Lebanese-American artist and writer (1883–1931) best known for his writings on religion and for his best-selling 1923 spiritual-philosophical classic The Prophet. Two uncommon items: an ALS signed “Kahlil,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 10.5, August 28, 1927, in part: “Good morning to you, dear Marie Lousie, and many blessings upon you. I have before me now a kindly number of your letters, and I feel quite rich. You see, I went to the country for a while, and while I was there no letters were forwarded to me. Everybody thinks that I must try and get out of the world as though I have never been in it. And they say that I am not well enough to do anything but lie on my back and be still. They are all stupid!…No doubt that at the end of October ‘your tresses, like molten gold, falling from heaven to the earth,’ will [be] a pleasant sight to the gods of this world—and the gods of other worlds”; and the first British edition of Sand and Foam, hardcover, published by William Heinemann in London, 1927, signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fountain pen, “To Marie Luise, With a greeting across the garden, Kahlil.” Autographic condition: fine, with annotations to the signed page. Letter is in fine condition. Book condition: VG/None, with a bookplate to front pastedown. A scarce pairing of sought-after items. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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