Full Autograph Manuscript of “I’m Just Wild about Harry” with Notes and Signature

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(1745-1929). American soldier, founding father and secretary of state for Presidents George Washington and John Adams. ALS. (“Timothy Pickering”). 4pp. 4to. Salem, September 1, 1824. To JAMES CAUSTEN (1788-1874), a War of 1812 naval veteran and Baltimore merchant and attorney who lobbied Congress on behalf of merchants whose ships and cargo were seized by France during the Quasi-War of 1798-1800. [caption id="attachment_38420" align="alignleft" width="556"] Timothy Pickering[/caption]  " ["post_title"]=> string(81) "Turning Down a Lobbyist and Mentions Jefferson, Adams, Napoleon and Postage Fees!" 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(1874-1951). Austrian composer and creator of the revolutionary twelve-tone school of composition which abandoned fixed tonality. DS. (“Arnold Schoenberg”). 2pp. 4to. N.p., August 1941. ACA-ASCAP Survey for his “Bach Choral Prelude Orchestration,” which he completes in his hand by answering several questions, including: the date of composition (1922), date of copyright (1925), publisher (U[niversal].E[dition].), year published (1925), who commissioned the work (Josef Stransky), and  where it was first performed (New York by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra with Stransky conducting in 1922). Bearing several date stamps, including one noting that ASCAP received the form back from Schoenberg on August 11, 1941. Although he began composing in the Romantic tradition, Schoenberg soon turned toward an atonal structure through which he became a leading force in 20^th-century music. During the 1920s, he developed his famous twelve-tone system, which he employed in Variations for Orchestra, op. 31 and many other works. He also taught music theory and composition, instilling his technique in many students including his two most famous pupils, Anton Webern and Alban Berg. In 1934, shortly after the Nazis labeled Schoenberg’s music degenerate, he immigrated to the United States, joining UCLA’s faculty two years later. There he continued to influence such students as John Cage, Lou Harrison and Leon Kirchner, composing such groundbreaking works as A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46." 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(1813-1883). German opera composer, including Götterdämmerung, Tristan und Isolde and Der Fliegende Holländer. Inscribed first Italian edition of the score of Rienzi (signed in facsimile). 445pp. Large 4to. (Published by F. Lucca: Milan) N.d. Inscribed in German to Dresden court doctor and “seinem theuren Freunde” (“his valued friend”) ANTON PUSINELLI (1815-1878), with whom he frequently corresponded. Underneath Wagner’s facsimile signature, below his portrait, Wagner adds, “Volkstribun aus Dresden,” the caption, “the people’s tribune from Dresden.” In 1840, Wagner composed Rienzi, based on Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s 1835 novel Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes about Cola di Rienzi, the leader of a 14^th-century populist revolt. One of Wagner’s earliest works, it is notable for its French Grand Opera style, and aesthetic vastly different from Wagner’s subsequent works. In fact, despite a successful 1842 premier and its ongoing popularity, Wagner later renounced the work, though it helped him earn a post as Dresden’s Royal Saxon Court Conductor during the 1840s. Wagner remained in Dresden for six years but “in 1845-46 pecuniary troubles again began to press upon Wagner. The success of Rienzi had naturally led him to hope that his operas would soon find their way to the leading theatres. To facilitate this he had entered into an agreement with a firm of music publishers (C.F. Meser, Dresden) to print the pianoforte scores of Rienzi and the Holländer… The results, however, proved disastrous. Issued at high prices, and by publishers whose business relations were not very extensive, the editions did not sell well, and Wagner became liable for a considerable sum,” (The New Grove Dictionary)." 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(1841-1910)]. DS. 1p. Folio. N.p., February 4, 1910. A handwritten and illustrated royal license granting the use of the last name and arms of Luxmoore to Allan Aylmer Wilson (1880-1969) and his wife Lucy Luxmoore Dumville Lees Wilson. Signed by Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty (1847-1918) and William Henry Weldon (1837-1919) both officers of arms at the College of Arms and George Edward Cokayne (1825-1911), English genealogist, author of The Complete Peerage, and herald at the College of Arms and Clarenceux King of Arms. Also signed on the verso by Henry Farnham Burke (1859-1930) officer of arms at the College of Arms in his capacity as Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary. The document, executed on vellum, is illustrated with the arms of Luxmoore in the upper left corner which include Argent Argent a chevron nebuly Sable between in chief two moorcocks proper and in base a fleur-de-lys Azure a canton Gules, surmounted by a closed  helmet, denoting the rank of gentleman. Above the helmet is an axe with blue fleur-de-lis on each side. To the right of the Luxmoore arms are arms of the Duke of Norfolk, the royal arms of King Edward VII and the armorial achievement of the College of Arms." 