Second English edition, 2 volumes, 4to (292 x 230mm.), half-title in volume 2 only, 52 aquatint and engraved plates, most after G. Geissler (mostly hand-coloured, many folding), 3 plain folding maps at end, vignettes in text, contemporary half calf, pebbled boards, spines gilt, black morocco labels, marbled edges, without errata, a few minor tears, occasional spotting, hinges starting, bindings slightly rubbed with repair to corner of lower cover of volume 1

cf. Abbey, Travel 222 (first edition); Tooley (1954) 358

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Pallas, the newly-appointed professor of natural history at the Imperial Academy of Science in St. Petersburg, undertook an official six-year expedition from 1768 to 1774 during which he explored the most distant regions of the Russian empire, as far as Omsk, Irkutsk and the Amur river. This work describes his travels in Tsaritsyn (Volgograd), Asrakhan, the Caucasus, Taganrog and the Crimea.