By Office of the Ladies
London   Office of the Ladies
16.5" by 12" 3-336; 596 [1], 2-16; 258 [1], 7-30 [1], 264-293pp
The first forty-one issues of the very scarce Victorian fashion periodical 'The Ladies'. Bound in three volumes, and illustrated throughout, with eighteen hand-coloured fashion plates.
By Office of the Ladies

1872-1873 The Ladies; A Journal of the Court, Fashion and Society

London   Office of the Ladies
16.5" by 12" 3-336; 596 [1], 2-16; 258 [1], 7-30 [1], 264-293pp
The first forty-one issues of the very scarce Victorian fashion periodical 'The Ladies'. Bound in three volumes, and illustrated throughout, with eighteen hand-coloured fashion plates.
£2,900.00
: 8kgs / : 833F2

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Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Very Scarce

The complete 1872 run of the very scarce Victorian era fashion periodical 'The Ladies', from March 1872 to January 1873, bound in three volumes.

Weekly issues, each running just over twenty pages, and featuring contemporary adverts to the rear, and a supplement to each issue.

Volume I begins with Vol I. No I., Saturday, March 30th 1872 and concludes with No. 14, Vol 1., Saturday, June 29th 1872. With seven hand coloured fashion plates.

Volume II begins with No. 15, Vol. I, Saturday, July 6th 1872, and concludes with No. 27, Vol. II, Saturday, September 28th, 1872. Illustrated with seven hand coloured fashion plates, and one further plate.

Volume III begins with No. 28, Vol. II, Saturday, October 5th 1872, and concludes with No. 41, Vol. II, Saturday, January 4th, 1873. This volume also includes a separately paginated extra Christmas number. Illustrated with four hand coloured fashion plates, and two further colour plates.

With illustrations and discussions of fashionable hairstyles, capes and shoes, and eighteen hand coloured fashion plates, each depicting two women in ideal contemporary dress. Articles discuss the popular fashions of the day - based on Parisian designs - and with discussions of 'Theatre Gossip', new operas and performances being held, and notices of births and marriages.

Condition

In half calf bindings, with marbled paper covered boards. Rubbing to back strips, board perimeters and joints, with tail of front joint of volume I starting, with some detaching of the leather. Head of rear joint of volume I starting. Boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright, with the odd instance of light offsetting. Plates bright, with only the odd spot to perimeters.

Very Good

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