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New York: Harper & Row, [1964]. First edition, later printing. In original later issue dust jacket with a price of $3.95, and portrait without hair, but with the 0964 code on the front flap and the three reviews for Lafcadio. Signed by the author on the half-title "Best Wishes. Shel Silverstein". Octavo (8 5/8 x 7 inches; 220 x 178 mm). Publisher's original pictorial binding. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp and bright. Probably unread. Dust jacket is about fine, with just a one-inch closed tear to bottom of front panel, and some minimal darkening to inside edges. Overall an near fine presentation copy. "The Giving Tree, first published in 1964, is a children's book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. The story is a short moral tale about a relationship between a young boy and a tree in a forest. It tells the account of how the tree loves the boy, and helps the boy with his needs throughout his life, from the boy's childhood until his golden years. This book has become one of Silverstein's best known titles and has been translated into more than 30 languages." (Stan Zielinski, first edition dot net). HBS 69629. $3,500.…