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Santa arrives right at the front door in this cozy, rare 1951 dime-store keepsake.
Publisher: James & Jonathan Co. (Samuel Lowe Company), Kenosha, WI
Copyright: 1951
Format: Softcover
Dimensions: 6.75" x 5.75"
Condition: Very good — some staple rust and black lines on the back cover; no tears, missing pages, or writing. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
Samuel Lowe Company of Kenosha, Wisconsin employed talented mid-century illustrators for their affordable children's books, distributed through dime stores rather than bookshops — everyday items never built to last, which makes surviving copies like this one genuinely rare today.
A wonderful gift for the vintage book collector or Christmas nostalgia lover. Pair with our other Samuel Lowe Christmas titles — Jolly Old Santa, Santa Claus in Toy Town, and Santa is Coming! — to build a charming set.
Samuel Lowe founded his Kenosha, Wisconsin publishing company after leaving Whitman Publishing, going on to produce inexpensive, high-volume children's books throughout the 1940s and 50s under imprints including James & Jonathan Co.; the company's low-cost, mass-market approach meant most copies were read to pieces and discarded rather than preserved.
Browse our shop for more vintage Samuel Lowe Christmas books and mid-century dime-store ephemera to round out your collection.
