Godey's Lady's Book (Bookshelf)
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Godey's Lady's Book, alternatively known as Godey's Magazine and Lady's Book, was a United States magazine which was published in Philadelphia. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civil War. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. In the 1860s Godey's considered itself the "queen of monthlies".
The magazine was published by Louis A. Godey from Philadelphia for 48 years (1830–1878). Godey intended to take advantage of the popularity of gift books, many of which were marketed specifically to women. Each issue contained poetry, articles, and engravings created by prominent writers and other artists of the time. Godey sold the magazine in 1877 to John Hill Seyes Haulenbeek before his death in 1878. The magazine ceased publication with the death of Haulenbeek in 1898.
—Excerpted from Godey's Lady's Book on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
