Missing Piece Meets Big by Shel Silverstein, First Edition (11 results)

Shel Silverstein (illustrator). Clean solid copy in jacket. Very slight bow to grey cloth boards. Light soiling to page edge. Price intact.*****.

Condition: Good. Shel Silverstein (illustrator). NY: Harper & Row, 1981. Stated 1st edition. Hardcover 8vo unpaginated. B/w illustrations. Good in good dust jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped. Child's dragon bookplate on front endpaper with his name in pencil. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket is lighlty soiled, rubbed and has a 1 inch tear at top of front panel near spine. Price clipped. (Stories in Rhyme, Juvenile Fiction) Inquire if you need further information.

Condition: NF/NF. Stated first edition. Hardcover book complete in its original dust jacket (unclipped). 22 cm. Unpaginated. Contains black-and-white illustrations throughout. The book is in near fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping to the dust jacket.

Condition: Very Good. Shel Silverstein (illustrator). First edition. Hardback. Very good in a slightly worn, price-clipped dust jacket. Gift inscription to endpaper. Rare in jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Shel Silverstein (illustrator). 1st Edition. Black and White DJ unclipped ($8.95); in mylar; small closed tear on bottom edge back.

First Edition. This book measures approximately8.75" x 7". This book is in very good condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Small stains on front endpaper. Gift inscription on title page. Dust jacket is in good plus condition. Minor bumping at both ends of spine. Minor staining to both panels. Original 8.95 price on front flap. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N4-83).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Shel Silverstein (illustrator). 1st Edition. Near fine first edition (stated) of this great book by this author. Book shows minor soiling to page edges and light soiling to the FEP. Jacket is clean but is price clipped. There is a very small chip to the bottom of the rear jacket panel. Jacket is now housed in a Brodart cover for protection. A nice copy overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; Inscribed. First Edition; Inscribed|Fine; Near Fine|"The missing piece sat alone.|waiting for someone|to come along|and take it somewhere."|- Shel Silverstein|(1981). New York: Harper & Row. Hardcover. 8.75 x 7.25 inches. Unpaginated [100 pages]. Companion to The Missing Piece. Inscribed by Silverstein to read, "Bob with love - Shel Silverstein." Slightly bowed outward. Previous owner's inscription inside as well. Some scuffing and very minor sunning to dust jacket.

First edition of this work of poetry by the author on The Giving Tree. Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Shel Silverstein on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed. Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, as well as classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Shel Silverstein on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original beige-gray cloth stamped in black. near Fine with slight splaying to boards and light browning to covers at top and bottom edges. In a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing, a tiny tear to the top of the front panel near the flap fold, and light foxing to the blindside. A lovely copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. ***** This is the true first edition, first printing (with "First Edition" stated on the copyright page, and with no later printings listed). ***** This book is SIGNED by the author (Shel Silverstein) on the front endpage. The author has not inscribed this book to anyone; it is just signed by the author. ***** Signed examples of this title are very rare. ***** This book was acquired from a Key West private collection. ***** Very nice hardcover with dust jacket. The dust jacket is NOT price-clipped ($8.95). There is NO writing, NO bookplates, and NO remainder marks. It is NOT a book club edition and NOT a former library book. ***** CONDITION: Both the book and dust jacket are in nice FINE condition. ***** We include new mylar (clear) dust jacket protectors with all books at no charge. ***** OUR GUARANTEE TO YOU: All books are guaranteed to be as described. We believe that no sale is complete until you are happy. Any book is returnable for a full refund (including postage) if you're not 100% satisfied. All books are packaged very carefully and shipped via USPS Mail with Delivery Confirmation. Thank you! Richard Vick, Modern First Editions (Buying and Selling Modern First Editions since 1982). Signed by Author(s).