Peterson’s Magazine – 1864 | Hand-colored Fashion Plates, Leather Binding

Peterson’s Magazine 1864 illustrated appears here as a bound full-year edition containing both Volume 45 (January to June) and Volume 46 (July to December). Issued during the American Civil War, this two-part compilation features a range of hand-colored fashion engravings and numerous full-page illustrations. The periodical reflects mid-19th-century cultural output related to domestic life, feminine leisure, needlework, and literature.

A quarter leather binding with gilt spine titling and marbled endpapers. Textile patterns and content by Jane Weaver and “A Mystery on Skates” by Rosalie Gray. Entertaining selections such as “Fireside Magic” and “Parlor Magic” also feature. The combination of original illustrations, content breadth, and binding material positions this volume within collectible interest for both bibliophiles and material culture historians.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Peterson’s Magazine
• Author(s): Various
• Illustrator(s): Various
• Contributor(s): Jane Weaver
• Publisher: Philadelphia, Charles J. Peterson
• Edition: First bound volume edition, 1864
• Format: Large Octavo, two volumes bound in one tome
• Binding: Quarter brown leather, gilt spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers
• Size:  9.5 in x 6.5 in (24.5 cm x 16.5 cm)
• Collation: 464, IV pp; 464, IV pp
• Illustrations: Numerous illustrations throughout, many hand-colored; multiple full-page plates
• Contents Include:
  • A Mystery on skates by Rosalie Gray
  • Mattie Winfield poetry
  • Monthly fashion trends
• Provenance: Binding stamp – Mrs. C.G. Alvord

Condition:

Very Good. Quarter leather binding remains intact with moderate rubbing to the boards and edges. Gilt titling on the spine is bright. Hinges are stable. Endpapers still feature marbling. Internally clean with minor foxing. All illustrations are complete with 12 hand-colored fashion plates and numerous full-page engravings retained in strong impression.

Why Collect This?

• Complete annual compilation from a Civil War publication year
• Hand-colored fashion illustrations present throughout
• Includes multiple textile projects credited to Jane Weaver

Item Number: #28753