"Godey's Lady Book" Vol LXXIX, July-Dec,1869, Sarah J. Hale, Victorian Era Style

Description: "Godey's Lady Book" Vol LXXIX, July-Dec,1869, Sarah J. Hale, Victorian Era Style Here is a gorgeous Antiquarian"Godey's Lady Book" from the height of the Victorian era, 1869. This is "Volume LXXIX" which is a compendium of the December-July issues; 550 pages in leather bound 9.5" X 6.5" binding. NOTE: This classic book is distressed. The binding is broken in the center (repairable on request) and there are several loose pages at the break; these loose pages also have edge damage. Seven of the eleven Fashion Plates are missing one half of their fly-out page. There is obvious age related fading and scattered spotting. The leather cover, though remarkably intact, has considerable shelf wear. Nonetheless.... This book is amazing and it is true gift that the many color plates and etchings have survived in such outstanding condition. See the photos, please. In the 1860s Godey's considered itself the "Queen of Monthlies" and had by far the largest circulation of any magazine in the US. Sarah Josepha Hale, known as "The Lady Editor," published only original American manuscripts. She was an early advocate of women's rights arguing for the retention of property rights by married women, advancement of women's wages, better working conditions for women, and the reduction of child labor. She also funded the origins of Vassar College, and was the author of twenty-four books and numerous poems, including the nursery rhyme, "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Hale's editorial mandate was "...to provide quality material to benefit and educate the female reader and to fulfill moral instruction for women's assuagement." As such, she held up Queen Victoria as a role model of femininity, morality, and intellect, As demonstrated herein, one of the most popular features of Godey's Lady's Book was the La Belle Assemble. Each month, beautifully illustrated hand-tinted fashion plates showed the latest styles in women's fashions. More than 150 women were employed to hand tint the plates for each issue at a reported cost of $8,000 per issue. Black and white steel and copper engravings were also used to illustrate the published articles. WE HAVE A PASSION FOR FASHION, AS LONG AS IT IS QUIRKY Portland Pandemonium Always Has Odd-Ball and Quirky Stuff For Your Fashion Passion: Accessories, bling, accouterments, something old, something new, something blue, and usually something just for you. DROP BY AND TAKE A LOOKhttps://www.ebay.com/str/portlandpandemonium/Fashion-Passion/_i.html?store_cat=38704206017We Will Scratch Your Vintage Itch Listing and template services provided by inkFrog

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