Penrith Farmers' & Kidd's PLC
Lot 1
A MOST ENTERTAINING MANUSCRIPT ACCOUNT OF A TRIP FROM GIBRALTAR TO NORTH AFRICA on a hunting expedition, in the hand of Lieutenant H.E.Baker of the 1st Battalion, 4th Regiment of Foot (The King's Own Royal Regiment) written between 4th-19th September, 1875, during which he gives graphic details of the adventures of himself and his companions, Harrison and Green of the same regiment, and Dantez, a civilian living in Gibraltar, and a local hunter named Yashi, comprising 36 pps, in ink on wove paper, (8vo size) ANOTHER ACCOUNT in the same hand (by Baker), describing his journey from London, via Calais to Brindisi, by rail, thence by P & O ship to Suez in company with fellow passengers, referred to as P.G. (Pretty Girl), to whom he quickly engineered an introduction, and who was subsequently referred to as OGIEL (Only girl I Ever Loved), GJM (German Jesuit Missionary), Lady Tichborne "who is a caution, he's a young ass", and others. Written in an entertaining manner and giving an interesting picture of English upper-class attitudes in the days before "political correctness," the account finishes "Please burn when read", which instruction was, fortuitously, ignored. Manuscript in ink on lined paper 14 pps. (4to size), n.d. 1870s, and A MILITARY FORM (W.O. Form 1121) granting Leave of Absence (on sick leave) to Lt. Baker 23rd July - 25 September, 1877. Signed by Lord Napier of Magdala, GCB, GCSI, General Commanding the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1877, together with a typewritten transcript of the first two items.
