Khalil Gibran – The Prophet – 1947

An early UK-published edition of The Prophet, a collection of 26 poetic and spiritual fables with illustrations by the author throughout.

The Prophet remains one of the bestselling books of all time and has been translated into dozens of languages. Topics covered by the parables include 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.

This is a later printing of the 1926 first UK edition of the book, published by Heinemann in London in October 1947. With twelve full-page illustrations by Gibran.

Hardback, bound in cream cloth with red lettering. No jacket. In good condition. Previous owner’s inscription inside, crossed-out with pen. Otherwise clean inside. Some toning and marks externally.