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FILE megazine's complete reprint : volume 5 of 6

by Beatrix Ruf, General Idea

This five-volume boxed set compiles the complete run of Toronto's alternative publication FILE Megazine from 1972 to 1989. It documents the publication's experimental layouts, media interventions, and lasting influence on underground punk and queercore zines.

Accession 3633 ISBN 9783905829211 Publisher JRP Ringier
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