BOWERS (HENRY ROBERTSON, 'Birdie')
Long autograph letter signed ("Henry"), to his mother, written from the Bhamo on the Irrawaddy River (due to reach Mandalay the next day), giving details of the weather, his diet and loss of weight, visits to gambling clubs ("I am not bound to gamble, though nowadays some people seem to think that to be a 'Sahib' you must. Do as Romans do"), and recounting an acquaintance's tale of a mauling at the hands of a tiger ("colossal lies"), 6 pages, 4to, R.I.M.S. "Bhamo", Schwega to Moda, 19 July 1907
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
Footnotes
- See illustration on preceding page and footnote to lot 92.
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