L'Arbre au Grand Coeur by Shel SilverStein 1973Vintage Book
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This is L'Arbre au Grand Coeur by Shel Silverstein, the 1973 French edition of The Giving Tree, a hardcover marked First Edition on the copyright page.
The green cover has a small white stain on the front and there is a handwritten birthday message inside, while the pages have no rips or tears, as the photos show.
In this French translation by Hila Feil, a young boy grows to manhood and old age while a tree gives to him without thought of return. The story was first published in English as The Giving Tree in 1964.
Details
- Item: Hardcover book
- Title: L'Arbre au Grand Coeur
- Author: Shel Silverstein
- Illustrator: Shel Silverstein
- Publisher: Not confirmed from photos (the copyright page lists a Harpercrest Standard Book Number)
- Publication Year: 1973
- Edition and Printing: First Edition of the French translation, as stated on the copyright page
- Format and Binding: Hardcover, green pictorial boards
- Dust Jacket: None shown
- Pages: Not confirmed from photos
- Genre: Children's picture book
- Language: French
- ISBN: Trade Standard Book Number 06-025669-9. Harpercrest Standard Book Number 06-025670-2
- Dimensions: 9x7x1
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
- Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named in this listing.
- No rips or tears in the pages.
- The copyright page states First Edition.
- Shel Silverstein's line drawings on clean white pages, as shown in the photos.
Issues / Wear
- A small white stain on the front cover.
- A handwritten dedication and birthday message on the first page, dated 5-10-77.
This 1973 French First Edition carries a handwritten birthday message dated 5-10-77, and it suits a Shel Silverstein shelf or a French language children's library. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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