"Presented to John Gould for his Birds of Asia by / B.H. Hodgson late British Minister / at the Court of Nepal"; in Ellis' hand: "Piccidilly Notes no. 9, 2103, May 10, 37, 30/- [less] 15%; 7 lines in pencil, almost illegible, with reference to "Dr Adams" with an address, and "Wilson / Calcutta Sporting review / Game of the Himalayas 42-448."