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...").