DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri-Louis). TRAITE DE LA FABRIQUE DES MANOEUVRES POUR LES VAISSEAUX, OU L'ART DE LA CORDERIE PERFECTIONNE. Paris, by Desaint, 1769. 2 parts of 16-26-554-[2]-114 pages and 13 folding plates, bound in 1 volume in-4°, half havana calf, smooth spine decorated (19th century binding). Second edition, the most sought-after as the treatise on gaudronné ropes has been added, occupying the second part with its own dated title; it is illustrated with 13 folding plates engraved by Noël (2 of which represent cannabis plants (male and female), 2 figures in the text and 13 pictorial vignettes at the head of each chapter illustrating the various stages in the cultivation and processing of hemp. Light rings on the plates (Polak 2863). Provenance: Léon Rothier in Troyes (Dry stamps).