A Tear and A Smile
by Kahlil Gibran
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Heinemann Ltd, 1954. Hardcover. Good. 1954. Reprinted. 172 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrationsjacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Boards are slightly bowed.
Synopsis
"I would not exchange the sorrows of my heart for the joys of the multitude.And I would not have the tears that sadness makes to flow from my every part turn into laughter. I would that my life remain a tear and a smile." 56 parables, stories, and poems in Gibran's wholly inimitable manner. Illustrated with 4 of his own paintings and drawings
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1682017293LEE
- Title
- A Tear and A Smile
- Author
- Kahlil Gibran
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Date Published
- 1954
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.