Paraaf - Limited Edition; signed, presentation, Association; Laid-in Ephemera, ALS.

Toots, Villu

Published by No Publisher, No Location, 1987

About this Item

[no place] [probably Tallinn, Estonia]: [no publisher], 1987. Limited edition, this being #165 (of 250). Signed, warmly inscribed, dated by the author on the flyleaf, signed again at the limitation page, and signed yet again beneath a beautiful tipped-in sample of a relief-raised bookplate by Toots, centered on black & gray designed page as the apparent final introductory page. Also, two items of laid-in ephemera including ALS (see description below). See scans. Quarto, unpaginated, oriental binding of maroon leatherette boards, "Paraff" in gilt calligraphy on the cover, gilt spine titling. A collection of many of the professionally commissioned works of celebrated Estonian calligraphic artist Villu Toots, including a large number of individualized bookplates designed by him, between 1951 and 1987. Color and black and white works are shown, many full-page. Introduced and indexed by Toots. Signed, very warmly inscribed and dated by him (Tallinn, June, 1988) to Don M. Moy, a contributing editor of Fine Print, at the flyleaf, with two more signatures as above. Laid in are a card from Toots to Moy, in posted envelope, in which he thanks Moy for an Ex Libris monogram by K.E. Fossberg, saying "I have done nothing to deserve such great kindness." Also laid in, also in posted envelope to Moy, is Toots' business card, with the inscription "We meet July 1988 - Villu", as well as a beautiful folded Christmas 1990 greeting, in green and red calligraphic design by Toots, also signed. Presumably, the business card was misplaced to the newer envelope from the older, but are left as-is. Toots in so admired in his specialty that, among other honors, he has had several new typefaces named for him - not to mention the posh Harrogate, England restaurant of the same name. An enchanting collection, in a handsome, near fine binding, of works from the most productive decades of the great calligrapher's life. LG6. Seller Inventory # 000685

Bibliographic Details

Title: Paraaf - Limited Edition; signed, ...

Publisher: No Publisher, No Location

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Toots, Villu

Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed, Inscribed, Dated By Au

Edition: First Edition