Godey's books attract big prices on eBay, they are so hard to get. Congratulations on your present.
Sidney On Dec 31, 2007 2:12 PM, Suzanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My family is, apparently, no longer willing to feed my obsession with > historic costuming. :-) I received several nice gifts of jewellery > and clothing (suitable for office wear) and some lotion, etc. from > the Aveda Salon... but not a single book or pattern, or even a gift > certificate to Jo-Ann's! > > The big surprise came a few days before Christmas, when my parents > arrived. They walked in carrying a box of "old magazines" and > wondered if I wanted them. I am now the proud owner of bound copies > of Godey's Lady's Book from 1856 and January-June 1863, plus loose > issues May & June 1865 and July 1871, and a bound copy of Peterson's > Magazine from 1881. I was stunned! They are all in rather fragile > condition with broken spines, pages torn and stained -- and I was > distressed to see that someone had cut out many of the articles in > the 1856 volume. (My mother couldn't remember which side of the > family she inherited them from, or when. Maybe it's better if I > don't know!) Also, someone used the back of some of the plates to > work on their arithmetic homework but at least it's in pencil. I > suppose there are cleaner copies available electronically for all of > these volumes but I'm thrilled to think that I have my very own paper > copies. I'll be making photocopies of the "ballads" that appear at > the beginning of each volume and I'll probably try to construct some > of the accessories... March 1856 has something called a "Polka Jacket > trimmed with imitation ermine" that I find strangely appealing... > you have been warned! ;-) > > Suzanne > [who mostly does 15th & 16th C. but has started dabbling in the > mid-19th C. since moving to Iowa last year] > _______________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
