A popular book is sometimes reissued under the imprint of a book club. The 7th edition of 1945 a mere 5000 copies is highly prized, it was mainly sent out to us troops serving in asia and europe. We work hard to help your business thrive and grow. Alcoholics anonymous 1st edition 1st printing 1939 dj aa. Many modern first editions indicate they are later printings by dropping one of the numbers in a number sequence on the page. Best ways to book american airlines first class 2020 update. Alcoholics anonymous facsimile first printing of the first edition. Unfollow aa big book first edition to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Alcoholics anonymous first edition bill wilson first.
Alcoholics anonymous is a worldwide fellowship banded together to solve common problems and to help fellow sufferers in recovery from that ageold, baffling malady, alcoholism. In 2011, time magazine placed the book on its list of the 100 best and most influential books written in english since 1923, the beginning of the magazine. Works publishing company, april 1939, hardcover 400pp. By the 1860s, there were almost as many types as baseball bats as there were baseballs. Also into four figures is the 1954 uk first, a book i havent seen since. First printings are rare, signed and inscribed copies exceptionally so. Located in cincinnati, ohio and vero beach, fl, we take great pride in carrying books that are important around the world, but also in our local community. The first edition is emailed weekly and hard copies are available in the church office and sanctuary vestibule. This conferenceapproved special edition of alcoholics anonymous is a reproduction of the first printing of the first edition of the big book as it was published in 1939. Our earliest printing voiced the hope that every alcoholic who journeys will. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics. Hard cover reproduction of the first printing of the first edition of alcoholics anonymous. Drink in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12.
Buy first edition books for sale at auction invaluable. Alcoholics anonymous first edition, first printing hardcover book, signed and inscribed by aa cofounder bill wilson on the front free endpaper. The description says 2nd edition big book, not the same 164 pages and the same forewords that are in the 3rd and 4th editions. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. Actually the makedo can do and willdo spirit of our customers is the dynamic that keeps us in business and coming to work every day. Select redeem miles enter your departure and destination cities. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by william g. Bills association with the book began in the early 1990s. Finding and possessing a rare first edition book is often a goal of both the novice and expert book collector. In september 2017 we also started to release a new lowprice edition of the book, divided into different volumes, so you can choose your favorite consoles. Alcoholics anonymous big book 1st edition 7th printing for. Alcoholics anonymous first edition 14th printing 1951 origina dj 1st aa big book. First edition is proud of its fast service, quality products and competitive prices.
Cat in the hat on back cover of book with 14 titles up to now listed on the rear flap and a list of books printed at the end of the book. At the moment the first volume is available, dedicated to cancelled 8 bit and 16 bit games nes, master system, game boy, turbografx 16, super nintendo and sega mega drive. Aa big book app 1st edition contains the first 164 pages of the original aa big book, which has remained nearly unchanged since it was published in 1939. The essential recovery text has remained the same while personal stories have been added to reflect the growing and diverse fellowship with the fourth edition featuring 24 new. The bibliographical definition of an edition includes all copies of a book printed from substantially the same setting of type, including all minor typographical variants the numbering of book editions is a special case of the wider field of revision control.
Book and dust jacket are in very good condition, light spots of soiling to lower front corner, two small splits, chip to spine ends, po one name on inside board, only partially hidden by dust jacket flap. The message of the book has still not changed today, which is hope. We have also provided the 12 steps, the aa traditions, and quick and easy access to the aa big book facebook page where you can follow and interact with. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
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Mar 01, 20 the first edition went through 16 printings before the publication of the second edition in 1955, the third edition in 1976, and a more recent fourth edition in 2001. Alcoholics anonymous world services inc, new york city, 2001. The work is not completed and is in reality a work in progress. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are many thousands of men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. No writing or markings to except first blank page where previous owners name was written in pencil and erased. Fun to have a reproduction of the first edition as a collection for my shelf. Alcoholics anonymous the big book is one of the bestselling books of all time, having sold. An inside look at how a louisville slugger is made. I guess one might pick one up in a junk shop in, say, manila or macao or munich a four figure book. Since our founding in 1992, first book has distributed more than 175 million books and educational resources to programs and. The holy grail of aa big book collections heads to auction fine. This is a reprint of the first big book of aa, i am so happy and grateful to be able to read the big book as it was first.
Mar 24, 2007 according to the latest edition of private eye, first novel the thirteenth tale by exteacher diane setterfield authors advance. The first edition refers to a book s first printing run. W e, ofalcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. The official publication date of the first printing of our big book, as noted by the united states copyright office, was april 10, 1939.
