Sylvia’s Home Journal - : For Home Reading and Home Use. Of Tales, Stories, Fashion and Needlework

Quarto. 12 monthly parts bound in one volume. Ward, Lock, & Co. London 1880. xxx, 518pp; 12 hand coloured plates "The Newest French Fashions" for each month printed by Lefevre and published by Goubaud et Fils. With the subscribers' inserts: the cut out patterns have never been used. Large folding Fashion Sheet January 1880, Madam Adele Letellier: collar, cape, pocket and cuffs in connection with our Cut-out pattern of a Lady's Ulster; Large folding fashion sheet February 1880, Madame Adele Letellier: needlework patterns; Large folding fashion sheet March 1880, Madame Adele Letellier: Sleeve, Cuff and Collar patterns; Cut out paper pattern of ladies bodice; Large folding sheet of Needlework Patterns April 1880; Large folding sheet of Crewel Designs April 1880; Cut out paper pattern Tight fitting jacket for Spring wear; Tryptich large coloured folding extra presentation plate of Summer Fashions; Large folding Fashion Sheet May 1880; Full sized patterns for Lady's Petticoat Bodice, High and Low, Lady's Camisole, Lady's Petticoat Band and Gentleman's Collar and Cuff; Cut out pattern Ladies Pinafore Polonais; Large folding Fashion Sheet June 1880, Needlework Patterns June 1880; Large folding pattern for Fashionable Hood with embroidery design suitable for beading or Crewels; Cut out paper pattern: The Langtry Hood; Large folding fashion sheet July 1880; Diagram sheet for Little Boy's Sailor Suit, (closed tear); Cut out pattern for a Little Fichu Cape; [The large pattern sheet was discontinued from the August issue] Cut out paper pattern: Lawn Tennis Apron; Cut out paper pattern for the Jersey Bodice; Cut out paper pattern for a Casaquin Jacket; Cut out paper pattern for the New Mantle, "The Smock"; 3 colour litho plates: Order of the Household, Golden Rules for Cooks, 1881 calendar (some adhesion marks and small hole); Cut out paper pattern for a short Princess Dress. Numerous adverts and engravings. Later cloth, gilt lettering to spine, boards mottled. Some light spotting, and toning to monthly title pages, p.xi (adverts) corner torn with loss. Occasional chipping to edges.

Sylvia's Home Journal was a magazine of "fiction and entertaining literature, music, poetry, fine arts, fashions, and useful and ornamental needlework." Directed toward a young, female, middle-class audience and covering fashion, needlework, recipes and household management tips. A number of novels and short stories were first serialized in Sylvia's Home Journal.

This is a heavy item which may incur additional overseas postage charges.

The British Library holding of Sylvia's Home Journal (P.P.5149.m.) was destroyed in World War II.

NB We also have the following uniformly cloth bound volumes available: please contact us for further details

1881: xxix, 612pp; 12 hand coloured plates "The Newest French Fashions"; Alice in Wonderland insert; Among the Roses colour litho.; Folding colour litho (adhered). Numerous engravings and adverts.

1882: xxx, 588pp; 12 hand coloured plates "The Newest French Fashions"; folding colour litho plate. Numerous engravings and adverts.

1883: xxx, 492 + 116pp; 11 hand coloured plates "The Newest French Fashions"; folding colour litho plate. Numerous engravings and adverts.

1885: xxx, 584pp; 12 hand coloured plates "The Newest French Fashions"; 4 colour litho plates; "Sylvia Valse" music. Numerous engravings and adverts.

1889: xxx, 590pp; 11 hand coloured plates "Newest French Fashions"; Folding sheet music.