Asch, Sholem; Super, Arthur Saul [translator]; Courlander, Harold [owner]

THE PROPHET [Signed by Sholem Asch to Harold Courlander]

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [6], 343 pages. In Good condition, lacking dust jacket. In full black cloth binding with gilt titling to cover and spine. Moderate wear to boards, with scuffing and light soiling to covers, rubbing to all edges and corners, and some fraying/splitting at the tops of the joints. Spine is slightly cocked. Text block shows moderate age toning and mild wear along edges, with lighter toning throughout. Marginal open tear in the fore edge of page 343. Inscribed by Sholem Asch in black and blue ink on front flyleaf: "To Harold and Emma / on the 'eve' of the [illegible] / Oct. '55 / Sholem Asch". Shelved in Room F.

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NOTES

Sholem Asch was a prominent 20th century Jewish writer and recipient of the 1946 Noble Prize in Literature. He inscribed this book to Harold Courlander -- himself a prolific and much-awarded novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist specializing in African, Caribbean, and African-American cultures -- and his wife, evidencing a close relationship between the two writers.