Mémoires du Baron de Tott sur les Turcs et les Tartares François Baron de Tott
(Memoirs of the Baron de Tott, on the Turks and Tartars) – In French language. Part no. 1 only
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Part one Maestricht, J. E. Dufour & Ph. Roux, 1785.
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This book recounts the career and composes the memoirs of Baron de Tott, a French officer stationed in Turkey lived among the Turks for 23 years. This is the first work that gives an objective picture of the Ottoman nation and the Turks. In reference to Montesquieu, in the preface, the author also affirms the importance of knowing and speaking the language of a people, and the need to beware of his European prejudices to describe the morals and institutions of the Turks, which had never before been done. Many dialogues between the Baron and certain lords can be of particular interest for those wanting to understand Ottoman psychology and culture.
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Pp. XXXV + /1/ + 195 + /1/ Size: 17,5 x 10,5 cm.
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Binding: Original leather binding, gilt-stamped spine cover. Signs of wear, wormholes, bumped edges, damaged both edges of the back cover, a couple of satins on the back cover.
Condition: Wormholes through the whole textblock, affecting text, signs of foxing.
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For condition and details see the scans.
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