Steffi Pusch (4 results)

Broschiert; Condition: Gut. 138 Seiten; Schnitt leicht staubschmutzig, Rückensignatur, ordnungsgemäß vorne ausgestempelt, ansonsten ein ordentlich erhaltenes Buch aus teilaufgelöster Bibliothek einer großen deutschen Medienanstalt. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 200.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Pusch, Steffi (illustrator). Limited Edition. The Swimmer tells the story of a writer working in her room overlooking a river during a long, hot summer. Overcoming her initial fear of the river with its power and strength to overwhelm a swimmer, she steps into the water and into an unexplored realm of emotion. Words and pictures swim together in the cooling water past tree-lined banks, under a bridge and around curving bends . . . so much is concentrated into this depiction of a self-revelatory experience. Later. A richly inventive photographer reads the story and is inspired to create a suite of images to accompany it, employing both ancient and modern photographic techniques. At this point the book designer/printer feels that the story s sense of flow and the photographer s images, which float as if in the water alongside the swimmer, could happily be brought together in a book where type has been chosen for slow contemplative reading and the cover design places the whole in the heart of nature. The story curls across the page slowing the reader to the pace of the swimmer. Emotions crowd in as initial fear moves to exhilaration, apprehension turns to pleasure.S.J. Butler s words and Steffi Pusch s pictures together create an atmosphere in which the reader too can share the emotion of the story. They each write a preface to introduce their approach to storytelling and its presentation through photography.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Pusch, Steffi (illustrator). Limited Edition. Number 5 of 100, folio size, [40] pp., signed by S.J. Butler and Steffi Pusch. "The Swimmer" first appeared in "The Warwick Review" and was then selected for "The Best British Short Stories 2011" published by Salt; this is its first publication together with Steffi Pusch's photographs. The story follows the girl who deals with fear, symbolized by her relationship with a swan she comes across in the river while swimming; the language is poetic and resonates at a deep level, as each of us has had to deal with similar feelings at some point in our lives. Steffi Pusch read the story and was inspired to take a sequence of photos to accompany it; the result is a wonderful work with the image and text flowing together like the symbolic waves and ripples of the river, both physical and emotional. ___DESCRIPTION: Original gray paper wrappers printed with brown and blue wave design and text in black, fore- and tail-edges uncut, brown endpapers, title-page printed in brown and green, ten black and white photographs tipped in printed using archival inks on FibaPrint photographic paper; Zapfino with Aries Italic types, Vélin Arches paper, folio size (13" by 9.75"), [40] unnumbered pp., limited edition, this number 5 of 100 copies, signed by the author and artist. ___CONDITION: A fine copy, with clean binding, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; like new. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please contact us for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Hardcover. Number 23 of 100 copies. Signed by the illustrator and author. A story about the author overcoming her fear of swimming in the Medway River which she grew up on the banks of. The accompanying black and white photographs which are composed of multiple layers effectively capture the emotions and perceptions of the author as she wades through an eerie river landscape. This is the author's first complete short story. It was published in The Warwick Review and again in Salt's Best British Short Stories 2011. Bound in grey paper covered boards with the title printed on the front cover and the name of the press on the rear cover. A flowing design of lines is printed continuously on the spine and both covers in brown and blue ink. Clean and bright with tipped in illustrations. Printed on Velin Arches paper in Zapfino type with Aries italic. Includes ten photographic illustrations printed using archival inks on FibaPrint photographic paper. Unpaginated. PRI/070912. Signed.