Harper’s Bazaar: 100 Years of the American Female edited by Jane Trahey.

Random House, 1967. First edition, first printing, hardcover, ex-library, very good with protected dust jacket with tape shadow inside rear panel. Usual library evidence, including card pocket and spine label.  Covers the history of the magazine from its first issue in 1867. Includes photos of many famous people and models and article by Richard Avedon about Munkacsi. Other literary contributions by Isak Denison; Susan Sontag, Eudora Welty, Flannery O’Connor, Edith Sitwell, Colette, Mary McCarthy, Marianne Moore, et al. Photos by Adolph De Meyer; Richard Avedon; Martin Munkacsi; Irving Penn; Cecil Beaton; Louise Dahl-Wolfe; Henri Cartier-Bresson; Louis Faurer; Hiro; Frank Horvat; Hoyningen-Huene; Francesco Scavullo; Fritz Henle, Robert Doisneau, Eugene Atget, Lisette Model, Melvin Sokolsky; Dennis Stock; Vertes, and others.  Summary:

Harper’s Bazaar: 100 Years of the American Female is a chronological visual and cultural history of the American woman as seen through the pages of Harper’s Bazaar magazine over a century (1867–1967). Edited by Jane Trahey and published by Random House in 1967, the book brings together over 250 illustrations and photographs—including fashion images, portraits, and editorial art—many reproduced in black and white with several pages in full color.

Organized by historical periods (from the early beginnings of the magazine in the late 19th century through the roaring twenties, the Depression era, the war years, and into the 1960s), the book showcases how Harper’s Bazaar both reflected and shaped ideals of femininity, style, and social roles across different eras. It portrays the American female in her many guises—as pioneer, socialite, worker, mother, suffragette, celebrity, and fashion icon—revealing the shifting cultural landscape of gender, fashion, and modern identity.

Beyond fashion imagery, the volume includes writings and contributions from notable authors and cultural figures such as Colette, Susan Sontag, Eudora Welty, and Anita Loos, illustrating the magazine’s engagement with broader cultural and intellectual currents.

In essence, the book serves as both a visual anthology and social document, celebrating Harper’s Bazaar’s legacy and offering a richly illustrated portrait of how American women were seen—and how they saw themselves—over the magazine’s first 100 years.