The Bliss binders: Smith

C. Smith produced nine bindings for Mrs. Bliss.

Bewick’s 25 original Drawings of Dogs, neatly mounted, with Portrait of Bewick, red morocco, gold borders, by C. Smith

1826 sale, lot 507

Cérémonies et Fêtes du Sacre et Couronnement de leurs Majestés Impériales Napoleon I. et son Auguste Epouse, fine coloured engravings, with several additional portraits added, sumptuously bound in red morocco, gold borders, the imperial arms, gilt leaves, by C. Smith  Paris 1806

1826 sale, lot 117

Contadini della Toscana Espressi al Naturale secondo le Diverse loro Vestiture, 60 highly coloured plates of Costumes, stained morocco, gilt leaves, by C. Smith  Firenze 1796

1826 sale, lot 125

Description des Cérémonies et des Fêtes qui ont en lieu pour le Couronnement de leurs Majestés Napoléon Empereur des Français et Roi d’Italie et Josephine son Auguste Epouse, highly coloured engravings with many fine coloured portraits added, elegantly bound in red morocco, joints, broad gold borders, the imperial Arms, gilt leaves; by C. Smith  Paris 1807

1826 sale, lot 147

Histoire Naturelle des plus rares Curiositez de la Mer des Indes, 2 vols in 1, 100 coloured plates, calf extra, gilt leaves, by C. Smith  Amst. 1754

1826 sale, lot 274

Jenkins’s (J.) Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1813, beautiful coloured engravings, red morocco, gilt leaves by C. Smith  1817

1826 sale, lot 256

Paintings of Saints, &c. 76 most exquisite miniature paintings, representing the Death of Christ, the Apostles, Virgin Mary, Saints, Martyrs, &c. mounted, and splendidly bound in red morocco, gilt leaves, by C. Smith

1826 sale, lot 465

Percier (C.) et P. F. L. Fontaine Description des Cérémonies et des Fêtes qui ont en lieu pour le Mariage de S. M. l’Empereur Napoleon avec S. A. I. Madame l’Archiduchesse Marie Louise D’Autriche, coloured engravings, 4 fine Portraits added, splendidly bound in red morocco, broad gold borders, with the Imperial Arms, gilt leaves, by C. Smith  Paris 1800

1826 sale, lot 319

Royal Family of France, represented in 8 engravings, green morocco, gilt leaves by C. Smith

1826 sale, lot 384

References

Ellic Howe.—A list of London bookbinders, 1648-1815.—London : Bibliographical Society, 1950.

Charles Ramsden.—London bookbinders, 1780-1840.—London : Batsford, 1956.