autograph note signed von king charles (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: VG. George Gibbs and E. W. Deming (illustrator). 1st Edition. 348pp, illustrated with 6 full-page plates on glossy paper, red cloth with white titles, and medal of honor emblem, endpapers toned, overall very clean and bright, with white spine lettering rubbed away a bit, PLUS the signed note, folded, undated, written to a Mrs. Grover, 18 lines total, responding to recipient that although Mrs. King had taken ill the previous night, she and Mr. King would gladly accept the recipient's invitation, signed, "Faithfully Yours / Charles King.". Inscribed by Author(s).

The recipient is not named, but the item is from Manby's papers. See his entry, and Hudson's, in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo. On bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged, with slightly-discoloured indentation of the royal crest, and thin strip of tape from mount adhering to the blank reverse of the second leaf. The recto of that leaf is docketted 'July 26 1846 / Geo Hudson Esq / York'. Folded for postage. Reads: 'Sir / being unable to give my attention to the Society of which you solicite [sic] my name I beg to [?] becoming a Provisional Director / I am / Your obt. St. / Geo Hudson'.

Small slip of paper, 10 x 12.3 cm. Fine. An autograph of the well-known Indian fighter and novelist of the western frontier. The text reads as follows: "There were sore hearts and desolate homes far in the wintry North, far in the balmier fields where the gulf winds blew, but [few would?] know such suffering and such sorrows as did they who dwelt 'between the lines.' (Thoro'fare Gap, Va. 1863.) Charles King Captain U.S.A.".

8vo. 2 pp. On H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Memorandum headed paper. An Autograph Note Signed by King Charles (then Prince Charles, H.R.H. The Prince of Wales) addressed to Sally, the note reads as follows: "I wondered whether you + your family might like to try this Xmas cake from East Germany which was given to us by the East German ambassador for some reason! As we are going to Windsor for Xmas I would far rather it was eaten up in the North of England! Initialled "C ". The East German Ambassador to the UK at the time was Gerhard Lindner, who held the role from 1984 to 1989. Interestingly, during research into the German Democratic Republic's (GDR) security apparatus after the reunification of Germany, it was revealed that Lindner had worked as a secret informant for America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under the codename "Hans Reichert".

8vo. 1 p. An Autograph Note Signed, a draft for a telegram by King Charles (then Prince Charles, H.R.H. The Prince of Wales), undated; however the content of the letter indicates July 1976. To Mr. Riley Smith, Wills International Polo, Smiths Lawn, Windsor, the note reads as follows: "My very best wishes from Montreal to all the organizers of the Wills International Polo Day. I am sorry not to be at Windsor, but an alternative equestrian event has tempted me away. I hope it will be a most successful day. Charles". An enthusiastic Polo player himself, King Charles enjoyed attending the annual Wills International Polo Day event held in Windsor. The year prior, in 1975, he had attended the event with Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. King Charles understandably did not attend the event in 1976, as he was supporting Princess Anne, who was participating in the 1976 Summer Olympics being held in Montreal. Princess Anne became the first member of the British Royal Family to compete in the Olympic games, riding the Queen's horse, Goodwill, in the three day equestrian event. Princess Anne sustained a concussion halfway through the course, however she re-mounted and finished the event.

This brigadier general survived the Civil War, Spanish-American War, Indian uprisings, the Phillipine insurrection and World War One -- then died after tripping on a rug; when he wasn't fighting, he was writing, producing almost 60 novels about army life and frontier romance. ANS, 1p, heavy stock 4¼" X 3½" card, Milwaukee, WI, n.y. Addressed to Stalham L. Williams Jr. Near fine. Minor mounting traces on verso. Thanks a correspondent for a "pleasant letter" and a "valued suggestion" -- clearly a book idea -- and continues: "Just now I am 'loaded to the guards' with work but in that indefinite future -- 'one of these days' -- I may be able to handle that subject 'without gloves." Bold and quite attractive.