Nov 25, 2014 - Sale 2368

Sale 2368 - Lot 327

Price Realized: $ 1,062
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
(WOMEN.) The Sibyl: A Review of the Tastes, Errors, and Fashions of Society. Volumes III and IV, with a total of 48 8-page issues. 4to, later 1/2 calf, minor wear; minor wear to a few leaves. Middletown, NY, July 1858 to June 1860

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An early women's rights periodical, with an emphasis on dress reform. The editor and founder, Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck (1827-1910), wore bloomers before they were popularly named after Amelia Bloomer--as illustrated in the Sibyl's masthead.