365-TOTT (François de). Mémoires sur les Turcs et les Tartares. A Amsterdam, 1784-1785, 4 volumes in 2 vols. in-8, LVI-274 pp., 301 pp., 252 pp. and 208 pp. index at the end of the last volume, marbled fawn calf, ornate smooth spine, arms at foot, marbled edges (period binding). Chadenat, 994: "A curious work containing very interesting information on the customs of the Turks. Baron de Tott was the first to present an accurate account of the history, customs and institutions of the Turks, who were little known to Westerners at the time. This work was a great success and was translated into 5 languages, as it was fashionable to write Turqueries. A good copy bearing the arms of Charles-Olivier de Saint-Georges, Marquis de Vérac (1743-?).