Description: Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine. Edited by Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, and Louis A. Godey, Vol. 48, July-August 1855, March-June 1854, Louis A. Godey, Philadelphia, 1855, 572pp, half leather, 6.5 x 9.5", 8vo Poor condition/as is. Wear and chipping to front and rear boards. Tips are bumped with exposed boards. Cracking and chipping to spine, but still legible. Edges are scuffed. Hinges are cracked. Provenance and marginalia on flyleaf. Title page is missing. Significant toning, foxing, and age-staining throughout textblock. Scattered instances of finger-staining. Includes numerous color and sketch illustrations. Please see photos and ask any questions prior to purchase. Please note that the table of contents and actual contents of this volume do not match up. The table of contents lists the included months as January-June, though the year is unclear, and the volume number is 48. This volume actually contains July-August of 1855, and March-June of 1854. This is even more unclear as the title page is missing. Godey's Lady's Book was an American women's magazine that was published in Philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civil War. Its circulation rose from 70000 in the 1840s to 150000 in 1860. In the 1860s, Godey's considered itself the "queen of monthlies". After several changes, it ceased publication in 1896. FORN-MSB-0224-TUB0009-JC184
Price: 100 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: half leather
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Region: North America
Publisher: Louis A. Godey
Topic: Historical
Subject: Americana
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1855
