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The Prophet Kahlil Gibran Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Philosophy
Spirituality
1923 First Edition
Signed
USD$25,000

Description

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. First Edition. Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by Kahlil Gibran on the title page. Bound in publisher's black cloth decorated in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Good. Cloth scuffed, soiled and worn through at tips. Pages toned and with faint evidence of erased pencil brackets in margins, small vintage bookseller ticket from Brentano's to rear pastedown. The first printing consisted of 2,000 copies and signed copies are extremely scarce.

About The Prophet

A book of 26 poetic essays covering diverse topics of life and the human condition.