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(1819-1892). American businessman who financed the first transatlantic cable as part of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. SP (verso). (“Cyrus W. Field”). 1p. Cabinet. N.p., N.d. A fine Ludovici photograph of an engraving made after Daniel Huntington’s portrait of Field in New York’s Metropolitan Museum, boldly signed on the verso. [caption id="attachment_35699" align="alignleft" width="254"] Souvenir section of the transatlantic cable laid in 1866[/caption] Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the son of prominent pastor David Dudley Field, 15-year-old Field relocated to New York City to seek his fortune. After working as an errand boy and apprentice, he entered the paper business with his brother, and, despite initial obstacles, turned the venture into a success, retiring with $250,000 at the age of 34. His canny business sense included the funding of painter Frederic Church’s Andes expeditions in order to generate appeal for investors in Field’s South American ventures. In 1854, Field joined Peter Cooper, Samuel F.B. Morse and several other investors in what would come to be called the “Cable Cabinet,” financing cable systems that rivaled Western Union. Their major accomplishment was constructing the first transatlantic telegraph cable, begun in 1854 and completed in 1858, which allowed Queen Victoria to send a congratulatory message in Morse code to President James Buchanan in August. The cable was destroyed the following month, however, and not replaced until 1866. In his later years Field invested in railroads but lost much of his fortune. A lovely image, the photographic mount of which has been trimmed. With some minor dust staining and light wear. In fine condition and rare in this format." 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(1856-1939). Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. ADS. (“Prof. Dr. Sigm. Freud”). 1¼pp. 8vo. Vienna, October 30, 1933. On his personal Berggasse 19 stationery. To his protégé and friend, Austrian psychoanalyst THEODOR REIK (1888-1969). With Reik’s autograph manuscript defining psychology. 1p. 8vo. N.p., n.d. In German with translations. “Testimonial It is a well-known fact for everybody who knows psychoanalytical literature that the numerous works of Dr. Theodor Reik about the application of psychoanalysis, especially those concerning religion and ritual, are among the best and most influential in the field, I would say even one of a kind. Whosoever has the opportunity should feel obligated to support Dr. Reik’s career and to assist him in order to enable him to continue his work…” Reik’s autograph manuscript about psychology states:" ["post_title"]=> string(96) "Freud’s 1933 Recommendation of Theodor Reik with Reik’s Handwritten Definition of Psychology" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(90) "freuds-1933-recommendation-of-theodor-reik-with-reiks-handwritten-definition-of-psychology" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2020-10-28 16:51:32" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2020-10-28 20:51:32" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(66) "https://lionheartautographs.com/?post_type=autographs&p=38309" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(10) "autographs" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [7]=> object(WP_Post)#7458 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(34504) ["post_author"]=> string(1) "5" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2019-03-08 15:59:30" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2019-03-08 20:59:30" ["post_content"]=> string(1202) "GORDON, CHARLES G. (1833-1885). British officer instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion, the victory that earned him the moniker “Chinese Gordon.” ALS. (“C.G. Gordon”). 