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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974. First edition of the author's first collection of children's poetry. Stated first edition on the copyright page. Small quarto, original brown cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Shel Silverstein with an original poem on the front free endpapers to the children of his editor and publicist William Cole, "For Alex and Rossa and Billy, I hope that this book ain't so silly and that it will always remain in the cas[s]a (The superfluous 's' has been scribbled out with footnote "Bill Cole's Incessant Editorial Meddling") of Billy and Alex Rossa (Not a bad rhyme for three such difficult names and if you don't read Spanish, Learn it!) Love, Shel Silverstein." American editor and anthologist William Rossa Cole edited over 50 anthologies of verse for children and adults throughout his career which included tenures at Knopf, Simon & Schuster and Viking, where he had his own imprint. He is thanked by Silverstein at the end of Where the…

Where the Sidewalk Ends is a collection of poems and drawings by Shel Silverstein. It was published in 1974 and has been cherished by children and adults alike ever since. The collection includes some of Silverstein's most famous poems like 'Sick' and 'Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out.' The whimsical illustrations complement the playful and often thought-provoking poems, making it a timeless piece of children's literature.