The Ladies' Home Journal. August 1915.
Wilcox Smith, Jessie (cover illus).
Philadelphia. Curtis Publishing Co., 08 - 1915.
August 1915 complete issue of the magazine, color pictorial paper wrappers as issued, illustrated throughout in color and black and white, 56 pages, 16 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches. Light toning and wear to covers, slight upward curve to left edge, 2 small tears (repaired with tape) to spine, 2 inch mailing label to front cover, 1 3/4 inch stain to back cover; overall very good clean condition. Many beautifully illustrated advertisements for clothing and domestic goods, as well as articles, advice, and fiction. Cover illustration of two sleepy children in a hammock by Jessie Willcox Smith. Features include: "Costumes for the Summer Fete", illustrated by M. T. and T. M. Bevans; "How Clothes Really Came to Be - And How it Happened That Men, and Not Women, First Wore Them"; "As I See Women", an interview with pioneering social activist and women's suffrage worker Jane Addams; and much more. Color ad by Guernsey Moore for Willys Knight autos. Of great interest to historians, costume designers and graphic designers. Item #55979
Price: $45.00