ED EMSHWILLER (ca. 1980) Signed letter

Ed Emshwiller. No binding. Near Fine. [Los Angeles, ca. 1980] Original two page autograph signed letter, 11 x 8.5" (28 x 22 cm.), folded once for mailing, near fine. A letter from pioneering experimental filmmaker Emshwiller to Doug Edwards, who was at that time the leading figure in Los Angeles for the showing of avant-garde film. In this fascinating letter, he lists each of the four films which he has selected for Edwards to screen, with a succinct paragraph describing each one: LIFE LINES, 1960; THANATOPSIS, 1962; RELATIVITY, 1966; SCAPE-MATES, 1972.