First Edition of Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
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Author: Gibran, Kahlil
Title: The Prophet
Place Published: New York & London
Publisher:Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1923
Description:
Author: Gibran, Kahlil
Title: The Prophet
Place Published: New York & London
Publisher:Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1923
Description:
107 pp. Illustrations after drawings by the author. (8vo) original black cloth. First Edition.
First edition of one of the best selling books of the 20th century. Since its first appearance in 1923 The Prophet has never been out of print and has gone through more than 160 printings, over 100 million copies have been sold. Translated into more than 40 languages. Behind William Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu, Kahlil Gibran ranks as the third most widely read poet in history. Copies of the first edition are quite rare.
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Some wear and soiling to cloth with light spotting on front cover and areas of creasing to rear, rubbing to extremities and near heel of spine, light fraying at head and heel of spine, corners worn, front hinge cracked, light toning to pages and occasional pencil notation, owner's signature in blue pen on front free endpaper, a solid copy; very good.
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First Edition of Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
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