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(FILM CULTURE). Mekas, Jonas, Edouard de Laurot, George N. Fenin & Adolfas Mekas, Editors. New York: Film Culture, 1958. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Film Journal. Very Good -.. 32pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Jonas Mekas' influential "Film Culture" was New York's preeminent journal devoted to avant-garde cinema and the voice of the international independent filmmaking community of the fifties, sixties, and seventies. This eighteenth installment from 1958 features contributions on or by Thomas Quinn Curtiss, Richard Watts Jr., Rudolf Arnheim, Herman G. Weinberg, and Lotte H. Eisner on Erich Von Stroheim, Parker Tyler on Stan Brakhage, Hans Richter, reviews of contemporary releases, and more. A most presentable example of this uncommon early issue showing some light wear and rubbing to the covers along with some mild dog-earing through the lower foredge corner. ISSN 0015-1211 Inventory Number: 025664