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RUSCHENBERGER, WILLIAM SAMUEL WAITHMAN. A Voyage around the World; including an Embassy to Muscat and Siam in 1835, 1836 and 1837. 8vo, original cloth with paper lettering piece, worn and shaken; varying foxing and toning, few leaves loose. Mounted on the front pastedown is a note dated St. Louis, 1876: "This book received to-day from the author-with whom the undersigned made the "Voyage round the World" herein described Horace Fox." Philadelphia, 1838
first edition. The author served as ship's surgeon on an expedition to establish trade and diplomatic ties with various countries in the East. "Rushcenberger describes his journey to the dominions of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, to Ceylon, India, Java, Siam, Cochin China, China, the Bonin Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, California, and Mexico"--Hill 1499. Forbes 1123; Howes R519a.
