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Lara's Fashion History Research Library (Antique periodicals, catalogs & publications I own)

Listed for my own reference, these items are NOT for sale.

(This list is incomplete and there is much yet to be inventoried.... I've been collecting it for nearly 20 years)

	Cottage Hearth "a Magazine of Home Arts and Home Culture" (Boston, published ?): 1878 Full Year Bound (Vol. V) *The treasure is at the back of this volume - 11 issues of The Butterick Fashion Mirror!*

	The Delineator (New York?, published by Butterick 1873-1937) : 1911 - March issue Most yet to be inventoried

	Demorest's' (New York, published 1865-1899) : 1860-63 - bound volume on the way (Fall of 1860 through Summer 1863) 1867 - Full Year bound (Demorest's Illustrated Monthly Vol. 3, 13 beautiful color plates and fold-outs. very good) 1872 - Full Year bound (Demorest's Illustrated Monthly Vol. 9, 12 beautiful color plates. good) 1873 - Full Year bound (11 color fashion plates. good.) 1874 - Full Year bound (12 color fashion plates. ok-good.) 1875 - Individual issues of May and June 1876 - Full Year bound (Demorest's Monthly Magazine, 11 beautiful color plates. very good.) 1876 - Full Year bound (Demorest's Monthly Magazine, 12 beautiful color plates. very good.) (second copy) 1877 - No 1878 - No 1879 - Full Year bound (2 color fashion plates. poor.) 1880 - No 1881- No 1881-2 - (Demorest's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XVII, Dec 1881 - December 1882, no color fashion plates. very good.) 1883 - No 1884 - No 1885 - No 1885-6 - (Demorest's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXII, Nov 1885 - October 1886, no color fashion plates. very good.) 1887-8 - (Demorest's Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXIV, Nov 1887 - October 1888, no color fashion plates. near mint- library binding.)

	Der Bazar (German, Dutch & Italian versions published 1854-?) : Yet to be inventoried

	The English Women's Domestic Magazine ( London, published 1852-1877): 1861 - (Vol 2, Jan - April, 4 color plates, very good.) 1861-62 - (Vol 3 & 4, May 1861 - April 1862, 11 color plates, very good.) 1862 - (Vol 4, Nov 1861 - April 1862, 6 color plates, mint- library binding.)

	Frank Leslie's (New York, "Ladies Gazette of Fashion" published 1854-1871) : 1855-56 - (Frank Leslie's Gazette of Fashion, Feb 1855 through Oct 1856 in one volume, 3 color fashion plates, poor.) 1858 - (Frank Leslie's New Family Magazine, Vol. 2 January - June, no color plates. good) 1858 - (Frank Leslie's New Family Magazine, Vol. 3 July - December, no color plates. poor) 1863 - (Frank Leslie's Lady's Magazine, Vol XII Full year, no color plates but does have fold-outs and patterns, ok.) 1864 - (Frank Leslie's Lady's Magazine, Vol XIV Full year, 3 color plates, ok/poor.) 1866 - (Frank Leslie's Lady's Magazine, Vol. XVIII January - June, beautiful but torn color plates + fold-outs. poor) 1868 - (Frank Leslie's Lady's Magazine, Vol XXII Full year, no color plates but does have fold-outs and patterns, ok.) 1880 - (Frank Leslie's Lady's Magazine, Vol XLVII Full year, 22 beautiful color plates! very good.)

	Godey's Lady's Book (Philadelphia, published 1830-1898) : 1830 - No 1831 - No 1832 - No 1833 - No 1834 - No 1835 - Jan-June bound, - plate, good 1836 - July-Dec bound, no plates, good 1837 - Jan-June bound, no plates, good-foxing 1838 - full year, 9 fashion plates, poor 1839 - No 1840 - No 1841 - Jan-Nov bound, 7 fashion plates, ok-foxing 1842 - full year, 7 fashion plates, ok-foxing 1843 - full year, 10 fashion plates, good 1844 - No 1845 - No 1846 - full year, 10 fashion plates, very good 1847 - July-Dec bound, 3 fashion plates, very good 1848 - No 1849 - May-Dec bound in 1851 volume by mistake, very good 1850 - Full Year bound 1851 - Jan-April bound, 3 fashion plates, very good 1852 - full year, no color plates, good 1853 - Full Year bound 1854 - No 1855 - full year, 13 color plates, patterns, good 1856 - Jan - June bound, 4 fashion plates, patterns, ok 1857 - full year, 13 color plates, patterns, very good 1858 - full year, 12 fashion plates, patterns, near mint 1859 - full year, 12 fashion plates, patterns, very good 1860 - Full Year bound (poor.) 1861 - No 1862 - Full Year bound 1863 - No 1864 - full year, 11 fashion plates, good	1865 - No 1866 - Full Year bound 1867 - Jan-June bound, 6 fashion plates, good 1868 - Full Year bound (good.) 1868 - Full Year bound (poor.) 1869 - No 1870 - full year, 12 fashion plates, very good 1871 - full year, 12 fashion plates, patterns, good 1872 - Full Year bound, no color plates, near mint 1872 - Full Year Bound, complete with plates, near mint 1872 - Full Year bound 1873 - Full Year bound 1873-76, 48 Color fashion plates bound into large volume wow 1874 - No 1875 - Full Year bound 1875 - Full Year bound, 12 fashion plates, very good 1876 - No 1877 - Full Year bound 1877 - Full Year bound (mint condition, complete) 1878 - No 1879 - Full Year bound 1880 - No 1881 - No 1882 - Full Year bound 1883 - No 1884 - No 1885 - full year, 20 fashion plates, good 1886 - No 1887 - No 1888 - July-Dec bound, 7 fashion plates, very good 1889 - No 1890 - No 1891 - No 1892 - No 1893 - No 1894 - No 1895 - No 1896 - No 1897 - No 1898 - No

