Description: Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine. Edited by Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, and Louis A. Godey. Vols. LIII: July to December 1856, Vol. LIV: January to June 1857, Philadelphia: Published by Louis A. Godey, 1856, half-leather, 1857, 572 pp, 574 pp, 9.25 x 6.25", 8vos. In good condition. Edges are scuffed and corners rubbed on both volumes. Gilt lettering and ruling dulled, but still legible. Front hinges are beginning to split. Top compartment of spine of vol. LIII is beginning to peel away. Marbled boards clean. Previous ownership bookplate on front pastedown's: Maurice Robert Des Marais. Binder's ticket found on both front pastedown's: How & Husk Dealers Blank Book Manufacturers and Job Book Binders. Front gutters split, cording exposed. Foxing throughout both volumes. Vol. LIII is missing frontispiece for September, 1856's edition. Tissue guard in Vol. LIII's December edition is missing. Light toning throughout text-blocks. Binding intact. Please see photos. Godey's Lady's Book was an American women's magazined that was published in Philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. It was the most widely circulated magazined in the period before the Civil War. Louis A. Godey founded and edited the magazine. Godey intended to take advantage of the popularity of gift books, many of which were marketed specifically to women. Each issue contained poetry, articles, and engravings created by prominent writers and artists of the time. Sarah J. Hale (author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb") was its editor from 1837 until 1877 and only published original, American transcripts. The magazine is best known for the hand-tinted fashion plate that appeared at the start of each issue, which provide a record of the progression of women's dress. Published Louis Godey boasted that in 1859, it cost $105,000 to produce the Lady's Book, with the coloring of the fashion-plates costing $8,000. Beginning in 1853, almost every issue also included an illustration and pattern with measurements for garment to be sewn at home. A sheet of music for pions provided the latest waltz, polka, or galop. Beautifully illustrated, these book present very well. All colored plates are included, only one black and white frontispiece missing. All issues present, complete works. COLM1856AEJDHK372
Price: 250 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Fine Binding
Language: English
Author: Sarah J. Hale and Louis A. Godey
Publisher: Louis A. Godey
Topic: Religious, Inspirational
Subject: Reference
Original/Facsimile: Original
