The Prophet (Yvonne Audette’s copy)

A$35 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

London : Heinemann, 1967. Reprint. Octavo, boards in dustjacket, pp. 114, light foxing to edges, a fine copy. The Prophet, first published in 1923, is the most celebrated work of Lebanese-American author Kahlil Gibran. Written in poetic English prose, it consists of 26 philosophical essays covering universal aspects of the human experience, such as love, marriage, work, and death. Provenance: Australian artist Yvonne Audette (born 1930), her wetstamp on the endpaper. Acquired from the artist in 2025.

• Printing: later
• Binding: Hardcover

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