	Graham's American Monthly Magazine (Philadelphia, published 1826-1858 ) Fashion Plates titled "Le Follet" : 1846 - Full Year bound ( Vol XXVII & XXIX, all 12 plates intact, most in color. good.) 1847 - Full Year bound ( Vol XXX & XXXI, 9 plates intact, most in color. good.) 1848 - Full Year bound ( Vol XXXII & XXXIII, 9 plates intact, most not in color. good.)

	Harper's Bazar (published 1867-1929) : Yet to be inventoried

	The Ladies' Gazette of Fashion (London, published 1842-1894) : Yet to be inventoried

	The Ladies' Treasury (London, published 1858-1895) : 1881 - Full year Bound (10 color plates, Very good condition.)

	The Lady's Friend (Philadelphia) : 1865 - Full year Bound (8 color plates. good condition.) 1869 - Full year Bound ( Dec 1868 through November 1869, nine color plates. Poor condition.)

	The Lady's Home Magazine (Philadelphia, published ?) : 1857 - Full year bound with 10 (out of 12) color plates

	The Lady's Museum (published ?) : 1831 - 6 months bound, Jan - June, six color fashion plates

	Le Magasin des Demoiselles (Paris, published 1844-1893) : 1864-65 - 1 year bound (October 1864 - Sept 1865) 13 color plates (the Sept 1866 plate is at the back of this volume by mistake) 1865-66 - 1 year bound (October 1865 - August 1866) 13 color plates (both volumes in very good condition)

	La Mode Illustree - Journal de la Famille (Paris, published 1860-?) : 1866 - Full year bound with 12 color plates (but not the plate I want most, darn) 1878 - Full year bound with 9 color plates

	Le Moniteur de la Mode (French, published 1843-19?) : Le Moniteur de la Mode (London, published 1882-1889) : Yet to be inventoried

	La Musee des Familles (Paris, published 1833-1891) : Yet to be inventoried

	New Idea Woman's Magazine (, published 18-1) : 1905 - March More yet to be inventoried

	The New York Fashion Bazar (New York, published 18-1) : 1882 - Full year bound + March 1883 in back as well, 11 color plates, good.)

	Le Petit Echo de la Mode (Paris, published 1879-19?) : Yet to be inventoried

	Peterson's Magazine (published 1850s-1890s) : 1858 - Full Year bound 1859 - Full Year bound 1861 - Full Year bound 1862 - No 1863 - No 1864 - Full Year bound (x2) 1865 - Full Year bound 1866 - Full Year bound 1867 - Full Year bound 1868 - No 1869 - Full Year bound 1870 - No 1871 - Full Year bound 1872 - No 1873 - No 1874 - Full Year bound 1875 - Full Year bound 1876 - Full Year bound 1877 - No 1878 - Full Year Bound 1879 - Full Year bound (x2) 1880-81, 24 color fashion plates bound in Volume with Godey's plates of 1873-76 wow 1880 - Full Year bound 1881 - Full Year bound (poor.) 1882 - Full Year bound 1883 - Full Year bound 1884 - No 1885 - No 1886 - Full Year bound 1887 - Full Year bound 1888 - No

	The Queen (London, published 1861-today) : Yet to be inventoried

	Women's Home Companion (, published 1-19? ): 1903 - May through December bound volume

	The Young Lady's Journal (London, published 1864-19? ): 1883 - Full Year Bound, no color plates (I don't think it had any), poor.




Other books, arranged by decade:



1810s & Earlier



1820s



1830s



1840s



1850s

1858 The Illuminated Magazine, January through June bound. 5 color fashion plates, patterns, good.



1860s



1870s



1880s

1881 through 1884 - The American Tailor, Tons of great patterns and tailoring lessons. Mostly Men's wear. (Wow!)



1890s



1900-1910



1910s



1920s



1930s



1940s







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