A superb early printing of Khalil Gibran’s best-known work, a collection of 26 poetic and spiritual fables with illustrations by the author throughout. This is the 45th impression of the first edition, published in 1945, with the first having been issued in 1923 in a run of just 2,000 copies. Early printings in good condition are now increasingly hard to find. 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 Published by Alfred A. Knopf in New York in 1945. In very good condition indeed. Hardback, black boards with gilt lettering and decorative cover, sharp and clear. No writing inside. Binding tight and square.