Vintage1947 Fireside Book of Folk Songs  

Soft cover book is in good/very good condition with a bit of cover wear, a few pen marks next to song titles on Table of Contents.  Pages are crisp with no tears.  The 16th printing added guitar chords (piano and guitar arrangements by Norman Lloyd). Songs were selected and edited by Margaret Bradford Boni.  500 color illustrations throughout by Alice and Martin Provensen.  

147 songs in the following categories (with informational background at the beginning of each category):

~ Ballads and Old Favorites

~ Work Songs

~ Marching Songs and Songs of Valor

~ Christmas Carols

~ Old Hymns and Spirituals

Under each song title is a bit of interesting background about the song

Book comes from a smoke free home.  Thanks for your interest!