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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.

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Edited by Henri Chopin and translated from English into French with printing on translucent paper by Jean Chopin. This book was printed by Design and Print, London for Henri Chopin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Edited by Henri Chopin who also contributes a critical essay on de Charmoy's work. Translated from the English into French by Jean Chopin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Edited by Henri Chopin who also contributes a critical essay on de Charmoy's work. Translated from the English into French by Jean Chopin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This copy of the portfolio contains all the original works for the edition. The collages were composed from torn fragments of newspaper clippings and photographs. -- 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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One print depicts a variety of postal stamps with images of noses. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.