1½pp. 8vo. Southampton, January 17, 1873. To Robson. “I am glad to hear you are getting on so well. I am sorry that I have so much to do, that it will be impossible to go over the works [?] or to come & see you before I leave for Paris. I hope your father, mother & family are well & Believe me my dear Robson, Yours sincerely in great haste…” Gordon, a veteran of the Crimean War, later participated in a mission to survey the border between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. In 1860, he returned to the East when he volunteered to fight in China. He arrived in the midst of the Taiping Rebellion, a bloody civil war in southern China that left roughly 20 million people dead between 1850 and 1864. In 1863, Gordon was placed in command of the Ever Victorious Army, the Quing Dynasty’s force fighting rebels in the south. Under Gordon, the army accomplished many military victories including the capture of the cities of Suzhou and Changzhou." 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(1883-1983). American ragtime pianist and composer of “I’m Just Wild about Harry,” “Love Will Find a Way,” “Charleston Rag,” “Memories of You,” and other hits. AMusMsS. (“Eubie Blake”). 8pp. Small folio (roughly 9½” x 12½”). N.p.; after 1959. An autograph piano vocal score, in pencil, of his most famous song, “I’m Just Wild about Harry,” with notable differences from the original 1921 sheet music version. Seven pages of music and lyrics on four sheets of “King Brand” lined music paper, totaling 90 triple measures in E-flat Major set to ¾ time; each page bearing Blake’s 1959, Local 802, union stamp. Blake has written on the cover in blue ink “I think Harry would be better for W[altz] if Key of C. Sorry about this number in Lead Pencle [sic].” He has added his initials “E.B.” in red ink to each of these two lines. The first page of music is headed “‘I’m Just Wild about Harry,’ The New Arrangement for Miss Swann, Words by Noble Sissle, Music by Eubie Blake.” Blake, the son of former slaves who nurtured their child’s musical talent, began composing while playing in clubs, bordellos, medicine shows, and on the vaudeville circuit, where he met composer Noble Sissle and formed the Dixie Duo. Together they composed the groundbreaking musical revue, Shuffle Along, with playwrights Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles whom they had met at an NAACP benefit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDu-qmYtEdU" ["post_title"]=> string(83) "Full Autograph Manuscript of "I’m Just Wild about Harry" with Notes and Signature" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(146) "full-autograph-manuscript-of-im-just-wild-about-harry-with-notes-and-signature-from-its-composer-american-ragtime-pianist-and-composer-eubie-blake" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-01-27 11:58:52" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-01-27 16:58:52" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(66) "https://lionheartautographs.com/?post_type=autographs&p=34343" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(10) "autographs" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [9]=> object(WP_Post)#7432 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(38984) ["post_author"]=> string(1) "5" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-09-28 11:35:25" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-09-28 15:35:25" ["post_content"]=> string(1825) "[DREYFUS, ALFRED]. Album created for and belonging to Alfred Dreyfus’s son, Pierre Dreyfus (1891-1946). 4to. (Paris, 1897, 1899, 1902, circa 1910). In French with translations. Bound in full black Morocco, with a gilt-stamped cover in French, “For Captain Dreyfus’s Son when He Turns 20.” A remarkable artefact dating from one of the most sensational trials of the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries, containing entries from some of the Dreyfus Affair’s key participants and supporters. The following entries are listed in the order in which they appear in the album. [caption id="attachment_33285" align="aligncenter" width="819"] Military degradation of Alfred Dreyfus[/caption]  

“I did not communicate a single document”

SCHEURER-KESTNER, AUGUSTE. (1833-1899). Vice-President of the Senate who believed in the innocence of Dreyfus and pressed for a review of the case; died on the day Dreyfus was pardoned. [Laid into the front of the album]. ALS. (“A. Scheurer-Kestner”). 1p. 8vo. Paris, November 3, 1897. On “Senat” letterhead. To a male friend. “The Temps had the nerve to say that I communicated the documents in my possession to the Minister of War. That’s too much! First, it is not true; and second, I never said anything of the kind to anyone. I saw the Minister of War – but I did not communicate a single document. God! I am being harassed and people are meddling in my business. I think this is enough. Your friend, A. Scheurer-Kestner. 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(1769-1821). Military leader and Emperor of France. ADS. (“Napol, Napole, Napol, Napole, Napo, Napoleon”). 