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APOLLINAIRE GUILLAUME: (1880-1918) - APOLLINAIRE GUILLAUME: (1880-1918) French Poet, Playwright and Novelist. One of the forefathers of Surrealism, Apollinaire is credited with coining the word Surrealism. D.S., ` Guillaume Apollinaire´, with annotations in his hand, one page, oblong 4to, Paris, 14 th April 1912, in French. The partially printed document being a receipt issued on a “Mercure de France” publishing house printed receipt, fulfilled in Apollinaire´s hand ` Deux cent vingt cinq francs valeur en compte´, also dated in his hand and signed at the base partially over a tax stamp. Overall age wear with corners clipped. About G   Mercure de France was a literary magazine first published in the 17 th century. Suppressed under Napoleon, and ceasing publication from 1825 to 1890, the gazette was revived in 1890 and later converted into a publishing house linked with the symbolist movement. Since 1995 Mercure de France is part of the Editions Gallimard publishing group.