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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. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. Godey made publishing history when he chose as the magazine s editor, the widowed mrs. Voigt, from actual articles of costume we illustrate this month a style of pardessus which we regard as particularly becoming, comfortable and convenientone that from its beauty lays claim to becoming a lasting favorite. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In the first place it will attract attention from its diminutive, fairylike size, and with the same ease with which it can be carried, an important matter to a seamstress or dressmaker. Day dress from godeys ladys book 18601864 table of contents. The project gutenberg ebook of godeys ladys book, by various this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.

Susan baileys new book is part of a series called literary portals to prayer, which is meant to encourage a kind of literary lectio divina, a form of contemplative reading that is a pathway to prayer. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Almost every issue also included an illustration and pattern with. This digitized and searchable database of the magazine allows fulltext retrieval and includes handcolored fashion plates and illustrations. Godeys, 1863, julydecember scholar works at ut tyler. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. Godey, contains six figures, about treble the number given by any of our contemporaries, and it is now generally conceded that they surpass all others. Feb 18, 2015 edgar allan poes writings in godeys ladys book the volumes of godeys ladys book followed the usual approach of two volumes each year, with periods running from januaryjune and julydecember. Our collection provides the complete run of godeys ladys book, and is the only one containing the color plates as they originally appeared.

Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an. The bijou edition is a sample issue and one quarter the size of a regular issue. Godey, godeys ladys book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines. Godeys ladys book links to online resources, fashion. Work department godeys ladys book featured various.

Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. Godeys ladys book is available to authorized iu bloomington users on or off. Godey, godey s lady s book, was one of the most popular and longlived women s magazines. Godeys ladys book philadelphia, pa edgar allan poe. Godey s lady s book was an american women s magazine published in the 19th century.

Godeys ladys book july 1863 illus wguide kindle edition by godey, louis a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Apr 17, 2020 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. This fully searchable and browsable online archive contains the full run of godey s lady s book and includes all of its color plates. Unfollow godeys ladys book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This article is brought to you for free and open access by the history resources at scholar works at ut tyler. The most popular womens periodical of its day, with stories, poems, fashion. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading godeys ladys book july 1863 illus wguide. During that time she presided over publication of a wide range of topics including short stories, fashion and recipes, and lobbied for the holiday of thanksgiving. Godey s lady s book links to online resources, fashion plates, history, illustrations, books, edgar allan poe writings and letters godey s lady s book godeys ladys book. For much of its run, particuarly before godeys death in 1878, it was among the most popular and successful magazines of its day, and it made a nice fortune for mr. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives.

Bound in paper wrappers, with printed lettering on back cover and spine, printed illustration on back cover, lacks front cover. Godeys ladys book and magazine, july, 1863, volume lxvii, volume 67, philadelphia, louis a. The name of the magazine was then changed to godeys ladys book, and under that name it continued until 1892, when the name became simply godeys magazine. Godeys ladys book 1866 louisa may alcott is my passion.

She advertised her fairy sewing machine in godeys ladys book, vol. Our fashion plate, according to the publisher and editor l. Sarah josepha hale, and in july 1830 together they set out on a publishing journey that would last sixty eight years. Godeys ladys book was first published in 1830 and quickly became the first successful american journal for women. The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates, increased to 150,000 a month. About the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. 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. Make offer handcolored fashion print from godeys ladys book and magazine oct. 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. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues.

Selected images from godey s lady s book published beginning in 1830 by louis a. Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate volumes. Jan 24, 2016 godey s lady s book, in an 1862 edition covers it as in every other topic indispensable to females. 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.

Victorian alphabets, monograms and names for needleworkers. Sarah josepha hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. May 08, 2017 godeys ladys book magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Godey s lady s book was one of the most popular magazines in nineteenth century america, read by men and women alike in every state and territory. Godey s lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book.

Godey s also came to be known as an important literary magazine and included contributions by authors such as stowe, hawthorne, poe, and longfellow. Nov 06, 2008 they were popular later than that, too. 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. Hale, godey s was among the first and most successful american women s magazines. It is edited by lily may spaulding and john spaulding. Internet archive bookreader godeys lady s book 1863 jan june. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. They have included a wide sampling of recipes from the civil war that were from godey s lady s book. Godeys ladys book 18301898 university of michigan library. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform, and educate the women of america. Godeys ladys book instructs on side saddle riding, 1862. Godeys ladys book in internet archive historic newspapers and. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. It was also known as godey s magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years.

No photocopy service is provided with this index other than interlibrary loan. Godeys ladys book history resources university of texas at tyler. The magazine is best known for the handtinted fashion plate that appeared at the start of each issue, which. Above is a handcolored steelplate engraving from the jan 1857 issue v. Godeys ladys book louis antoine godey began publishing godeys ladys book in 1830. Below are all the fashion plates from the october 1883 godey s lady s book, bijou edition. Image and text courtesy nypl digital gallery i love how the normally very militaristic zouave style has been feminized with purple ruffles in the little girls ensemble in this october 1864 godeys fashion plate. 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. 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.

He designed his monthly magazine specifically to attract the growing audience of literate american women. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. At the outbreak of the civil war, godeys ladys book was the most successful womens magazine in the united states. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Godeys ladys book, 18301898 cleveland museum of art. I remember reading books which were set in the late nineteenth and early tweniteth centuries whose characters mentioned reading godey s lady s book, so i think that they were published for quite some time. Notes on some pages, the text is cut off because it runs into the binding of the book. Each issue included fiction, nonfiction, poetry, advice on interior decorating, fashion and domestic arts, instructions for needlework and handicrafts, and music. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 104 pages including covers skip to main content this banner text can have markup.