Box 1

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Alfred Jarry Manuscript Prose Passage of approximately 150 Words. Preserved in a green paper cover [folder] in the manner of a French school exercise book with "Ville Reims" legend, "Collège de 'Pataphysique" stamp and inscribed in ink "Autographes de Jarry." (Bertram Rota Inventory 1974, Pg. 15-16)

"Le camelot fleurit de meme sort et dans la même saison que l'abre de Noel..."

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Affidavit attesting to the authenticity of Alfred Jarry's Manuscript Prose Passage. (Bertram Rota Inventory 1974)

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Typed carbon copy with revisions in Duchamp's handwriting. (Bertram Rota Inventory 1974)

"A PROPOS OF 'READYMADES' IN 1913 I HAD THE HAPPY IDEA TO FASTEN A BICYCLE WHEEL TO A KITCHEN STOOL AND WATCH IT TURN. A FEW MONTHS LATER I BOUGHT A CHAP REPRODUCTION OF A WINTER EVENING LANDSCAPE, WHICH I CALLED 'PHARMACY' AFTER ADDING TWO MALL DOTS, ONE RED AND ONE YELLOW, IN THE HORIZON..."

Scope and Contents A photograph of Marcel Duchamp's "A Propos of Readymades" as reproduced in publications within the Simon Watson Taylor collection. Includes a cover page and writing on the back of the photograph. (Bertram Rota Inventory 1974, Pg. 46)"A PROPOS OF 'READYMADES' IN 1913 I HAD THE HAPPY IDEA TO FASTEN A BICYCLE WHEEL TO A KITCHEN STOOL AND WATCH IT TURN. A FEW MONTHS LATER I BOUGHT A CHAP REPRODUCTION OF A WINTER EVENING LANDSCAPE, WHICH I CALLED 'PHARMACY' AFTER ADDING TWO MALL...