Nouveau Manual Complet du Terrassier et de l’Entrepreneur de Terassements by Etienne and Masson, published by Roret, Paris 1849. In stiff cloth-covered boards size 16.5 by 10.5 cm. 290 pages plus 20 folding plates as an appendix. How to build a railway. The definitive guide to construction and landscaping for civil engineers and railway builders. In French. Originally issued as a paperback, the book has been rebound as a hardback with the title illustration now on the front. Some edges rough cut. Good to VG condition