, the lagoon as a consummate mirror for clouds and birds, the lagoon in a storm, in fog. And the granite, first and foremost, the granite, the cliff, the rocks. It's all peace and quiet now.' Tove's tribute to her island refuge and the art of Tuulikki Pietila. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Profile Books, 2023
ISBN 10: 1908745940ISBN 13: 9781908745941
Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: New. 2024. Paperback. ***THIS IS A PRE-ORDER TO BE SHIPPED ON OR AROUND THE PUBLICATION DATE IN MAY 2024***. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
94 (1) s. Illustrerad Förlagsband. Förlagsny. Tove Janssons sista bok, en kärleksförklaring till den lilla ön Klovharun där hon och Tuulikki Pietilä tillbringade nästan trettio somrar.
Published by Förlaget, 92, 2020
ISBN 10: 9523332694ISBN 13: 9789523332690
Seller: Moraine Books, Vantaa, Finland
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. I Anteckningar från en ö återvänder Tove Jansson till livet i stugan på den skärgårdsö där hon och Tuulikki Pietilä bodde och arbetade i 30 år. Vi får läsa om allt från de första årens mödosamma men lustfyllda husbygge till den sista sommarens uppbrott. Tuulikki Pietiläs känsliga laveringar och akvatinter harmonierar med texten. **** Swedish edition of Tove Jansson's memoirs about the island summerhouse shared with artist Tuulikki Pietilä whose aquatints illustrate the text. 94 pp. 2nd - 3rd printing. Tuulikki Pietilä = Tuutikki = Too-Ticky = Jansson's spouse.
Published by Schildt, 67, 2001
ISBN 10: 9515007755ISBN 13: 9789515007759
Seller: Moraine Books, Vantaa, Finland
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. I Anteckningar från en ö återvänder Tove Jansson till livet i stugan på den skärgårdsö där hon och Tuulikki Pietilä bodde och arbetade i 30 år. Vi får läsa om allt från de första årens mödosamma men lustfyllda husbygge till den sista sommarens uppbrott. Tuulikki Pietiläs känsliga laveringar och akvatinter harmonierar med texten. **** Swedish edition of Tove Jansson's memoirs about the island summerhouse shared with artist Tuulikki Pietilä whose aquatints illustrate the text. 102 pp. Stained and slightly torn dust jacket. Couple of page edges stained. Tuulikki Pietilä = Tuutikki = Too-Ticky = Jansson's spouse.
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Published by Tampereen taidemuseo - Pirkanmaan aluetaidemuseo, 11, 1986
ISBN 10: 9519973206ISBN 13: 9789519973203
Seller: Moraine Books, Vantaa, Finland
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Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Text in Finnish. 72 pp.
Published by WSOY, 53, 1996
ISBN 10: 9510213144ISBN 13: 9789510213148
Seller: Moraine Books, Vantaa, Finland
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Text in Finnish. 102 pp. A couple of minor dents on back of the dust jacket.
Published by Helsinki: Schildts., 1996
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
First edition. Signed by the author. Publisher's original blue cloth with white titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Text in Swedish. Illustrated with sepia washes and aquatints by Tuulikki Pietila throughout. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the the extremities. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the rubbed and lightly marked dustwrapper that has a little laminate lift to the bottom corner of the front panel. Inscribed by Tove Jansson "Till Bo / au Tove och" next to which Tuulikki Pietilä has signed her name and added the date "12.4.1996". The recipient is the Finland Swedish poet and author Bo Carpelan (1926-2011). A wonderful association copy. In the bitter winds of autumn 1963, Tove Jansson, helped by a maverick fisherman named Brumström, raced to build a cabin on a treeless skerry in the Gulf of Finland. The island was Klovharun, and for thirty summers Tove and her beloved partner, the graphic artist, Tuulikki Pietilä, retreated there to live, paint and write, energised by the solitude and shifting seascapes. The book is both a chronicle of this period and a homage to the mature love that Tove and 'Tooti' shared for their island and for each other. Tove's spare prose, and Tuulikki's subtle washes and aquatints combine to form a work of meditative beauty. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Published by WSOY, Porvoo, 1996
Seller: Northern Lights Rare Books and Prints, Sastamala, Finland
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Pietilä, Tuulikki (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Thus, the Finnish language edition of Tove Jansson's final, original book which was published in English as "Notes from an Island" in 2021. Written with her life-partner, Tuulikki Pietilä (who provides the striking illustrations) the book describes episodes from the many years spent at their remote summer cottage off the coast of Southern Finland and is a touching finale from these two great artists. Blue cloth with silver titles at the backstrip, pp. 102, a Presentation copy inscribed and dated to its recipients by Tuulikki ("in friendship") in the year of publication and signed simply by both "Tove" and "Tuulikki". A very pleasing copy of this attractive book. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland, 1986
Seller: Northern Lights Rare Books and Prints, Sastamala, Finland
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing. An incredibly rare item of Moomins memorabilia. In 1986 Tove Jansson and her life-partner, the artist Tuulikki Pietilä, donated a huge collection of Moomins-related artwork to Tampere Art Museum, Finland. The collection comprised over 1000 drawings and paintings and 38 three-dimensional tableaux. The collection was first displayed in The Moomins exhibition at Tampere Art Museum along with other original sketches and book illustrations by Jansson. The tableaux were miniature Moomin-themed dioramas crafted by Jansson, Tuulikki Pietilä and their friend, Pentti Eistola. The donation also comprised other works of art by Jansson as well as archival Moomins-related material. An exhibition catalogue was, of course, published to mark the occasion and we are pleased to be able to offer for sale a particularly significant example. Printed in the Finnish language, the catalogue comprises 72 pages with text by Tove Jansson and photography by Per Olov Jansson, the author's brother. Pictorial wrappers, it measures 24cm x 17cm approx. Illustrated copiously, of course, mostly in monotone but with three single colour plates and one double-page colour illustration. The catalogue is itself an extremely rare item. This copy has been SIGNED both by Tove Jansson AND by Tuulikki Pietilä who has also added the date, 28/4/86. The covers are very lightly tanned and there is a crease across the lower corner of the front wrapper. There is a bump to the top edge which has left a small crease to the top edge of some of the pages. Otherwise, in excellent clean condition, Near Fine. Happy to provide further photographs of the book upon request, a maximum of 5 images only per book can be posted on this site. Signed by Author(s).