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This listing is for a personal workingscrapbook kept by Lydia Emmet Sherwood, documenting her editorial-eraengagement with Vogue and The New Yorker in New York City during thelate 1930s.
Thescrapbook contains originalclipped articles and fashion spreads from Voguedating from April 1935 through April 1938,followed by material from TheNew Yorker (June 1938–June 1939),including multiple pages from the “Tablesfor Two”column (noted as incomplete).
Severalclipped pages include handwrittenannotations by Sherwood,such as reading and layout instructions (“turn over,” “liftflap,” “see reverse”), dates, and organizational notes. Theinternal pages are clearly labeled by Sherwood with headingsincluding “Vogue,” “The New Yorker,” and “Vogue (Turns),”indicating this was a workingreference or editorial-use scrapbook,not a casual hobby album.
Theinside cover is hand-addressedto Lydia Emmet Sherwood at 145 East 74th Street, New York, N.Y.,firmly establishing ownership and provenance.
Thescrapbook is in used,working condition,with expected wear from age and use. Issues include rips and edgewear to pages, wrinkling, staining, pages stuck together, old scotch tape repairs, and blank or unused pages. Content remains legible and intact overall.
Thispiece offers a rareglimpse into pre-war New York editorial culture,particularly women’s working lives in publishing, and represents aunique cross-section of fashion,literature, and media historyfrom the 1930s.
Soldas found. No pages have been removed or altered. Please see picturesfor more details.
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