Prose Poems
by Kahlil Gibran; Andrew Ghareeb, Translator
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf/Borzoi Books, 1965 Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 1965. Hardcover. Stated 12th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for gift inscription on FFFP. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine: NOT Price Clipped ($3.50); light chipping to top edge of DJ esp at spine area. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine and gilt prophet hand with dancing figures on front board. Tinted textblock top. 77 pp 8vo. This book is entirely a translation from poems written in Arabic during his early years and taken from one or another of the volumes of Arabic poems. Translated into English by Andrew Ghareeb in the magic style of the original Arabic. A beautiful, clean, and pristine copy in Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002337
- Title
- Prose Poems
- Author
- Kahlil Gibran; Andrew Ghareeb, Translator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf/Borzoi Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- THE POET, KAHLIL GIBRAN, LEBANESE ARABIC POETRY, PHILOSOPHER, ARTIST, THE POET, KAHLIL GIBRAN, LEBANESE poetry, ARABIC POETRY, PHILOSOPHER, ARTIST, poetry, prose poems, love poems, romance poems,
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- Autobiography;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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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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