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Harper & Row, 1974. Cloth. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (Not a True First, $8.95 inside DJ front flap) Very large, heavy, squarish book, quality brown cloth, embossed dark brown facsimile signature at bottom front right, black lettering very fine on spine. On first front end paper in neat dark blue ink inside drawn border, an eight-line poem: "For Maggie"...with concluding lines "...When your clothes are worn and raggy/When your body's old & saggy/You can trade this book/For half a tuna salad sandwich/In a brown paper baggy." Love, Shel Silverstein." DJ beneath mylar, white background with black lettering, an illustration of child at top front, spine and back, a photo of Silverstein at back left. DJ and book, both As New.

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.