2pp. 8vo. N.p., [February 1815]. In French with translation. The Emperor’s two-page autograph list of gold coin rolls received before his impending departure from Elba, listing the number of rolls, and their packaging into four boxes numbered 1 to 4 and two travel kits (referred to by Napoléon as “necessaire”), specifying the amounts, denominations and value. Napoléon has identified numerous rolls of coins that portray him as “napoleons,” consequently the document bears his name six times in four different ways that correspond to how he signed many documents during his reign as Emperor of France. [caption id="attachment_39011" align="alignleft" width="480"] Napoleon in Exile[/caption]" ["post_title"]=> string(136) "Napoleon Departs Elba with Thousands of Gold Coins “Signing” His Name Six Times in Four Different Ways on His Handwritten Inventory!" 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(1778-1866). Scottish politician and British colonial administrator. Archive of signed manuscript and printed circulars. (“Glenelg”). 19 leaves written in an unidentified secretarial hand and 13 printed leaves. 57pp. Small folio. January 31, 1838-October 17, 1838, London. To WILLIAM NICOLAY (1771-1842), British Army officer and governor of several islands in the British West Indies including Mauritius from 1832-1840. An exceptional collection of nine important letters from the Secretary of War and the Colonies, the content of which has been only partially published. All the letters, whether manuscript or printed, are addressed to William Nicolay (“Lieut. General Sir Wm Nicolay”). [caption id="attachment_39035" align="alignleft" width="452"] Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg[/caption]  " ["post_title"]=> string(130) "Archive of Official British Directives Detailing the End of Slavery and the “Apprenticeship” System in the British West Indies" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(124) "archive-of-official-british-directives-detailing-the-end-of-slavery-and-the-apprenticeship-system-in-the-british-west-indies" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-09-28 12:36:27" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-09-28 16:36:27" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(66) "https://lionheartautographs.com/?post_type=autographs&p=39024" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(10) "autographs" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [12]=> object(WP_Post)#7435 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(39038) ["post_author"]=> string(1) "5" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-09-28 12:39:37" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-09-28 16:39:37" ["post_content"]=> string(3701) "Lion Heart Autographs Auction 14: For the Eclectic Collector - 150 Remarkable Autographs by Emperors, Revolutionaries, Presidents, Composers, Aviation Heroes, a Sadist and a Saint - Featuring a Unique Dreyfus Affair Collection Plus Numerous Lots from Mexican and Israeli History - Our autumn 2021 autograph auction features the most diverse selection of material we have ever offered. Unquestionably, the sale’s outstanding item is the autograph album prepared for Captain ALFRED DREYFUS’ six-year-old son, Pierre, and given him when he turned 20. It includes contributions from many Dreyfusards, beginning with a lengthy inscription written during the Affair by Lieutenant-Colonel GEORGE PICQUART, the French officer who defend Dreyfus and exposed the real scoundrel, Major Esterhazy. The entries, collected over a dozen years, specifically refer to the Dreyfus Affair. Additionally, there is a desirable collection of letters, offered separately, from many of the Affair’s villains, including, MERCIER, HENRY, DU PATY DE CLAM – some even referring to the explosive Affair, including an ALS by the notorious Major ESTERHAZY about his efforts to fight a duel with Picquart! Other lots include more than half a dozen letters by Mexican generals and statesmen who fought for independence; rare, signed photographs of Mexican Emperor and Empress MAXIMILIAN and CARLOTA (inscribed to “the devil” Napoleon III!), and a substantial letter by EMILIANO ZAPATA. Another highlight is NAPOLEON’s spectacular handwritten and signed inventory of the gold coins he absconded with when departing Elba for France to begin his last 100 days as Emperor. There is an abundance of important and unusual letters from Palestine and Israel’s founders, including HERZL, WEIZMANN, USSISCHKIN, JABOTINSKY, TRUMPELDOR, and GOLDA MEIR, plus two significant letters from BEN-GURION to Prime Minister SHARETT and MOSHE DAYAN. We will also offer a remarkable letter by President REAGAN deriding the Iran-Contra Affair investigation; free franks of JOHN ADAMS and W. H. HARRISON; plus a beautifully bound collection of presidential autographs from WASHINGTON to EISENHOWER; and a remarkable 1918 typed manuscript about tank warfare by GEORGE