Fireside Book of Love Songs by Boni, Lloyd and Provensen. H/C. Large format. 324 pp.

First published in 1954 by Simon and Schuster. Dust jacket frayed at edges and torn at spine. Hardcover worn at bottom edges with a bruise on the spine, decorated with flowers and figures. Inside pages in beautiful condition with no folds, tears or marks. Slightly yellowed. Large format: 28 (H) x 21 (W) x 3 (D) cm

What a lovely old-fashioned book to have and to hold and to love for ever!

Attention, all romantic souls: Indulge in the romantic melodies and poignant lyrics that lovers have loved over the centuries. From Kathleen Mavourneen and the haunting Black is the colour of my true love's hair to Verdi's Celeste Aïda; from the sentimental Love's old sweet song to what is possibly the most magnificent of all tributes to a beloved, Handel's great aria Where'er you walk. The musical arrangements was done by Norman Lloyd of the Juilliard School in New York. Each page is decorated with a lovely colour painting specially done for this book.