Godeys ladys book hardcover january 1, 1850 by no author author see all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. Godey, godeys ladys book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from. The first successful womens magazine and most widely circulated magazine in the antebellum united states, godeys ladys book offered fashion illustrations. 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. Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century. Godeys ladys book and magazine, 1861 hardcover january 1, 1861 by godeys magazine editor.
During the first six years of its existence, it included mainly articles clipped from british womens magazines and handcoloured plates reproducing fashions of the day. 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 womens. Godeys ladys book fashion plates these steel plates are what made the magazine famous the proof sheets of the fashions direct from paris, and arranged to suit the more subdued taste of american ladies. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. In 1836 godey purchased the bostonbased american ladies magazine which he merged with his own publication. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Godeys ladys book and magazine, was a united states magazine which was published in philadelphia. Most importantly, sarah josepha hale 17881879 became the new editor of godeys ladys book. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Notes on some pages, the text is cut off because it runs into the binding of the book.