Between the Covers

Hardcover. 12 monthly issues in one volume: (January-December, 1865). Thick octavo. Illustrated with steel engraved plates, wood engraved plates, and each issue with a fold-out hand-colored fashion plate. Bound in contemporary green morocco, both boards elaborately decorated in gilt, the front board with "Mrs. Mary Ferris" in gilt, the spine has raised bands lined in gilt creating six compartments each repeating a decorative boarder and device in gilt save for the second from the top which has "Godey's Lady's Book" in gilt and the fourth from the top which has "1865" in gilt, gilt turn-ins, all page edges gilt, and yellow endpapers. Bound by Edward Walker & Sons with their blindstamp on the front free endpaper. The boards and spine show a bit of shelfwear, particularly along the edges, a small stain on the front board, the spine shows a bit of sunning, two small stains on the front free endpaper affecting the frontispiece, the issues are lacking their original wrappers, one fold-out with a bit of edgewear, and a few tissue guards are creased or partially torn, but overall a very good copy with the majority of the plates bright and clean.

Item #619401