A Voyage Round the World; including an Embassy to Muscat and Siam in 1835, 1836, and 1837
Language: English
Published by Carey, Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1838
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Verba Vetera, Uppsala, Uppland, SwedenVerba Vetera
AbeBooks seller since October 31, 2025
Condition: Used - Fair
£ 853.03
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Rare first edition of Ruschenberger’s A Voyage Round the World (Philadelphia, 1838), documenting the U.S. naval circumnavigation and embassy to Muscat and Siam in 1835–1837. A seminal early American travel account including extensive trade tables, shipping records, and detailed observations from Zanzibar, Ceylon, Hawaii, California, and beyond. This copy bears an extraordinary East India Company provenance: the front flyleaf inscription reads, “Presented to Lieut. J. Marshall by Capt. Atkins Hamerton of the 23rd Regt. Bombay Infantry & H.M. Consul & E.I.C. Political Resident at Zanzibar Jan 23rd 1844.” Captain Atkins Hamerton (c. 1801–1857) served as Britain’s first Consul in Zanzibar from 1841, negotiating with the Sultan of Oman and playing a central role in Britain’s campaign against the East African slave trade. Original contemporary full leather binding, worn and scuffed with significant loss at spine ends and joints starting; boards rubbed, corners bumped. Text block sound and largely clean with moderate toning and occasional foxing. A presentation copy of major historical and geopolitical interest, linking American naval exploration with early British colonial diplomacy in East Africa. A unique collector’s copy combining American exploration, Indian Ocean trade, and direct East India Company provenance.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Voyage Round the World; including an Embassy to Muscat and Siam in 1835, 1836, and 1837
- Author
- W. S. W. Ruschenberger
- Publisher
- Carey, Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia
- Publication year
- 1838
- Condition
- Fair
- Signed
- Association Signature
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Verba Vetera
Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden
AbeBooks seller since October 31, 2025
Shipping rates from Sweden to U.S.A.
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|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 12.14 | £ 14.70 |
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