The Embassy to England of the Nobleman Grigorii Mikulin in 1600 and 1601.

Charykov, N.V. [The Embassy to England of the Nobleman Grigorii Mikulin in 1600 and 1601: (Based on Documents from the Moscow Main Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)]. Posol'stvo v Angliu Dvorianina Grigoriia Mikulina v 1600 i 1601 gg.: (Po dokumentam Moskovskogo glavnogo arkhiva Ministerstva inostrannykh del). 

Moskva, Komissiia pechataniia gosudarstvennykh gramot i dogovorov, 1878. 8vo, port., 37 pp.

In card-boards, red cloth spine and corners. Original wrappers preserved inside.
In good condition, lightly rubbed, sunning to front wrapper, owner marks to front wrapper. 

The book details the diplomatic mission sent by Tsar Boris Godunov to Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1600–1601, led by Grigorii Mikulin, a Russian nobleman and statesman. Its official purpose was to inform the English court of Boris Godunov’s accession to the Russian throne. However, the embassy also aimed to assess England’s foreign relations—particularly with Turkey and Poland—and to explore potential political alliances.
The delegation, which included Mikulin, clerk Ivan Zinoviev, and other attendants, traveled from Arkhangelsk to London, where they met with Queen Elizabeth and her ministers. The mission also sought to recruit foreign specialists for service in Russia and to resolve matters concerning English merchants operating in Russian territory.
Drawing from archival documents—including reports, correspondence, and the embassy’s official account—the book presents not only the political negotiations but also observations about English society, such as accounts of court life and events like the Essex Rebellion. Notably, Mikulin joined the soldiers in defending the Queen during the rebellion, which left a favorable impression on her. It is also known that Mikulin was invited to hunt in the royal reserves—an exceptional honor, as such privileges were previously not granted to foreign ambassadors.
The author, Nikolai Charykov (1855–1930), was a diplomat, Privy Councillor, senator, and Russia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Turkey. He was also a noted philosopher, historian, and a full member of the Imperial Russian Historical Society. 
This work was originally published as an article in the monthly journal ‘Drevniaia i Novaia Rossiia’(‘Ancient and Modern Russia’) in 1876 (Vol. 2, No. 8). It was later issued as a separate offprint for sale through the Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and subsequently published as a standalone book. 
It is also worth noting that this book features the portrait of Grigorii Mikulin—originally created by an unknown English artist, later acquired by Russian diplomats, and preserved in the Main Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is the earliest known portrait of an ambassador of the Russian state.