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The text was first written by de Charmoy in English. A French translation by Daniele Devitre was published in RESSAC No.2 Geneva 1981. Illustrations of hands accompany the non-fictional text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Cozette de Charmoy writes in the colophon, "In 1806 Hegel saw the Rhino pass under his window in the stsreets of Jena. He understood at once. He said to himself 'This is the end of history.' More than a century later, Alexander Kojeve saw the Rhino (a metaphor for Salin) in the streets of Moscow. He understood, he left immediately." the following was taken from a WEB site: "Kojeve was a French philosopher (1902-1968), born Aleksandr Vladimirovich Kozhevnikov in Russia. Kojève studied in Germany (Heidelberg) where, under the supervision of Karl Jaspers, he completed a thesis (Die religöse Philosophie Wladimir Solowjews, 1931) Vladimir Solovyov, a Russian religious philosopher deeply influenced by Hegel. He later settled in Paris, where he taught at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes. Taking over from Alexandre Koyré, he taught a seminar on Hegel from 1933 till 1939. Along with Jean Hyppolite, he was responsible for the serious introduction of Hegel into French thought. His...

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An image of the lungs is depicted along with the phrase in French, "the beautiful breathing of the lungs is bestowed." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a collage novel with words. It contrasts to Max Ernst's collage novels that are written without words. The copious number of illustrations for the novel consist of copperplate engravings collages mostly taken from issues of the Illustrated London News 1860-1900. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a reprinting of the hard cover book published by Gabberbochus. The copious number of illustrations for the novel consist of copperplate engravings collages mostly taken from issues of the Illustrated London News 1860-1900. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The rubberstamped text states "take a deep breath." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Depicts image of lungs with phrase, "breathe in and breathe out" in red and green, respectively, corresponding to the red color that de Charmoy used for the pulmonary parenchyma and the green color for the airways. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Image depicts facial profiles accentuating the nose, one with an occlusive appliance, the other unencumbered. The rubberstamped text in French deals with de Charmoy's memories of nasal congestion. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Collage element is newspaper with stock market quotations. The rubberstamped text consists of adjectives of the word "mucus," presumbably signifying de Charmoy's perception of the stock market. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.