Prophet, The- Kahlil Gibran
NF/NF later print

For sale: a Rare first edition, later printing hardcover copy of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. First Edition described, 1923 Knopf. Later Printing stated. Includes full page illustrations by the author.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a convex spine and front cover graphic, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends,  mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the $15.00 price on the front flap, mild surface and edge wear,  which looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

Published in 1923, Gibran’s masterpiece has been translated into more than twenty languages. Gibran’s musings are divided into twenty-eight chapters covering such sprawling topics as love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, housing, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death. Illustrated with his own paintings and drawings.