APOLLINAIRE Guillaume. [L'Hérésiarque et Cie]. Handwritten note, dated and signed. No place, July 1910; 1 oblong handwritten sheet (13.6 x 21.7 cm). Receipt signed in Apollinaire's hand on stamped receipt paper: "Reçu de M. Stock la somme de cinq cents francs (500 frs) en compte". The tax stamp reads: "le cinq juillet 1910 Guillaume Apollinaire". The writer Elémir Bourges, who had befriended the young poet, presented his works to the rising star of publishing, Pierre-Victor Stock. On 19 May 1910 the contract was signed. In October 1910, Apollinaire published his first book, L'Hérésiarque & Cie, a collection of short stories combining mysticism, crime and legend. Like any young author, he must have been jubilant when he received his first royalties.