The principles, history & use, of air-balloons
Subtitle: Also, a prospectus of Messrs. Blanchard & Barker's intended aerial voyage from the city of New-York 1796
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 30099
Publisher: Printed by C.C. Van Alen for J. Fellows.
Published: 1796
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Subjects: Balloons; Balloon ascensions
Other titles: Aerostation.
Notes: Running title: Aerostation.

Two variants noted, one on fine paper and the other on coarse. The plate and title page of the course paper variant are printed on fine paper.

Signatures: pi² A-C⁶ D⁴.

"List of Mr. Blanchard's aerial voyages"-- p. 40-41.

" ... a copy of the paper ... which the president [i.e., George Washington] handed Mr. Blanchard as he was stepping into the car ..."--p. 46.

Evans 30099