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The Prophet (Pocket Edition)
by Kahlil Gibran
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. , 1968 Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 1968. Hardcover. Pocket Edition. Stated Published 1927. Reprinted thirty-one times. Reset and printed from new plates, June 1965. Reprinted, July 1968. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light shelfwear to board edges. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($3.95); suntanning to spine; small closed tear to top of front flap fold; light soiling to panels. Black grained boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine and Prophet's golden hand holding dancing humanity on the front board. Internal Hinges are sound. Gilt text block top. 105 pp 24 mo (5.5" x 4"). The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran.The prophet, Almustafa, has lived in the foreign city of Orphalese for 12 years and is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses topics such as life and the human condition. The book is divided into chapters dealing with love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, 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. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
A prophet has is about to board a ship home after 12 years in exile, when he is stopped by a group of people. His teachings to them, discussing love, marriage, crime, freedom and law among many other aspects of everyday life, form the 26 poetic essays of Gibran's work. The work has been a bestseller since its first publication.
Reviews
On Jan 21 2012, Asartlover said:
The Prophet is a book that has been around for a long time, but it is still relevant today. The thoughts about marriage and children are so insightful and poetic. It is a pleasure to 'dip into' sections of this book, and gain some understanding of the human condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015206
- Title
- The Prophet (Pocket Edition)
- Author
- Kahlil Gibran
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 24mo - over 5 - 5¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, Almustafa, Orphalese, Lebanese poet, Middle Eastern Poetry, Human Condition, prose, poetry, prose poetry fables
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Text Block
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- Shelfwear
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Price Clipped
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