The Giving Tree
by Silverstein, Shel
Written and illustrated by
Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree is a children’s picture book that tells the
life stories of a female apple tree and a boy who are able to communicate with
each other. In very few words with minimalist drawings, Silverstein’s popular
parable explores not only the gift of giving, but also one’s capacity to love.
The Giving Tree received
much recognition and praise, making lists such as “Top 100 Picture Books” by
School Library Journal, “100 Greatest Books for Kids” by Parent & Child
magazine, and “Best Children’s Books” by Goodreads as well as ranking 14th
on the "All-Time Bestselling Children's Books” by Publishers Weekly. It
has been translated into more than 30 languages.
First Edition Identification and Notes
With only 5,000-7,000
copies, the first edition of The Giving Tree was published by Harper & Row
in 1964. The dust jacket on first editions list the original price of $2.50.
Other Collectible or Notable Editions
Harper Collins published a
50th Anniversary hardcover edition of The Giving Tree in 2014. This
edition features a metallic green jacket and a gold anniversary sticker on
the cover.
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The Giving Tree
by Silverstein, Shel
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- 1964
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£407.85
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Harper & Row, 1964. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 5th printing with $3.95 price on flap but first edition photo on back of dust jacket. Near fine book in very good dust jacket. Lower corner of front flap clipped but upper corner with price not clipped. Previous owner's inscription on front free end paper. 6… Read more
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THE GIVING TREE
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- 1964
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£179.45
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New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1964. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. No Binding. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1964. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. No Binding. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase.....
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The Giving Tree
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- 1964
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- Near Fine
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- 2nd Edition
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£122.36
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Harper & Row, 1964. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Early Edition, not a first. Near fine book, shows light wear, rubbing on corners and bottom edge of front and back cover and spine, and white mark on front cover. Near fine DJ, minor wear, chip on top of spine, closed tear on spine, back jacket, and right… Read more
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The Giving Tree
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£90.50
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Clean and Unmarked Text: New York: Harper & Row, 1964 / First Edition / Early Reprint Hardback : hard cover edition in good plus condition, a typical used book with slight wear to edges and spine. Some minor bumping or scuffs. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good… Read more
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The Giving Tree
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Clean and Unmarked Text: New York: Harper & Row, 1964 / First Edition / Early Reprint Hardback : hard cover edition in good plus condition, a typical used book with slight wear to edges and spine. Some minor bumping or scuffs. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good… Read more
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The Giving Tree
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£84.58
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Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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£77.49
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Glossy green pictorial boards, front cover matching DJ. Dustjacket has minimal shelf wear with tiny show of white at bottom edges. Small (approximately 1/2 inch) vertical crease/bubble at bottom of rear panel. Similar crease/bubble at top edge of front panel. Headshot photo on rear panel by Jerry Yulsman. Probable first edition later printing. NOT first state dustjacket.
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The Giving Tree
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- 1964
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£76.64
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New York, Evanston, and London : Harper & Row, Publishers , 1964. Circa 1970 early printing; unstated. Isbn no. at copyright page. Large 7" x 9" design. Green pictorial boards matching original wrapper design, light wear. Pages near fine, clean. Vintage name at half-title page. Illustrated throughout story by Silverstein with his… Read more
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The Giving Tree [Pictorial Children's Reader, Learning to Read, Skill building]
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£69.33
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Clean and Unmarked Text: New York: Harper & Row, 1964 / First Edition / Early Reprint Hardback in Dust Cover : hard cover edition in good plus condition, a typical used book with slight wear to edges and spine. First free end paper removed, otherwise clean and tight. Some minor bumping or scuffs. Overall good / nice copy of… Read more
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THE GIVING TREE
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- 1964
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New York: Harper & Row. 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. 1 inch open tear at top of front gutter and front panel. .
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THE GIVING TREE
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- 1964
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New York: Harper & Row. 1964. Early Printing. Hardcover. 0060256656 . Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner personalization on front pastedown. Staining on front panel, front/rear pastedowns and end pages. Foxing throughout. ; 10.3 X 7.9 X 0.6 inches; 57 pages .
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THE GIVING TREE
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- 1999
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New York: Harpercollins. 1999. First Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Fine in a Very Fine slipcase. ; Original binding. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box. .
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THE GIVING TREE
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- 1999
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New York: Harpercollins. 1999. First Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Fine in a Very Fine slipcase. ; Original binding. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box. .
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THE GIVING TREE
by Shel Silverstein
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- 1999
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£61.17
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New York: Harpercollins. 1999. First Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Fine in a Very Fine slipcase. ; Original binding. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box. .
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The Giving Tree
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- Spellbinder Books
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- 1964
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- Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket
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£61.16
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Harper & Row. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1964. Assumed first. Hardcover. Assumed first edition; not stated. Very good hardcover with tight binding, clean pages, and the edges of the spine are lightly bumped. Good dust jacket with one small tear along the top edge of the front cover, two small sections missing on the edges… Read more
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THE GIVING TREE
by Shel Silverstein
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- 1964
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£61.14
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New York: Harper & Row. 1964. Hardcover. 0060256656 . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Large owner inscription. ; 10.35 X 7.85 X 0.55 inches; 57 pages .
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THE GIVING TREE
by Shel Silverstein
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- 1992
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£59.14
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New York: Harpercollins. 1992. Reprint. Hardcover. 0060256656 . Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. 1/4 inch open tear at top/bottom of rear flap fold. ; 10.3 X 7.9 X 0.7 inches; 57 pages .
