Zao Wou-Ki; Khalil Gibran. Le Prophète. With an original etching by Zao Wou-Ki. 1992.

  • SIGNED housed together in the publisher’s original slipcase
  • Paris: Marwan Hoss / Imprimerie nationale, 1992
By Khalil Gibran

Paris: Marwan Hoss / Imprimerie nationale, 1992. 3 volumes (approx. 23.9 × 21.8 cm / 9.4 × 8.6 in), each in folded printed covers, housed together in the publisher's original slipcase. A fine copy of this elegant limited edition of The Prophet by Khalil Gibran (1883–1931), presented in the French translation by Salah Stétié.

This edition is illustrated with a striking original frontispiece etching and aquatint by Zao Wou-Ki, printed by Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris. The etching, measuring approximately 7 ¼ × 5 ½ in, is signed and hand-numbered 120/125 by the artist. The entire edition was printed on Arches vellum paper, comprising 125 copies in total, all signed by both Zao Wou-Ki and Salah Stétié. This copy is one of the 99 in the standard numbered issue.

References: Zao Wou-Ki and the Poets, pp. 192–193; Chicha and Minssieux-Chamonard, p. 141; Agerup 356.

Details

Title

Zao Wou-Ki; Khalil Gibran. Le Prophète. With an original etching by Zao Wou-Ki. 1992.

Author

Khalil Gibran

Binding

housed together in the publisher’s original slipcase

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Marwan Hoss / Imprimerie nationale: Paris

Date

1992

Edition

First Edition


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