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Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
by Silverstein, Shel
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0060256680
- ISBN 13
- 9780060256685
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
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.
Synopsis
Where the Sidewalk Ends is a collection of children's poetry written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. The book's poems address many common childhood concerns as well as purely fanciful stories that can easily entertain kids and adults alike. Where the Sidewalk Ends has been translated into more than 20 languages worldwide. The book received the New York Times’ Outstanding Book Award and was named an ALA Notable Book as well as one of the 100 Greatest Books for Kids by Parent & Child magazine. Note: Recited, sung and shouted by Shel Silverstein himself, the audio edition of Where the Sidewalk Ends was originally released on cassette in 1983 and won the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Recording For Children.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51589
- Title
- Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
- Author
- Silverstein, Shel
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060256680
- ISBN 13
- 9780060256685
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Signed Autographed Notes Children's Literature Poetry Verse
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autographed; Children's Lit;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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