Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Godey s lady s book, april 1858 vol lvi, fashion illustrations patterns magazine. Also, there is an image between pages 384 and 388 in the first section that was cut off in the original book. In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and 150,000 copies every month. The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates, increased to 150,000 a month. In philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the growing audience of american women. Muntz library at the university of texas at tyler holds microfilm for godey s lady s book for 18401892 and for godey. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. It ceased publication in 1898, and was absorbed by the puritan. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 104 pages including covers. Godeys ladys book links to online resources, fashion. In addition to extensive fashion descriptions and plates, the early issues included biographical sketches, articles about mineralogy, handcrafts, female costume, the dance, equestrienne procedures, health and hygiene, recipes and remedies and the like.
It was a novel enterprise at the time, and few thought it would outlive the first year of its nativity. Today i am sharing the patchwork and quilting patterns presented to their subscribers that year. Given the limited financial means of the ingalls family, i imagine that while mary and laura loved looking at the fine fashion plates in godey s lady book the reality would be that ma would sew a simpler version of the fashion to wear to church and other. His family was poor and he had no formal schooling, but he was selfeducated. Victorian needlepoint designs from godey s lady s book and petersons magazine by rita weiss, petersons magazine, godey s lady s book and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Godey s lady s book fashions and patterns the beginning of each issue of the book in the period 1855 1858 contained a handtinted engraving of current fashions. In 1839 it was 40,000 and by 1860 circulation had increased to 150,000. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
The magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Louis antoine godey june 6, 1804 november 29, 1878 was an american editor and publisher, known as the founder of godey s lady s book, the first successful american womens fashion magazine biography. Godey s lady s book was the chief financial success among the philadelphia magazines, and, after the port folio a political and literary journalmagazine, enlisted the services of the greatest number of the best writers. Publication date 1840 topics women, american literature, costume, arts publisher philadelphia, pa. Lvii from july through december, 1858, edited by sarah j. Godey s lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book. Godey s lady s book and magazine, july, 1863, volume lxvii, volume 67, philadelphia, louis a. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Rough condition, front cover is missing, page edges crinkled and some foxing to pages, but plates are still quite elegant. Godey s lady s book was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america.
It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. Most major libraries include backfiles of godey s either in bound volumes or in microfilm. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. When one compares the clothing shown in godey s ladies book s may 1858 s edition with these dresses, while it seems obvious that the sewing machine is making it. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Godey s lady s book octobet 1858 vol lvii fashion plates. Such things as card cases, patterns, jewelry, infants clothing, even pianos, were described. The books are generally comprised of a oneyear compilation of the magazine issues for the given year. The bride was victoria, princess royal, the oldest child of queen victoria and her.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Godeys ladys book octobet 1858 vol lvii fashion plates. Godeys ladys book for 1851 called itself the book of the nation. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 92 pages embellishments, etc. These books, along with petersons, and godey s lady s magazine are excellent resource books if you want information about the life and times during the civil war era. Godey, philadelphia, 570 pages, with many illustrations, several engravings, and color illustrations following pp. Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate sections in the original book.
Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. Find great deals on ebay for godey s lady book and petersons magazine. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. Patterns and hairstyles and articles of womens interests. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. The watkinson evening by eliza leslie, godeys ladys book. No photocopy service is provided with this index other than interlibrary loan. In 1830, a magazine of elegant literature was cast, doubtingly, upon the uncertain stream of public favorits name the lady s book and louis a. Subscribers could write to the fashion editor, describe what they wished to purchase, and enclose the apppropriate sum. This was followed by several pages that included engravings to illustrate stories and engravings of. Main content use access key 5 to view full text ocr mode. Literary and pictorial, devoted to american enterprise, american writers and american artists.
Fashions changed considerably in the thirty years between 1858 and 1878 clothing on the right is a picture from the front of godey s ladies book s may 1878 edition. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. On some pages, the text is cut off because it runs into the book s binding. With little competition and the support of loyal subscribers, godey s lady s book enjoyed immense popularity shortly after its inception in 1830 and went on to become an institution and a leading fashion oracle until the late 1860s, when other periodicals began to make inroads into the godey s readership. Godey s ladys book and magazine was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. The watkinson evening, written by eliza leslie 1787 1858, who as miss leslie was one of the most frequent contributors to the magazines of the 1830s, 1840s and 1850s, originally appeared in godey s lady s book, december, 1846. Light brown boards have gold titles stamped on the spine. Godeys ladys book at the outbreak of the civil war, godey s lady s book was the most successful womens magazine in the united states, with a circulation of 150,000, and an estimated readership of a million persons. In the february 1850 issue of the lady s book, louis a. Hale conducting the literary department it shall exceed every other magazine. Godey s offered its readers the opportunity to buy merchandise through its fashion editor. Hale, godey swas among the first and most successful american womens magazines. This has the great stories that were printed in the original godey s lady s book, but if you are hoping for the wonderful illustrations of fashions worn in january 1851, you wont find them. Inspiration for an 1880s calico bustle dress and bonnet.
Godey s lady s book aug, 1849 fashion etiquette of trousseau. Godey s lady s book, july december 1855, vol 51, a famous womens magazine in the 19th century, sarah hale, louis godey, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects. It was also known as godey s magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Godey s lady s book and magazine, april, 1864, volume lxviii, volume 68, philadelphia, louis a. Our fulltext kansas county histories form the cornerstone of local, civil war, and genealogical research within the state. Godey s lady s book sheet music a full piece of sheet music was a regular feature of the lady s book.
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