ALIX: PRECIS DE L HISTOIRE DE L EMPIRE OTTOMAN DEPUIS SON ORIGINE JUSQUE A NOS JOURS. PARIS 1822 First edition, large in 8vo, contemporary light green hard boards slightly rubbed, two volumes 412p.,589p. and one folded map, occasionally some light spotting in few places, overall in very good condition A comprehensive and detailed history of the Ottoman Empire compiled for the wide public. Alix, a French historian and journalist, realized that with the Greek Revolution the general public was confused. They learned the news of the Revolution but most ignored the wide picture. It covers the beginning of the Greek uprising. It treats the Greek revolt not just a local riot but as a result of the oppression and of the decline of the Ottomans. A further volume with continuation of the events published later in 1824. It served as the political intelligence report for the French public at the moment the modern Greek state was being born.. He focused on the internal corruption of the Ottoman state,explained the Ottoman military structure and their history of conquest of the Greek lands.