ANSIKT TIL ANSIKT ["FACE TO FACE"]. [Poems] [by] Gerd-Ragna Bloch Thorsen, Dikt. Petter Hegre, Fotografi

(Stavanger), [Norway]: (Psykiatrisk Opplysningsfond Forlag/ Trykkeriet Impress), 1996. First edition; author's first book, limited to 2000 copies (text in Norwegian) [Title: "Face to Face"/ poems]. 45 pages, illustrated throughout, with full-page plates, reproducing black-and-white photographs by Petter Hegre. Oblong 24mo. Black cloth printed in gold, metal spiral bound (as issued),A near fine copy [issued without dust jacket]. First edition; author's first book, limited to 2000 copies (text in Norwegian) [Title: "Face to Face"/ poems]. 45 pages, illustrated throughout, with full-page plates, reproducing black-and-white photographs by Petter Hegre. Oblong 24mo. Scarce in the marketplace; a collection of poems by Norwegian psychiatrist Gerd-Ragna Bloch Thorsen (author's only book of poetry?), and illustrated by Norwegian photographer Petter Hegre. No holdings of this title noted by OCLC; OCLC locates a number of other publications by photographer Petter Hegre (the earliest of which was published in 2000). Petter Hegre (born in 1969, in Stavanger, Norway) is noted for his erotic photography of women. Hegre studied photography in the United States, and worked as an assistant to Richard Avedon. Gerd-Ragna Bloch Thorsen (1951-2006) was a Norwegian psychiatrist and author. She served as an assistant chairman of the Norwegian Psychiatric Foundation.