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New York: Harper & Row, 1964. First Edition, Early Printing. Shel Silverstein. First edition, early printing. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Incredible original hand drawn scene by Shel Silverstein on the title page. With a letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA, the leading autograph authentication service. The book is in near fine condition. Minor surface wear to the edges. Gift inscription on the half title page. Interior pages are bright and well preserved. The dust jacket in very good plus condition. Minor wear to the extremities. The book follows the lives of an apple tree and a boy, who develop a relationship with one another. The tree is very "giving" and the boy evolves into a "taking" teenager, a middle-aged man, and finally an elderly man. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O4-38).

The Giving Tree is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. First published in 1964, it tells the story of a boy and the eponymous giving tree and is noted for its themes of generosity and selflessness.

You can identify a first edition of 'The Giving Tree' by its publisher. Original first editions were published by Harper & Row, and may not have an ISBN as they were not standard until the 1970s. For a precise identification, one would typically also consider the presence of a dust jacket, price on the jacket, and specific design elements known to be associated with the first edition.