[LOUIS CHARLES DE LAVICOMTERIE]: LES CRIMES DES EMPEREURS TURCS DEPUIS OSMAN JUSQUE A SELIM. PARIS 1794 First edition, in 8vo,contemporary full leather slightly rubbed at edges, text clean some light scattered spotting in few pages, complete 28],606p., [1] and five copper engraved plates depicting scenes of the Levant, overall in very good condition Lavicomterie was a revolutionary politician who wrote similar anti-tyrant books and was an ardent Philhellene described in details what the Turks did to the Greeks and other Christians during all these centuries. Its primary goal was to show that the ottoman monarchy is inherently criminal. By depicting the Ottoman Sultans as bloodthirsty despots, justify any revolution and any foreign action against them,French official policy against the Ottoman Empire,for the first time in centuries,must change and will shortly after that time, Napoleon troops will arrive just after three years in the Ionian islands and the Levant The text focuses heavily on palace intrigues, fratricide massacres, and the perceived oriental despotism of the Ottoman court. The fine images depict scenes of execution and cruelty of the Ottomans, designed to shock the reader and reinforce the criminal theme.An important propaganda book, to justify the imminent change in French policy and the potential support of Greeks in the very late 18th century.