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The Giving Tree
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- 1997-01-01
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£57.62
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THE GIVING TREE
by Shel Silverstein
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- 2014
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- First Edition; Seventeenth Printing
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£57.06
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New York: Harpercollins. 2014. First Edition; Seventeenth Printing. Hardcover. 0060256656 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner personalization on FEP. Price on rear panel inked over. ; 10.2 X 7.9 X 0.8 inches; 57 pages .
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THE GIVING TREE
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- Gian Luigi Fine Books Inc.
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- 1964
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- VG
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£56.28
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NY: HARPER & ROW, 1964. Hardcover. VG/VG. early reprint, 4.95 DUST JACKET (0964), , isbn numbers present, clean copy.
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The Giving Tree [Pictorial Children's Reader, Learning to Read, Skill building]
by Silverstein, Shel
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- Clean and Unmarked Text
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£56.24
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Harpercollins Childrens Books 1964 / 1970s Reprint Hardback : hard cover edition in good condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. This is a clean ex-lib with ffep removed. In nice reprinted dust cover with waist-up photo of Silverstein on the back of dj with curly hair and full beard. Overall good copy… Read more
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The Giving Tree
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- 1999-10-01
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£55.43
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The Giving Tree
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- 2003
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£53.93
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The Giving Tree
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The Giving Tree
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- 2003
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The Giving Tree
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THE GIVING TREE
by Shel Silverstein
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- Rare Book Cellar
- Published
- 1992
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- First Edition; Forty-Eighth Printing
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- 9780060256661
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£52.98
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New York: Harpercollins. 1992. First Edition; Forty-Eighth Printing. Hardcover. 0060256664 . Fine in a Fine dust jacket. First Edition stated. ; 10.1 X 7.8 X 0.5 inches; 64 pages .
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THE GIVING TREE
by Shel Silverstein
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- Rare Book Cellar
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- 1964
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- Early Printing
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£52.98
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New York: Harper & Row. 1964. Early Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light foxing at top of text block. .
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GIVING TREE
by SILVERSTEIN SHEL
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£51.36
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GIVING TREE
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GIVING TREE
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The Giving Tree
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- 1987-03-05
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- Used: Good
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£51.35
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Jonathan Cape, 1987-03-05. Hardcover. Used: Good.
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The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
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- 1964-01-01
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£50.11
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Harper & Row, 1964-01-01. Hardcover. New. New.
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The Giving Tree [Pictorial Children's Reader, Fully illustrated]
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- Very Good
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- Reprint Edition
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£41.56
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Later Printing, No Edition Stated: New York: Harper and Row, 1964 Cover is light green with dark green tree and apple falling to the ground. Quality Hardback : hard cover edition in Very Good condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book; and in a Good Dust Jacket with some egdewear. Excellent read. A… Read more
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THE GIVING TREE
by Shel Silverstein
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£40.79
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New York: Harper & Row. Hardcover. A hardcover book in fine condition with a very good dustjacket. The book is clean and tight. The jacket has a closed tear along the spine, almost 2" long, held with clear tape on the reverse side; otherwise intact and clean. An early printing of this classic children's book, ca. 1966.
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The Giving Tree [Pictorial Children's Reader, Learning to Read, Skill Building, Charming Story of Selfless Acts of kindness and Friendship, againg]
by Shel Silverstein
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Clean and Unmarked Text: Harper and Row Publishers 1964; Early Reprint (6 Lines of Text, Silverstein Copyright holder) Quality Hardback : hard cover edition in Very Good condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book; and in a Good Dust Jacket with some edge wear, price-clipped and some very lights marks and scuffs (see photos). … Read more
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The Giving Tree
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The Giving Tree
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£39.44
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UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark
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The Giving Tree
by SILVERSTEIN, Shel
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- 1964
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- Fine
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£36.71
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New York: Harper & Row, 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Reprint. Small thin quarto. Fine in fine dustwrapper.
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The Giving Tree (Japanese Edition)
by Silverstein, Shel
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- 2010-09-01
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- Used:Good
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£31.07
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Asunaroshobo, 2010-09-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.
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THE GIVING TREE
by Silverstein, Shel
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- 1964
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£31.00
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New York: Harper Collins, 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
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The Giving Tree
by Shel SilverStein
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- 1964
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£30.18
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small mark on dust cover, PAGES CLEAN AND UNMARKED
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The Giving Tree (Hebrew) (Hebrew Edition)
by Shel Silverstein
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- 2003-01-01
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£29.01
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Modan Pub, 2003-01-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.
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The Giving Tree (Hebrew) (Hebrew Edition)
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The Giving Tree
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- 1964
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£28.55
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New York: Harper & Row, 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Reprint. Small thin quarto. Gift inscription, near fine in price-clipped near fine dustwrapper with a small chip on the front panel.
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The Giving Tree
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Toronto, ON, Canada: HarperCollins Canada, Limited. GOOD- Reading Copy/Good-. Ex-library. Hard Cover. 0060256664 Ex-Library (G194) .
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The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
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£28.29
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HarperCollins. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included.
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The Giving Tree.
by Silverstein, Shel.
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- 1992.
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- Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
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£26.92
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New York.: HarperCollins., 1992.. Reprint. . Hardcover.. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).. Octavo.. Illustrated by the author. Very scarce in this condition. .
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