First edition of Opal Wheeler's Sing for Christmas (1943)
Illustration of girls singing from Opal Wheeler's Sing for Christmas (1943)
Music page for God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen from Opal Wheeler's Sing for Christmas (1943)
Color illustration of carolers from Opal Wheeler's Sing for Christmas (1943)
First edition of Opal Wheeler's Sing for Christmas (1943)
Illustration of girls singing from Opal Wheeler's Sing for Christmas (1943)
Music page for God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen from Opal Wheeler's Sing for Christmas (1943)
Color illustration of carolers from Opal Wheeler's Sing for Christmas (1943)

Sing for Christmas (1943)

$150.00

First Edition of Sing for Christmas,
A Color-Illustrated Collection of Classic Christmas Carols

Wheeler, Opal. Sing for Christmas. A Round of Christmas Carols and Stories of the Carols. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943.

1st Edition. Hardcover. Folio  13" - 23" tall.

First edition of this wonderful World War II-era compilation of piano-vocal scores for Christmas carols, color-illustrated and with each song accompanied by a few paragraphs of historical explanation. A well-known music chronicler and young adult author, Opal Wheeler combines her passions in this work to create a classic Christmas songbook featuring all of the most popular Christmas carols as well as a number of less common ones. Bookplate. Book near-fine or better, with only a couple tiny spots of soiling and a bit of wear to corners. Dust jacket very good, with a bit of wear and toning to extremities and tape repair to verso. An attractive copy

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