Bound in original grey boards, rebacked in matching grey cloth, with original paper spine label, fore and bottom page edges rough trimmed. Octavo, pp (1, ads(),, (8), (xxxviii), 325 + frontispiece and 5 other steel engravings. Second edition, 'greatly improved and enlarged'.

Title page continues: ' interspersed with observations on general planting, and the improvement of real landscape originally intended for the cimate of Scotland.'. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and this perennial favorite The Giving Tree! He also penned classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit. Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. Since it was first published, Shel Silverstein's poignant picture book for readers of all ages has offered a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return. The Giving Tree is a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein remains a touching favorite for generations. Three reviews of Silverstein's 'Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back' first published in 1963, on rear flap by Kirkus, N.Y. Back panel features classic b&w protrait of Shel Silverstein by Jerry Yulsman. Front panel of wrapper, as boards, features the tree dropping an apple to the young boy in shades of green with red.

Pictorial dust wrapper, clean w/few chips price-clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Illustrated throughout story by Silverstein with his appropriately simple, but moving imagery. Green pictorial boards matching original wrapper design, light wear.

The giving tree first edition