S. PATTON. Aviation figures range from EARHART and ORVILLE WRIGHT to a co-founder of Lockheed Aircraft, and early African-American aviation pioneers, including the first pilot of color, CHARLES WEYMANN, and the “father” of the Tuskegee Airmen, Colonel JOHN C. ROBINSON, known as “The Brown Condor,” as well as a rare signed photograph of Austria’s first licensed pilot and first female passenger, Adolph and Anna WARCHALOWSKI; plus signed photographs from the world of 19th-century circus history, including the parrot lady, LEODISKA. Rounding out the sale are letters by BIZET, DVORAK, DEBUSSY writing to RAVEL and musical manuscripts from both; SHOSTAKOVICH and WEBER… and we haven’t even described an important letter by LAFAYETTE, rare examples of the MARQUIS de SADE and ST. FRANCIS DE SALES, a letter by FERDINAND de LESSEPS written early on in the Suez Canal project, and CHARLES ROLLS (of Rolls Royce fame) several years before he became the UK’s first aviation fatality. There is also the super scarce autograph of FALCONETTI – the greatest Joan of Arc since the 15th century. Our favorite eclectic example? A letter from the only African-American Jew to serve in the Confederate and Union armies and the great-grandfather of Morton Downey, Jr. – try to find him among the other names! Our sale truly has something for the eclectic collector – and, as always, every piece is guaranteed authentic without time limit. Happy Hunting and good luck!" 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(1875-1937). French composer; creator of masterpieces such as Daphnis et Chloe, Gaspard de la nuit and Bolero. AMusMs. (Unsigned). 3 1/3pp. Folio. N.p. [Paris], N.d. An incomplete fugue in E flat major in four parts inspired (as noted in Ravel’s hand) by a “subject” of the French composer JULES MASSENET (1842-1912). A total of 89 bars, written as part of Ravel’s studies at the Paris Conservatoire, in black ink on 24-line music paper with indications in red ink marking the various repetitions of the subject and counter-subject. The manuscript includes a subject, response, counter-subject, three divertissements, and, as Ravel notes, a “1st Strette (simultaneous S. and C.S.)” [caption id="attachment_39125" align="alignleft" width="450"] Maurice Ravel[/caption] Although Ravel’s artistic achievements at the conservatory were notable, so were his academic failures. “When it came to satisfying the authorities of his abilities in fugue writing he failed abysmally. In 1900 he again found himself excluded from the Conservatoire’s rolls,” when he was expelled from Gabriel Fauré’s composition class, (The New Grove Dictionary). Many of his exercises in fugues were in preparation for his submissions to win the Prix de Rome (where Massenet was a judge in the 1901 competition). “Ravel had also ‘been through the mill’ [like Debussy] with regard to academic discipline, and his fugues as well as his harmony exercises were notated in open score, utilizing four different clefs. He believed this type of rigorous academic training to be indispensable, for it assisted the composer in mastering his craft,” (Ravel, Man and Musician, Orenstein). “Although he continued to attend Fauré’s class as an ‘auditeur’, his main official connection with the Conservatoire consisted in his several attempts to obtain the Prix de Rome for composition,” and by January 1903 Ravel had submitted the first movement of his String Quartet where it failed to win,” (The New Grove Dictionary). After leaving school he completed the quartet and dedicated it to Fauré who had consistently supported his artistic development. One of the most prolific and important French opera composers of his time, Massenet's influence on turn-of-the-century French music was profound. Not only did his many operas bridge the transition from a traditional to a more modern style, but his teaching at the Paris Conservatory from 1878 on shaped the work of nearly every major French composer of his era. His numerous works for voice, piano, orchestra, and chorus – now largely forgotten – have been eclipsed by the success of his operas Manon, Werther, Thais, and Sapho. At the bottom of the manuscript’s final page, Ravel has scratched out a nine-note beginning of an exercise he entitled “Sur la forme de la 8me Symp. de Beethoven” (“On the form of Beethoven’s 8th Symp.”). Some creasing, dust staining and light wear. In fine condition – manuscripts of Ravel have become increasingly scarce." 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(1567-1622). Roman Catholic bishop, remembered for his works on spiritual formation and venerated as a saint. ALS. (“Françs E[veque, or Bishop]. de Geneve”). 