GENET, EDMOND CHARLES. Memorial on the Upward Forces of Fluids, and their applicability to several arts, sciences and public improvements: for which a patent has been granted by the government of the United States. Albany: Printed by Packard & Van Penthuysen 1825. 8vo, 228 x 143mm., original printed boards, rebacked, corners worn, browned and foxed, modern cloth box. FIRST EDITION, 6 engraved plates, one letterpress folding table. Aeronautical Americana 9; Howes G-100; Streeter sale VII 3974 ("The first book printed in the United States on practical aeronautics and on the first patent for an aeronautical invention...").
GENET, EDMOND CHARLES. Memorial on the Upward Forces of Fluids, and their applicability to several arts, sciences and public improvements: for which a patent has been granted by the government of the United States. Albany: Printed by Packard & Van Penthuysen 1825. 8vo, 228 x 143mm., original printed boards, rebacked, corners worn, browned and foxed, modern cloth box. FIRST EDITION, 6 engraved plates, one letterpress folding table. Aeronautical Americana 9; Howes G-100; Streeter sale VII 3974 ("The first book printed in the United States on practical aeronautics and on the first patent for an aeronautical invention...").
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