The bijou edition is a sample issue and one quarter the size of a regular issue. I cant say that this is the sort of thing i imagined id ever collect. Godey intended to take advantage of the popularity of gift books, many of. Unfollow godeys lady book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Godeys ladys book january 1850 leather bound january 1, 1850 by louis a. In consisted of history, poems, and fictional stories. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Godey s ladys book, july december 1855, vol 51, a famous women s magazine in the 19th century, sarah hale, louis godey, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects. Godey s lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book.
Individual issues of the book contained the following sections. I will try to include all the fashion plates, their descriptions and the description of the latest styles from paris and new york. Godeys ladys book was a 19thcentury american monthly womens magazine. In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and 150,000 copies every month. Godeys ladys book fashion plate from one of the 1884 issues. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues louis a. Lady godeys fashions hardbound book year 1885 you are bidding on this hardbound godeys ladys book and magazine for the year 1865. Good housekeeping is a source for advice about food, diet, beauty. The magazine is best known for the handtinted fashion plate that appeared.
Editor see all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It was published in philadelphia, pennsylvania by louis antoine godey in 1836, godey bought the bostonbased american ladies magazine, and merged it. Founded in philadelphia in 1830 by louis antoine godey 18041878 and edited for four decades by sarah josepha hale 17881879, the. No photocopy service is provided with this index other than interlibrary loan. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an. Godeys ladys book was one of the most popular magazines of the nineteenth century.
Godey ladys book spring 1884 fashion plate godeys ladys book fashion plate from one of the 1884 spring issues. During the first six years of its existence, it included mainly articles clipped from british womens magazines. 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. Godeys ladys book might be described as the nineteenth centurys equivalent of good housekeeping. Titles in chronological order womens magazines research. Godeys ladys 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. The first successful womens magazine and most widely circulated magazine in the antebellum united states, godeys ladys book offered fashion illustrations and advice, literary pieces, and articles on current events and popular culture. In 1830, a magazine of elegant literature was cast, doubtingly, upon the uncertain stream of public favorits name the ladys book and louis a. Godeys is a searchable database that provides access to the full text of godeys ladys book and magazine, a journal published from 18301898 and an important resource for the study of nineteenthcentury american history, social history, womens studies, material culture and. Godeys ladys book in internet archive historic newspapers and. This paper aims to consider the features and meanings of images of sewing women as they appear from the late 1840s to the early 1850s in s lady godeys book 1, which was the most popular women s magazine in 19 thcentury. Reconstructing and gendering the distribution networks of godeys.
Godeys ladys book, first published in philadelphia in 1830 as godeys ladies handbook, was the leading womens magazine in midnineteenthcentury america. The publisher of the lady s book having the ability, as well as the inclination, to make the best monthly literary, and pictorial periodical in this country, is determined to show the patrons of magazines to what. This wonderful book contains loads of foldout colored fashion illustrations along with history, stories, black and white illustrations of fashions, styles and items that were worn during the year 1865. It was a novel enterprise at the time, and few thought it would outlive the first year of its nativity. Jan 1, 20 3598990127 50f7a92c2b 1884 godey s lady s book fashion plate o. Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century. Godeys ladys book was published from 1830 through 1896. Hale, godey s was among the first and most successful american women s magazines. The most popular womens periodical of its day, with stories, poems, fashion. Godeys ladys book july 1875 as we approach summer, heres some summer fashion from 1875.
Editor s table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. The bride was victoria, princess royal, the oldest child of queen victoria and her. Below are all the fashion plates from the october 1883 godeys ladys book, bijou edition. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to women s issues louis a. Godeys ladys book, 18301898 cleveland museum of art. It fell out of a bound copy of the 1884 issues, so im not sure which month it is for yet. Hale, godeys was among the first and most successful american womens magazines. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. Godey s lady s book, alternatively known as godey s magazine and lady s book, was an american women s magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. It ceased publication in 1898, and was absorbed by the puritan. Other long runs by womens magazine may be impressive but none were or are the comprehensive ladies life offerings of godeys. Similar publications had been produced in europe since the late eighteenth century and godeys was closely patterned after its english and french counterparts.
It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Godeys ladys book, january june, 1877, vol 94, a famous womens magazine in the 19th century, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects. Godeys ladys book magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. This picture has a young women cradling and watching over her child and is. In the 1860s godeys considered itself the queen of monthlies. During the first six years of its existence, it included mainly articles clipped from british women s magazines and hand. Godeys ladys book was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Unfollow godeys ladys book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The godeys ladys book receipts and household hints. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860.
Muntz library at the university of texas at tyler holds microfilm for godeys ladys book for 18401892 and for godeys magazine for 18921898. Godeys ladys book 18301885 kontaktbestellung contactorder via email. Godeys ladys book the book of the nation, literary and. Godeys ladys book had forty thousand subscribers and was the largest womens magazine in the united states.
In the 1860s godey s considered itself the queen of monthlies. Godeys ladys book january 1875 this is the first in a hopefully long series of posts of issues of godeys ladys book. Here are pictures and writings from ladys godeys book, may 1858 royal wedding pictures on 25 january 1858, a royal wedding took place that was designed to align the fortunes of europes two most important powers, great britain and germanys chief principality, prussia. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. The library holds microfilm issues of this magazine from 18852000. Almost every issue also included an illustration and pattern with. In the february 1850 issue of the ladys book, louis a. The representation of sewing women in godeys ladys book. Godeys ladys book is available to authorized iu bloomington users on or off.
Godeys is best known for the handtinted fashion plate, which appears at the start of each issue and provides a record of the progression of womens dress. Most major libraries include backfiles of godeys either in bound volumes or in microfilm. In addition to 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. Antique godey s lady s book 1885 april edition vol.
Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Godeys, paging through ladys history 18611865 snippets. Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate sections in the original book. An index to godeys ladys book covering januaryjune, 1855. The representation of sewing women in godey s lady s book. This godeys ladys book web site contains selections from the book during the years 18551858. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives. It was also known as godey s magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Godey, godeys ladys book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines. It contained articles on fashion along with elaborate fashion plates, some of which were in color, housekeeping hints, tips on caring for the sick, the latest receipts for foods and beverages of all sorts, and a generous supply of stories and poems. Our collection provides the complete run of godeys ladys book, and is the only. Each monthly issue has a colored plate from an ongoing series labeled godeys unrivaled colored fashions that showcase contemporary womens styles, an embroidery pattern that is.
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