3/4p. 4to. [Annecy], February 18, 1622. To Mademoiselle de Picaraysin at Chaumont. In French with translation. “Madame, I have told the priest of Chaumont what can be done, in the matter he has proposed to me on your behalf; and greeting you very affectionately, I remain Madame Your most humble parent and servant…” [caption id="attachment_39071" align="alignleft" width="399"] St. Francis de Sales[/caption] Born into the noble de Sales family in the Duchy of Savoy, Francis studied theology and law and was highly educated. Despite his father’s strenuous and repeated insistence that he marry and pursue a political career, Francis joined a holy order. After the Bishop of Geneva, Claude de Granier, intervened, his father relented and Francis was ordained into the priesthood in 1593 whereupon he was made provost of the cathedral chapter of Geneva, a hotbed of Calvinism. Despite resistance from Calvinist inhabitants, he evangelized while residing in a garrisoned fortress, though he narrowly escaped assassination on several occasions. In 1602, Francis succeeded the bishop of Geneva, but due to Calvinist control of Geneva, he was forced to reside in the French alpine city of Annecy. The efficiency of his diocese as well as the evangelical zeal that permeated it was known throughout Europe as was Francis’ preaching. His popular and influential books Introduction to the Devout Life, unusual in that it was written for the laity, was published in 1607, and Treatise on the Love of God, increased the public’s regard for him. A beloved figure, Francis was venerated after his death, and canonized by Pope Alexander VII in 1665. St. Francis is the patron saint of writers and journalists, because of the printed matter he used in his efforts to convert Calvinists, as well as the patron saint of the deaf. Chaumont is a French city located to the northwest of Geneva. Published in Works, Annecy edition, Letters, vol. X (1896). With the address leaf attached. Folded and reinforced; the address leaf has been partially restored, in very good condition. With an engraved portrait and very rare." 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(1879-1919). Mexican revolutionary. DS. (“Emiliano Zapata”). 2/3p. Small folio. Tlaltizapan, April 13, 1916. In Spanish with translation. To a “C[ommander].” “The Headquarters in my charge, by agreement of today, has the kindness to order you to immediately summon the residents of this town, letting them know that by superior disposition they are obliged to provide for their contingent for the purpose of establishing the service of patrols and rounds and to abide by your determinations that are in accordance with the letter of the present order. You are authorised to apprehend, disarm and send to this Headquarters, with necessary security and in order to apply the deserved punishment, any person who is caught stealing, breaking and entering or looting a house, or committing any other crime, proceeding in the same way against any person who has carried out any of these acts, even when not caught red-handed.  " ["post_title"]=> string(71) "Zapata Establishes Law & Order in Tlaltizapan Where He is Headquartered" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(69) "zapata-establishes-law-order-in-tlaltizapan-where-he-is-headquartered" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2021-09-29 11:06:54" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-09-29 15:06:54" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> int(0) ["guid"]=> string(66) "https://lionheartautographs.com/?post_type=autographs&p=39073" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["post_type"]=> string(10) "autographs" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } [16]=> object(WP_Post)#7431 (24) { ["ID"]=> int(39113) ["post_author"]=> string(1) "5" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2021-09-30 10:09:50" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2021-09-30 14:09:50" ["post_content"]=> string(1026) "BEN-GURION, DAVID. (1886-1973). Polish-born, Israeli statesman who became Israel’s first prime minister after proclaiming its independence in 1948. TLS. (“D. Ben Gurion”). As defense minister. 1p. 4to. Hakirya, August 19, 1955. On stationery headed with the seal of the State of Israel. To Israel’s Chief of Staff MOSHE DAYAN (1915-1981). In Hebrew with translation. “Our current security is founded on ceasefire agreements, a kind of temporary arrangement. But we must see this arrangement not as something that will pass quickly, tomorrow or the day after, because it is difficult to see a chance of peace with the Arabs, although we must never ignore this chance, and we must always strive for it. We must maintain that all obligations contained in the armistice contracts will be obligations between the two parties – i.e., we and the Arabs, and by no means between us and the UN. The UN, with all due respect, is irrelevant to our matter. 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