The title is no exaggeration: forty-six pages of classic carols, each paired with an illustration, in this 1961 Ideals Publishing hardcover.
Edited by: Van B. Hooper
Music & Lyrics: Various classic Christmas carols
Publisher: Ideals Publishing Co., Milwaukee, WI
Copyright: 1961
Format: Hardcover, 46 pages
Dimensions: 8.75" x 11.25"
Condition: Very good — cover wear; inside covers tanned; handwritten price in ink on the flyleaf; light stain on the Silent Night illustration page; no tears, folded pages, or writing in the text. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
A step above the promotional softcovers of the era, this hardcover edition was made to sit on a shelf and be returned to every year, with an illustration accompanying each song.
Lovely for the holiday music lover, the Ideals collector, or as a gift that feels genuinely considered.
Ideals Publishing of Milwaukee grew out of Ideals magazine, first published at Christmas 1944 by Van B. Hooper as a collection of poems added to a company newsletter. The company became beloved for warmly illustrated, beautifully designed books that felt like gifts in themselves, and Hooper himself edited this collection.
Browse our shop for more vintage Christmas songbooks and holiday music to round out your collection.
