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NY: Alfred A. Knopf , 1923. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, black cloth stamped in gilt. The title on front is somewhat faded, the spine gilt lettering is completely faded. This is the first printing with 1923 on title page and "Published September 1923" on copyright page, no other printings listed. Laid in a flyer listing Knopf's titles for the fall of 1923 including The Prophet under Poetry & Drama ($2.00). Black topstain. Black-and-white frontispiece with 11 black-and-white plates reproduced from original drawings by Gibran (Lebanese-born mystic poet, 1883-1931. 108 pages. The previous owner's ink name on front fly leaf along with a hand lettered label on the wicked practice of not returning borrowed books. Otherwise clean. Scarce first edition of Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece of verse - translated into over 60 languages, extensively quoted, and never out of print, THE PROPHET is one of the most popular books ever published. Record # 378487

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