First Edition of Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
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Author: Gibran, Kahlil
Title: The Prophet
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1923
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107 pp. Illustrations after drawings by the author. 20.5x13.5 cm, (8x5¼"), black cloth stamped in gilt, with a later dust jacket (price clipped, a few short tears). First Edition.
Rare 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, The Prophet still sells more than 5000 copies per week worldwide. 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, according to ABPC only one other copy has appeared at auction in at least 30 years.
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