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[[note]] Copy of Contract- (signed in safe)[[/note]]

THE BOND WHEELWRIGHT COMPANY
Publisher and Publishers' Representative
145 East 63rd. Street
New York 21, N.Y. 

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT MADE THIS 20th day of February 1952, between

GERMAIN SELIGMAN of New York City, N.Y., hereinafter called "the Author", and the BOND WHEELWRIGHT COMPANY, of New York City, N.Y., hereinafter called "the Publishers". Said GERMAIN SELIGMAN being the Author and Proprietor of a work tentatively entitled, and subject to change by mutual consent: OH FICKLE TASTE, OR OBJECTIVITY IN ART with a preface by Rene Huyghe, in consideration of the covenants and stipulations hereinafter contained, and agreed to be preformed by the Publishers, grants and guarantees to said Publishers and their successors the exclusive right to publish the said work in book form during the terms of copyright and renewals thereof, including the British Commonwealth of Nations but excluding continental Europe, which may be arranged by mutual consent at a later dater, hereby covenanting with said Publishers that he is the sole Author and Proprietor of said work.  

Said Author hereby authorizes said Publishers to take out the copyright on said work, and further guarantees to said Publishers that the said work is in no way whatever a violation of any copyright belonging to any other party, and that it contains nothing of a scandalous or libelous character: and that he and his legal representative shall and will hold harmless the said Publishers from all suits, and all manner of claims and proceedings which may by taken on the ground that said work is such a violation or contains anything scandalous or libelous, and that he further hereby agrees to defend at lay any and all suits and proceedings which may be taken or had against them for infringement of any other copyright or for libel, scandal, or any other injurious or hurtful matter or thing contained in or alleged or claimed to be contained in or caused by said work. The Publishers agree to cooperate fully with the Author in the event of any law suit arising due to this publication.