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New York: Israel Post, 1845. Hardcover. VG-. Various. Volume III [pages1-286] and IV [pages 1-286] bound in one volume, 1845. Small 4to, ¾ leather with 3 raised bands, dark green pebbled boards, light green paper endpapers, each of the 12 months is paginated separately, each month has a full-page color fashion plate, music notation, various engravings, poetry, short stories, articles of interest, etc..; each volume has its own index at the end. Condition: VERY GOOD - : edgewear to spine extremities, corners and board edges, some scattered foxing which does not affect your reading pleasure, some of the tissue guards are torn / wrinkled, pages 49-50 in August 1845 have a 3" missing piece [I have laid-in copies of the missing text]; issue for Feb and April do not have a fashion plate. Some of what is included: engravings of Napoleon, Daniel in the Lion's Den (by J[ules] Ziegler, engraved by T, Doney), and Mount Vernon; Fragments from the History of Lady Arabella Stuart, by Jane C.… Read More

Boston, MA: Priscilla Publishing Co., 1913. Soft cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. An Illustrated Journal Devoted to Art, Needlework, Fashions, Home Decoration, and other Household Matters." Published monthly. Original price of 10 cents. Folio, illustrated wraps, 34 pages + covers. Condition: VERY GOOD- with some edgewear, light soiling. Cover of two women around a fountain, one is embroidering; contents include the usual collection of fashion, embroidery, ideas for picnic luncheons and afternoon teas. Story by Annie Page Jones "The Blue Lady," illustrations by Philip Lyford, Henry Vallely, and others; the usual fabulous advertisements to help you improve your hair, your face and body, and fashion patterns of all kinds. [Annie Page Jones was born on 23 May 1867 in New Store, VA, she died on 05 Apr 1950; married Matthew Joel Cox on 31 Dec 1913].

Philadelphia: Charles j. Peterson, 1877. Soft cover. Good. Peterson's Ladies National Magazine. February Vol. LXXI, No. 2. Philadelphia, 1877. Pages 109-172, plus fashion prints, engravings, advertisements. 1 fold-out color plate: Les Modes Parisiennes, The Winter Promenade, Engraved and printed by Illman Brothers; engraving "Such a Love of a Man" painted by E. Boutibonne, Illman Brothers engravers, for the story of the same name on page 109-11 by the Author of 'The Story of an Umbrella." Foldout of design for straw embroidery on net; other fashion prints of the period and handiwork patterns. Stories included: Frances Hodgson Burnett, "The Captain's Youngest;" "Rhoda's Prisoner" by Rosalie Gray [Mrs. D. H. Mann]; "That Female Lect'rer and I" by Josiah Allen's Wife [pen name of Marietta Holley [1836-1926]; and many others. Condition is GOOD with edgewear all around, small tears and chipping, owner name on front cover["Azuba C… Read More