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WILSON, William Griffith ("Bill") (1895–1971). Alcoholics Anonymous . New York: Works Publishing Company, 1939. First edition, first printing, a bright copy in original dust jacket. The foundational text of the Alcoholics Anonymous movement. Published in New York in 1939 four years after Bill Wilson and Robert Holbrook Smith founded AA in 1935, it is known as the celebrated “Big Book.” The work sets out the program’s Twelve Steps and preserves early members’ testimonies, marking a turning point in modern approaches to addiction and recovery. It remains one of the most influential American publications of the twentieth century. Octavo. Half-title, "The Doctor's Opinion" beginning on p. 1, duplicated penultimate line on p. 234 (impression from old paperclip to front free endpaper and prelims). Original red cloth stamped in gilt. Original printed dust-jacket (spine panel slightly faded, some wear at edges and folds, front flap separating at bottom).
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