Classes were attended by the many newcomers who were then joining the group and they were run using a set. One motive impelling wilson to write twelve steps and twelve traditions had been the realization that the original text of the big book, alcoholics. Buy alcoholics anonymous big book special edition including. Alcoholics anonymous big book special edition including. Alcoholics anonymous first edition bill wilson first edition signed. The way to tell if your book is a 1st1st is on the page, under the places it says the book was printed. Alcoholics anonymous first edition, 14th printing, july, 1951 na on. Sunday, april 12 firstthe edition april 7, 2015 extended teaching. Worship total 1460 737 financial statements are available in hard copy format in a box outside melissa laythams office. Unfollow alcoholics anonymous first edition big book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
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The edition released to the general market after that signed limited edition is usually called the first trade edition. This is the foreword as it appeared in the first printing of the first edition in 1939. It has footnotes throughout and uses the fourth wall technique of speaking directly to the audience at points during the prose. The first edition went through 16 printings before the publication of the second edition in 1955, the third edition in 1976, and a more recent fourth edition in 2001. The top bookseller of collectible copies of the aa big book is bill schaberg of athena rare books in fairfield, connecticut. A special booklet, titled a brief history of the big book, in english, spanish and french, will be included with all orders of this commemorative edition big book. First edition, first printing of one of the most celebrated and memorable christmas stories with all issue points.
Foreword to second edition figures given in this foreword describe the fellowship as it was in 1955. Because this book has become the basic text for our. Editions of alcoholics anonymous by alcoholics anonymous. But for older books, or books originally published by small imprints, the first run may have been as few as 100 copies. The text of this document, original manuscript, was left just as it originally appeared in 1938. One of the easiest ways to book american first class is through their own aadvantage program.
For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. I started on this project several years ago, but could not get enough money together to publish the work. Nicknamed the big book by the early aa members for its thick paper and wide margins, the books history began in 1934 when bill wilson, an alcoholic stockbroker who had found sobriety. The first collected edition of shakespeares plays the first folio in a contemporary or nearcontemporary binding a tall and exceptional copy of the most important book in english literature, the sole source for eighteen of shakespeares plays, and, with the king james bible published just a few years earlier, one of the two. This is a reproduction of the 1938 original manuscript of alcoholics anonymous. S ince the original foreword to this book was written in 1939, a wholesale miracle has taken place. This was the version of the big book distributed to friends and colleagues of aas founders before the first edition was printed. There is a no apparent writing in the book and there are no missing pages, the cover has general soiling, the spine ends are rolled, the gilt lettering on the front cover is dull and about 95% present, the gilt lettering on the spine is rubbed and about 20% visible, the text pages are agetoned with foxedstained stained text block page edges and reinforced front hinge. A guide to collecting alcoholics anonymous big book abebooks. Alcoholics anonymous first edition first printings 1939 for sale.
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The first 164 pages of the big book, alcoholics anonymous, the preface, the forewords, the doctors opinion, dr. Book club editions are sold to members at a good discount compared with the original issue price. First edition alcoholics anonymous big book reprint i recoveryshop. The most wanted book so far and one of a handful of books from the 20th century to have radically changed peoples lives. Call 419 5635905 or email abookman for more information, order a big book, or to sell your books. The first edition refers to a books first printing run. For some blockbuster titles, this can be as many as 50,000 copies or more. The second edi tion, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,000 copies. Mar 14, 2008 what collectors like besides a couple of other things is that your book be a 1st1st, or, in other words, not only a first edition but a first printing. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation.
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This is the third edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Bill wilson had been a stock analyst at the time he met dr bob smith the co founder, a doctor and surgeon. We provide new books and education resources for programs and schools that serve children in need. Any photographic illustrations in the original are either absent or reduced in number. For many vintage books or books published by a small imprint, only 100 or so copies were run for the first edition, so they are both highly sought after and hard to find. This was the version of the big book distributed to friends and colleagues of aa s founders before the first edition was printed. A guide to collecting alcoholics anonymous big book. What collectors like besides a couple of other things is that your book be a 1st1st, or, in other words, not only a first edition but a first printing. Uncut when the edges of the text block most apparent at the fore and lower edges have not been trimmed to a uniform size, and are therefore characterized by.
A draft fourth edition of the big book, alcoholics anonymous be developed and a progress report be brought to the 1998 conference literature committee, keeping in mind the 1995 advisory action that. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. An affordable reproduction of the original big booka a. Alcoholics anonymous first edition, first printing 1939 big book inscribed by bill wilson to margret bobbie burger, her personal gift book, with its original dust jacket. Alcoholics anonymous first edition, second printing 1941 big book. First in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12.
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