Ginet, Nicolas. Traité et Tarif Général du Toisé des Bois de Charpente, Quarrés et Mi-Plats, en Grume, Cylindriques, à Pans, Courbes, & à Sections coniques; calcue suivant les Us Coútumes de Paris, & sur les longueurs effectivenesss. 190 pp., 1 Bl. With stitched frontispiece, 2 text coppers, 12 folded, stitched plates and folded table. 19.5 x 12 cm. Calfskin d. C. (stronger impact, front back joint open) gold-embossed RSchild and gold-plated. Paris, Prault and others, 1760. Only issue. The author was "Arpenteur à la Maîtrise des Eaux & Forêts au Département de Paris" and writes in 3 chapters about quality, age and wood cutting, the different formats and dimensions as well as the use of wood in the construction of houses, churches, mills, bridges and wine presses. For this purpose also the tables mills (4), bridges and wine presses (each 1). The frontispiece shows the dedication bearer, the forest manager L.-François Duvaucel, during the survey work for a new forest complex in 1751, including representations of craftsmen working on wooden beams. The final 190 p. with the tariffs. – title with the name "Halie", mirror with contemporary exlibris "Livre de la Bibliotheque de M. Halie". Stronger toast, joints burst. Front intent loose. Slightly tanned, 1 small worm course.