Where the Sidewalk Ends.

SILVERSTEIN, Shel.

Item Number: 7276

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, 1974.

First edition of the author’s first collection of children’s poetry. Small quarto, original brown cloth. Stated first edition on the copyright page. Inscribed by Shel Silverstein on the front free endpaper, with an original full page poem, “For Fran “Nothing rhymes with quiche/ Except Hashish/ And if you’d hashish/ Into this Jewish Quiche/ Instead of lox/ You’d have shown a lot more sophistication/ And given me joy and stoned elation/ But you’ve strained my stomache (ics)/ And strained my patience/ Cause you put that lox into your quiche/ (A receipe of the Jewveau Riche)/ I deplore it, condemn it, Refute it/ and hate it/ Will someone please tell me/ Why I ate it?” Love Shel.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some light toning and wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

"The poems, ranging from serious to silly, from philosophical to ridiculous, allow the reader or listener— the rhyme and rhythm of these nonsensical poems make them perfect for reading aloud— to discover Silverstein’s greatest gift: his ability to understand the fears and wishes and silliness of children" (Silvey, 602).