Godey, Louis A. Ed., Godey’s Lady’s Book And and 42 similar items

Godey, Louis A. ed., GODEY?S LADY?S BOOK AND MAGAZINE, Philadelphia: Louis A. Godey, 1866. Red and Orange morocco leather hardcover w/gilt titling to spine and black leather paper label w/gilt edging and the name Mary T. Cushney affixed to front board, 8vo (9.125x6?), Good+/n.a., 548pp. + Table of Contents. General wear to all external edges of the binding, faces of text block soiled and spotted, some soiling in the preliminaries, very gently age-toned to period, remarkably foxing free. 11 of the 12-fold out hand-colored plates are present, sans Miss February and friends, else complete. This is volume LXXIII comprised of 12 months of magazines bound together in book form, each having a fold out plate demonstrating the hand-colored lady?s fashions of the day. There are many stories of interest to women, interspersed with clothing patterns, gift ideas, and general lore of interest to societies very finest. A wonderful step back into a spectacular sector of Captured Tyme, and a very distinctive and collectible book indeed!