The Giving Tree, cover of the Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2002 edition (the Jonathan Cape 1987 cover is not yet photographed)Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2002 cover

Cover of the Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2002 edition of this book. The Jonathan Cape 1987 jacket has not been photographed yet.

Hardback

The Giving Tree (1987)

Publisher Jonathan Cape Year 1987 ISBN 9780224028738

Identification points are listed only where two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 28 Oct 2026.

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In short

Quick answer

Who published The Giving Tree 1987 hardback?
Jonathan Cape, London, in 1987, in hardback.
Publisher's practice

How Jonathan Cape marked its first editions

A Jonathan Cape first impression carries "First published" with the year on the back of the title page and nothing else, because Cape recorded every later impression in the same place.

  • Cape told H. S. Boutell that it printed "First published" and the year on the back of the title page and added a line such as "Second impression" with its year for each unrevised reprint. The Ahearns' publisher list for ILAB gives the same rule: "First published (Year)" on first editions, with later printings noted.
  • On the Bond novels, a first impression shows the "First Published" statement with no later printings listed beneath it.

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Printings and states

First impression

1987

At a glance

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Questions collectors ask

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Who published The Giving Tree 1987 hardback?

Jonathan Cape, London, in 1987, in hardback.

Sources

Where these facts come from

  • British National Bibliography, record GB8624257

Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 28 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.