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COCTEAU Jean. (1889-1963).

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COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963).
L.A.S. "Jean" with DRAWING, May 7, 1956, to his English translator Mary HOECK| 1 page in-4.
On his appointment as Doctor of Letters honoris causa at Oxford (he will give his speech on June 14, 1956).
The letter is written on a large black pencil drawing of Cocteau wearing the toque. "Dear Mary I'll have the yellow dress and the toque. I am preparing my speech to the youth of Oxford, and I embrace in you this Great Britain which bestows on me the greatest honor to which I can lay claim"...