A narrative of the shipwreck of the British brig, "Surprise," of Glasgow, John William Ross, Master, on the coast of Barbary, : on the 28th December, 1815; and subsequent captivity of the passengers and crew by the Arabs, until ransomed by the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers..

Dedication on p. [3]: To the Right Honourable Edward Lord Viscount Exmouth, ... and to Sir David Milne ...

Includes: "Journal of Mr. Hector Black, one of the passengers of the late Brig, "Surprise," of Glasgow": p. [19]-49.

Appended by: "A list of the Livery of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, London, January, 1817. London : Gye and Balne, Printers, 38 Gracechurch-Street" . With separate title page with coat of arms, and separate paging.

Signatures: [A]⁸ B-C⁸ D⁴. The last 5 leaves unsigned. C2 missigned B2. Pages [2] & [4] (first set) and final p. blank.

Text on wove paper watermarked 'Fellows 1814' and '1816'.

covers and spine -- upper doublure Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand.

Alexander Turnbull Library copy exhibited ; REng LOND Narr 1817 (1062) : Simple to Sumptuous: Bookbindings 1450 to the Present. 5 April - 19 July 2008

The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Binding: straight grained red morocco gold tooled and blind tooled on upper and lower covers with double fillets enclosing rolled gold tooled border, with central panel rolled in blind, with interwoven gold tooled diamond shape; spine with raised bands, tooled in blind and gold in decorated compartments with galleon motif in 2nd and 3rd panels. Gold tooled edges and turn-ins decorated in gold and blind with green silk doublures, also decorated with blind roll; cream endpapers watermarked with '1815'; gilt text edges. Note in ms. on front endpaper "Finely bound by Hering".

The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Provenance: note pencilled on front endpaper "Presentation copy to Admiral Sir David Milne to whom the work is dedicated." Sticker on front endpaper "Lot 4573 Gibson Craig sale at Sotheby's, 13th April, 1888"; bookplate of Alexander H. Turnbull. Acc. 1062.

Digital images available: covers and spine -- upper doublure, Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Details available on request from Curator, Special Printed Collections.