Shel Silverstein
88 copies for sale · $40–$5,872 · 12 first editions · 7 signed
Notable copies for sale
Take Ten (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
The Missing Piece Meets the Big O. (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,800
Giving Tree (first edition, signed) — Heritage Book Shop$3,500
Where the Sidewalk Ends (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
THE GIVING TREE (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$5,872
L'arbre au Grand Coeur. The Giving Tree (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$1,250
FALLING UP (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47
FALLING UP (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$68
RUNNY BABBIT; A Billy Sook — Rare Book Cellar$74
THE GIVING TREE 50TH ANNIVERSARY — Rare Book Cellar$73
A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC; Special Edition with 12 Extra Poems — Rare Book Cellar$63
UNCLE SHELBY'S STORY OF LAFCADIO, THE LION WHO SHOT BACK — Rare Book Cellar$58
Works on the market
THE GIVING TREE14 copies · $53–$869
A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC13 copies · $47–$153
FALLING UP8 copies · $47–$86
WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS6 copies · $48–$3,500
THE MISSING PIECE3 copies · A$50–A$77
LAFCADIO; The Lion Who Shot Back3 copies · $58–$68
WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS: POEMS AND DRAWINGS3 copies · $46–$68
Giving Tree2 copies · $3,500–$5,872
RUNNY BABBIT2 copies · $81–$86
A GIRAFFE AND A HALF2 copies · $53–$73
THE MISSING PIECE MEETS THE BIG O2 copies · $47–$48
EVERY THING ON IT2 copies · $41–$44
Take Ten1 copy · $4,500
The Missing Piece Meets the Big O.1 copy · $2,800
L'arbre au Grand Coeur. The Giving Tree1 copy · $1,250
DIFFERENT DANCES1 copy · $373
Market context
143 copies of Shel Silverstein's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $50 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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