About this title: This biography of the author of THE PROPHET, a book influential among New Age readers, traces his life from his birth in Lebanon in 1883 to his life as a painter and writer in the artistic communities of Boston and New York's Greenwich Village.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312193195ISBN:031219319X
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Hardcover; Fine condition; PRINTED TEXT LOOKS UNREAD; light shelfwear; (shelf b23); 366p; "Behind this legendary poet and writer, there was a real man who loved and lost and was in many ways unhappy and troubled"; read more
Description: St. Martin's. 1998. First US Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Spine is straight. No creases or tears. 031219319X. A very nice tight clean First US Edition. Mylar cover on DJ. 366 pages. read more
Edition: FIRST PRINTING
Binding: HARDCOVER
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, NEW YORK
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312193195ISBN:031219319X
Description: VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD. "...Reexamining the oral histories and journals of the friends who most powerfully influenced Gibran, as well as Gibran's own work, Waterfield deftly strips away the masks of one of this century's most talented writers..." Bottom corners lightly bumped. Two nearly indiscernible ripples to rear panel of dustjacket. Tears? read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Allen Lane
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780713992090ISBN:0713992093
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Binding: Board
Publisher: St. Martin Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312193195ISBN:031219319X
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. "Gibran's life, as Waterfield demonstrates, was littered with personal tragedy and conflicted sexuality. " from the jacket. This is a beautiful green & cream hard back biography. The condition is Near Fine and the jacket is also Near Fine. First US Edition, 1st printing. The cover is very bright & clean and the jacket is very nice, and bright. This book is very tight with a nice straight spine. The pages are also unmarked, no names. Sounds interesting! 366 pages ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Allen Lane
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780713992090ISBN:0713992093
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312193195ISBN:031219319X
Description: Hardback copy in dustjacket. First printing in near fine condition with near fine dustjacket. Tight bright copy in like new condition. ISBN 0-312-19319-x. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312193195ISBN:031219319X
Description: Hardback. First U.S. Printing. Very Good to Near Fine Condition in a Very Good to Near Fine condition Dustjacket. Tight Bright Attractive Copy With No Markings To The Book. $25.95 Original Price is Present and Unclipped on the Front Dustjacket Flap. ISBN 0-312-19319-X. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Pictorial Softcover
Publisher: St Martin's Griffin, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780312254094ISBN:0312254091
Description: Very Good in None Issued jacket. 365 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. In this definitive biography, Waterfield traces the influences that shaped kahlil Gibran, author of the inspirational New Age text The Prophet, which has sold millions of copes and continues to influence legions of readers. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Allen Lane The Penguin Press, London
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780713992090ISBN:0713992093
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Both text and jacket clean. Jacket clipped to inside flap. Hard cover clean. In a new definitive biography Robin Waterfield traces the influence thast shaped Gibran from the decadence of fin de siecle Boston to the vigour of Greenwich village...366 pages. read more
Description: New in New jacket. pp. 366. Traces the influences that shaped Kahlil Gibran, author of the inspirational New Age text ěThe Prophetî, which remains an enduring work of the 20th century. He explores Gibranís development from the wounded Romantic & angry young man to his final metamorphosis as the Prophet of New York, following him from the decadence of Boston to the vigor of Greenwich Village in its heyday before the World War I. Though known outwardly for the peace & optimism that permeates his ... read more
"LOVE this guy. Though his words are deep, symbolic, it flows nicely and captures the essence of much of what I feel about many different aspects of life that he speaks of."
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