Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. L

Name/Title

Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. L

Entry/Object ID

LIB1914

Description

Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. L. Contains monthly issues from 1855. Red leather binding. Angel on front with "C. E. JACKSON" below angel. On spine "GODEY'S MAGAZINE". Colored illustrations throughout. 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 was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civil War. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860.

Acquisition

Accession

52

Source or Donor

Lacy, Mrs. Seddon

Acquisition Method

Gift