2 volumes. 10, 344; 8, 346 + 2 ad pp. Collotype frontispiece portrait from photograph by Bourne & Shepherd; folding map. 8x5, original teal cloth gilt. First Edition, second thousand.

Insightful observations by the wife of the Viceroy of India; Lady Dufferin and Ava is notable for her support for medical relief for the women of India, organizing in 1885 the National Association for Supplying Female Medical Aid to the Women of India, also known as the Dufferin Fund. With printed labels of Cawthorn, Hutt & Son, Booksellers and Librarians, to front covers, with old paper shelf labels on spine and bookplates of Charles Landers.