Personally i love cookbooks, so i thought it was really neat to find recipes in the ladys book, and saved a few photos from the receipts, recipes, section. These magazine pages are collected in a brown leatherbound hardcover with gilt accents to the front cover and gilt to the spine. Godeys ladys book 18301898 university of michigan library. Hale, godey s was among the first and most successful american women s magazines. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The bug of collecting antique books is beginning to take hold.
Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. Alice amelia asked basque beautiful better blue bonnet braid bright brown buttonhole stitch chain chain stitch child cold color cream of tartar crochet dark dear door dress edge eggs emily eyes face fashion fastened father flour flowers friends front geordie girl give godey s lady s book green hair half hand happy head heart heath helen hour. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. 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. Godey s lady s book, january june, 1877, vol 94, a famous women s magazine in the 19th century, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects. He offered hale the post of editor, which would allow her to remain in boston. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. The mother of four agreed to the proposition, and godeys ladys book was born afresh, with significant influence by hale. Godeys ladys book 18301898 record databases library. It was published in philadelphia, pennsylvania by louis antoine godey.
The essay is an attempt to look at poes writings for godeys as a complex and conscious collaboration with the magazines spirit and style that eventually reveals both ironic and playful sides of his work. The first successful womens magazine and most widely circulated magazine in the antebellum united states, godeys ladys book offered fashion illustrations. Each issue included fiction, nonfiction, poetry, advice on interior decorating, fashion and domestic arts, instructions for needlework and handicrafts, and music. She teamed up with louis godey, a publisher, and together they created godeys ladys book in 1830. In 1836 godey purchased the bostonbased american ladies magazine which he merged with his own publication. By the late 1830s, godeys ladys book was intensely popular, and featured many unique details. An exploration into godeys ladeys fashion plates april 23, 2018 may 30, 2018 godeys ladys book, pet books, uncategorized. 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. Usher, this probably being the name of the person for whom the book was bound. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free.
It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. 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. Main content use access key 5 to view full text ocr mode. Godey, godeys ladys book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines.
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. Selected images from godey s lady s book published beginning in 1830 by louis a. Apr 24, 2014 after the death of her husband, sarah josepha hale began a career in magazine editing in order to support her family. Under the editorship of sarah josepha hale, godey s lady s book 18301898 became one of the most influential u. Feb 16, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Godey s lady s book was a 19thcentury american monthly women s magazine. 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. In philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the. Winter cooking from godeys ladys book scribbling women. In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and 150,000 copies every month. May 7, 2018 may 30, 2018 godeys ladys book, pet books, uncategorized trend setting for the women of its time. Godeys ladys book history resources university of texas.
The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates, increased to 150,000 a month. Hale, godeys was among the first and most successful american womens magazines. This pen wiper is beaded and uses what the pattern calls crossstitch. Together with its rivals grahams magazine, petersons and a host of other lesser known efforts, the ladys magazine begun by louis a. Theres an antique store right down the street from my house and already ive found two big thick books, one dated 1866 and the other, 1878. Godeys ladys book full view hathitrust digital library. Where one finds one of those at short notice and on a budget she doesnt say. A bound collection of godeys ladys book magazine from the year 1849. Under the editorship of sarah josepha hale, godeys ladys book 18301898 became one of the most influential u.
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. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Godeys lady s book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and lady s book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. Alongside articles concerning all aspects of the domestic sphere, the magazine included patterns for handcrafts, color plates of the latest fashions, and sheet. Godeys ladys book encyclopedia of greater philadelphia. Godeys ladys book philadelphia, pa edgar allan poe. Publication date 1840 topics women, american literature, costume, arts publisher philadelphia, pa. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from.
Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate sections in the original book. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Lvii from july through december, 1858, edited by sarah j. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. Godeys ladys book instructs on side saddle riding, 1862. Dec 10, 2015 winter cooking from godeys ladys book since winter is here it seems like a good time to share some winter recipes and dinner plans from godeys ladys book. Sep 12, 2012 this is the oldest fashion chitchat ive seen, from 1836. No photocopy service is provided with this index other than interlibrary loan. Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century.
Godey, godey s lady s book, was one of the most popular and longlived women s magazines. It ceased publication in 1898, and was absorbed by the puritan. Godeys lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book. Godeys ladys book was first published in 1830 and quickly became the first successful american journal for women. Godeys ladys book 1866 louisa may alcott is my passion. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives. Considered an innovative publication both because it was edited by a woman and because it employed a predominantly female workforce, godeys ladys.
Of course this author assumes all female riding experiences begin and end with a groom. Godeys 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. As i read more and more about louisa may alcott, her family and her works. Godeys ladys book, 18301898 cleveland museum of art. Each monthly issue has a colored plate from an ongoing series labeled godey s unrivaled colored fashions that showcase contemporary women s styles, an embroidery pattern that is printed in blue, and many other black and white plates illustrating a variety of subjects, from animals to fashion to a series on learning to draw. 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. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. Sarah josepha hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. A scan of the illustration and instructions is included in the appendix. About the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This digitized and searchable database of the magazine allows fulltext retrieval and includes handcolored fashion plates and illustrations. Muntz library at the university of texas at tyler holds microfilm for godey s lady s book for 18401892 and for godey s magazine for 18921898. Most major libraries include backfiles of godey s either in bound volumes or in microfilm. In the 1860s godeys considered itself the queen of monthlies.