In full Regency blue straight-grained morocco binding. Three parts in one folio volume (50.5 x 35.5 cm). Half-title, frontispiece portrait by E. Scriven after G. Kugelgen, the title of the first part, [4] ll. dedications and prefaces, each part with its title and list of plates, 100 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Atkinson, each with text leaf in English and French; light, very occasional browning. Contemporary dark blue morocco by Sotherans covers a large, elaborate gilt border, spine with raised bands gilt in compartments, gilt lettering to one, all edges gilt; slightly rubbed at extremities. Bookplate affixed to front pastedown. All plates carry the signature drawn and etched by Augustus Atkinson, as well as the addresses of the editors and the date of publication. Atkinson was an English artist who traveled extensively in Russia in the 1780s & the 1790s. A beautifully bound copy. Text in English and French. Coloured plates in order: Volume I. Portrait of Alexander I (uncoloured) 1. Voizok. 2. Svai. 3. Pleasure Barges. 4. Droshka. 5. Finland Sledge. 6. Ochta Milkwomen. 7. Baschkirs. 8. Lapland Sledge. 9. Summer Kibitka, with a Courier. 10. Market of frozen Provisions. 11. Winter Kibitka. 12. Babki. 13. Corn Banks. 14. Cozacks. 15. Horn Musick. 16. Cozack Dance. 17. Sledge. 18. Fetching Water & rinsing Cloaths. 19. Ice Cutters. 20. Carriage on Sledges. 21. Russian Peasant. 22. Charcoal Bank. 23. Bathing Horses. 24. Gipsies. 25. A Kaback. 26. Peasant Girl. 27. Winter Carriers. 28. Village council. 29. Finland Beggar. 30. Katcheli. 31. Galiotes. 32. Summer Carriers. 33. Izba. Volume II. 34. Pilgrims. 35. Ukrain Drover. 36. Zbitenshik. 37. Children going down on an Ice hill. 38. Lighters. 39. Government Bark. 40. Russ Soldier. 41. Finn Girl going to Market. 42. Ice Hills. 43. Hussars. 44. Summer Fishery. 45. Finland Wood Barks. 46. Winter Fishery (miss captioned as Summer Fishery). 47. Ladoga Fishing Boats. 48. Common travelling Sledge. 49. A Merchants Wife. 50. Russ Merchant. 51. Rafts of Timber. 52. Finland Horse. 53. Jumping on a Board. 54. Cozack Officer. 55. Court Caleche. 56. Yaeger. 57. Skittles. 58. Public Festival. 59. Hay Carts. 60. Monks. 61. Peasant Woman & Child. 62. Baba or Old Woman. 63. Boutoushniki. 64. Stone Carriage. 65. Finland Carts. 66. Sailors. 67. Tartar Camp. Volume III. 68. Tartars catching Horses. 69. The Plough. 70. Hot Bath. 71. The Wolf Hunt. 72. Smolenski Carts. 73. Russian Woman in her Winter Dress. 74. Boxing. 75. Cooper. 76. Kalatchnik. 77. Race Course. 78. Ogorodnick. 79. Dvornik. 80. Lotka. 81. Village Amusements. 82. Wrestling. 83. The Swing. 84. Fish Barks. 85. Baptism. 86. A Russian Village. 87. Marriage. 88. Golubtza. 89. Burial. 90. Metropolite. 91. Russian Priests. 92. Wood Barks. 93. Farm Yard. 94. Sorting & drying Hemp. 95. Polish Dance. 96. Fins bringing live fish to Market. 97. Consecration of the Waters. 98. Trotting Horse. 99. Nuns. 100. Noble Tcherkesseian.