Godey's Lady's Book, Vol LXII, 1861, Good+ hardcover antiquarian magazine

Hale, Sarah Josepha [ed.], et al. Philadelphia: Louis A. Godey, 1861. 

English, Good+, HC, 8vo, 9 3/4" x 6 1/2", iv + 546 pp. 

Hardcover in marbled paper with half binding and stamped gilt decorative borders and lettering. Splitting to outer hinges, but holding, minor loss to tips and spine, some interior soiling and toning, a few small closed tears to edges, otherwise, tightly bound. iv + 546 pp. Replete with reproductions of hand-painted etchings, most in black ink and a few with color, some fold-outs, and a sheet of music. Charming edition of the 62nd volume of the monthly periodical Godey's Lady's Book, the first successful American women's magazine that ran from 1830 to 1896, which includes poetry, articles, fiction, engravings, and other material of interest to women in the mid-1800s. Beautifully produced antiquarian book that provides great examples of 19th-century fashion and society.