Baron De Tott, Memoirs Of Baron De Tott On The Turks And The Tartars, Maestricht Edition 1785

Baron de TOTT (1733-1793)
Memoirs of Baron de Tott on the Turks and the Tartars
Complete with his 4 volumes in 2 vols.
Beautiful edition.
Edition of Maestricht, published by JE Dufour & Ph. Roux, in 1785
Dimensions: Complete with its four parts gathered in 2 volumes in-8.
17.7cm x 11cm approximately per volume

Important text on the perception of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century by a representative of France, interweaving the genre of Memoirs with the story of geopolitical adventures. Its author, Baron de Tott, a learned diplomat, knew the subject on which he spoke (confers Brunet). A French officer of Hungarian origin, he lived in Constantinople from 1755 to 1763 then from 1769 to 1776. He was consul of Crimea and Inspector General of the Levant. A Turkish-speaking diplomat, he was familiar with commercial and diplomatic relations and knew the cultural substrate of Turkey. This is the Maestricht edition, published by JE Dufour & Ph. Roux, in 1785, which follows the original Amsterdam edition by one year. Complete with its four parts gathered in 2 volumes in-8. Introductory engraved frontispieces of each part. Period binding in full marbled calfskin, spine decorated with fleurons framed by gilded boxes, some perfectly acceptable wear, corners very well restored, the copy remains pleasant. Perfect cohesion of the binding. Very interesting story which enjoyed great success according to Hoefer, explainable in these terms: "the success of these Memoirs can be explained by the abundance of notions and insights which they presented on the history, customs and institutions of the Turks. "Uncommon in the Maestricht edition.