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Godeys ladys 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. Godey s lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. Godey, godeys ladys book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and. Godeys ladys book 126 issues magazine ladies dresses. Each issue included fiction, nonfiction, poetry, advice on interior decorating, fashion and domestic arts, instructions for needlework and handicrafts, and music. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Color copies of all twelve color plates form the 1863 volume of godeys ladys book. Godeys ladys book was published from 1830 through 1896. Hale, godeyswas among the first and most successful american womens magazines. In the historical society library and archives we have copies of godeys ladys book and magazine dating from 1858 to 1870 and petersonsmagazine from 1863 to 1877.
During that time she presided over publication of a wide range of topics including short stories, fashion and recipes, and lobbied for. Identical page numbers exist due to two separate volumes. Civil war era fashion plate october 1863 godeys ladys book description of steel fashionplate for october fig 1 dress of a light. Godeys ladys book was one of the most popular magazines in nineteenth century america, read by men and women alike in every state and territory. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 104 pages including covers skip to main content this banner text can have markup. Nuanced stories about an origin can be discover through curious exploration. Bound in paper wrappers, with printed lettering on back cover and spine, printed illustration on back cover, lacks front cover. In philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the.
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