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Letter from Simon Watson Taylor to Harper and Row regarding "Dictionnaire abrégé du surréalism."

"This is a facsimile reprint by Corti of a famous collective work, put together in 1938 under the supervision of André Beton and featuring texts and illustrations by all the surrealist poets and painters of any importance, past as well as at that time present..."

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Letter from Bernard Karpel, The Librarian of the Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, to Simon Watson Taylor.

"Dear Mr. Taylor: I am assisting Robert Motherwell in editing for English translation for the Pierrre Cabanne conversations with Duchamp..."

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Letter from Paul Otchakovsky-Laurens to Simon Watson Taylor.

"Dear Sir, Preparing a new French edition fo[sic] the Writings of Marcel Duchamp..."

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One of eight handwritten letters from Marcel Duchamp to Simon Watson Taylor.(Bertram Rota Inventory 1974, Pg. 52)

"Cadaques (Girona) [Spain], Cher Simon Watson-Taylor, Je préfère réellement ne pas insister sur les..."

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One of eight handwritten letters from Marcel Duchamp to Simon Watson Taylor. (Bertram Rota Inventory 1974, Pg. 52)

"28 West 10th Street, New York City. Cher Watson-Taylor, Entendu et enchanté pour le 19..."

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One of eight handwritten letters from Marcel Duchamp to Simon Watson Taylor. (Bertram Rota Inventory 1974, Pg. 52)

"28 West 10th Street, New York City. Cher Simon, Bien reçu le papier merci et compliments..."

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Post card from Le Baron Jean Mollet to Simon Watson Taylor. The card (photographic portrait of His Magnificence [From the Collège de 'Pataphysique]) sends New Year's wishes. (Bertram Rota Inventory 1974, Pg. 16)

Scope and Contents Letter from Latis to Sérénifince Provéditeur Délégataire. Private publication of the college [Collège de 'Pataphysique](issued only to Optimates and stamped "SECRET"). (Bertram Rota Inventory 1974, Pg. 10-11)"Vous venez de recevoir le volumineux DOSSIER DE LA DRAGONNE qui (en gros) clôt 1e[sic] ensemble de études que le Collège devait faire sur Alfred Jarry. Le Dessier 28 - actuellement prêt à être mis sous presse - sera censaeré à l'Histoire du Collège, présentée de façon...

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Letter from Latis to Sérénifince Provéditeur Délégataire. Private publication of the college [Collège de 'Pataphysique](issued only to Optimates and stamped "SECRET"). (Bertram Rota Inventory 1974, Pg. 10-11)

"En remerciant Votre Sérénite de votre Sérénifince Vote, nous vous faison confidentiellement part de premier résultates."