World.- Markham (Clements R.) Travels in Peru and India, first edition, ALs to Lady de Winton on her husbands death, written in a secretarial hand and signed by Markham loosely inserted, half-title, frontispiece, 7 plates, illustrations, 2 folding maps, 1 folding table, previous owner's pencil notes at end, contemporary half-calf, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1862.

⁂ This work concerns cinchona which was the source of quinine used as a cure for malaria, and was greatly needed by the British in India.

The ALs in on 'Royal Geographical Society' headed notepaper, and dated 18th December 1901. It was written to Lady de Winton on the death of her husband, Major-General Sir Francis de Winton, stating "His public services have secured for him an enduring reputation, and his death is a loss to his country and to the Royal Family, by whom he was held in the highest esteem."