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First editions, signed books, rare pamphlets, memorabilia, and important pieces of recovery history.
The Co-Founders Collection
Ten Signed First Edition Alcoholics Anonymous Big Books, 1941–1954
Recovery Collectibles is pleased to present an extraordinary assembled collection of ten First Edition printings of Alcoholics Anonymous carrying the signatures, inscriptions, presentations, and associations of the people at the center of early Alcoholics Anonymous history.
At the heart of the collection are Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous.
In Their Own Hands
Original Letters from Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith, Jim Burwell & Hank Parkhurst
Seven original handwritten letters spanning 1940–1968, bringing together the personal voices of four foundational figures in Alcoholics Anonymous history.
From Jim Burwell reporting the beginnings of A.A. in Philadelphia to Bill Wilson reflecting on leadership and personal veneration in 1968, In Their Own Hands is an unusually concentrated collection of original A.A. correspondence.
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What Is the Oxford Group? — Second Impression (November 1933) — Reproduction Jacket
Offered here is What Is the Oxford Group? by “The Layman with a Notebook,” Second Impression, November 1933, published in London by Oxford Universi...
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Not-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous — Ernest Kurtz | Hazelden Paperback
Offered here is Not-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous by Ernest Kurtz, in a Hazelden paperback with the familiar rainbow cover design. The cop...
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The Little Big Red — Double Anniversary Limited Edition | No. 40 of 4,730
Offered here is The Little Big Red, numbered 40 of 4,730 copies, a Double Anniversary Limited Edition reprint issued by Broad Highway Publishing Co...
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For Sinners Only — A. J. Russell | Twenty-first Edition (1937) — Original Dust Jacket
Offered here is For Sinners Only by A. J. Russell, published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, in September 1937, with its original illustrated dust...
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AA Today — 25th Anniversary, First Printing (1960)
Offered here is AA Today, a First Printing from 1960, issued by The AA Grapevine, Inc. to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Alcoholics Anonymous....
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Alcoholics Anonymous — First Edition, Sixteenth Printing (August 1954) — Original Dust Jacket
Offered here is a First Edition, Sixteenth Printing of Alcoholics Anonymous, published in August 1954 by Alcoholics Anonymous Publishing, Inc., New...
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Alcoholics Anonymous — First Edition, Tenth Printing (August 1946) — Signed by Bill Wilson — Original Dust Jacket
Works Publishing, Inc. | New York | August 1946 Offered here is a First Edition, Tenth Printing of Alcoholics Anonymous, published in August 1946 b...
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Alcoholics Anonymous — First Edition, Tenth Printing (August 1946)
Original Dust Jacket | Works Publishing, Inc. Offered here is a First Edition, Tenth Printing (August 1946) of Alcoholics Anonymous, commonly known...
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Alcoholics Anonymous — First Edition, Fourth Printing (1943) | Green Cloth
Offered here is a First Edition, Fourth Printing (March 1943) of Alcoholics Anonymous, commonly known as the Big Book. This copy features the desir...
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Alcoholics Anonymous — The Complete Four-Edition Big Book Collection (1939–2001)
First, Second, Third & Fourth Editions Offered here is a four-volume collection of Alcoholics Anonymous, commonly known as the Big Book, repres...
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What Is the Oxford Group? — Second Impression (November 1933) — Reproduction Jacket
Offered here is What Is the Oxford Group? by “The Layman with a Notebook,” Second Impression, November 1933, published in London by Oxford Universi...
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Not-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous — Ernest Kurtz | Hazelden Paperback
Offered here is Not-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous by Ernest Kurtz, in a Hazelden paperback with the familiar rainbow cover design. The cop...
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The Little Big Red — Double Anniversary Limited Edition | No. 40 of 4,730
Offered here is The Little Big Red, numbered 40 of 4,730 copies, a Double Anniversary Limited Edition reprint issued by Broad Highway Publishing Co...
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AA Today — 25th Anniversary, First Printing (1960)
Offered here is AA Today, a First Printing from 1960, issued by The AA Grapevine, Inc. to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Alcoholics Anonymous....
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For Sinners Only — A. J. Russell | Twenty-first Edition (1937) — Original Dust Jacket
Offered here is For Sinners Only by A. J. Russell, published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, in September 1937, with its original illustrated dust...
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AA Today — 25th Anniversary, First Printing (1960)
Offered here is AA Today, a First Printing from 1960, issued by The AA Grapevine, Inc. to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Alcoholics Anonymous....
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AA Today — 25th Anniversary, First Printing (1960)
Offered here is AA Today, a First Printing from 1960, issued by The AA Grapevine, Inc. to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Alcoholics Anonymous....
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A New Pair of Glasses — Chuck C. | First Printing (1984) — Original Dust Jacket
Offered here is a First Printing of A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C., published in 1984 by New-Look Publishing Company in Irvine, California. The ...
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Created by award-winning filmmaker and author Jay Stinnett, the Kitchen Table Edition is an oversized 11” × 11” Big Book Blue leather-bound edition of Bill W. Conscious Contact, finished with hot-gold foil stamping and designed by Jeanine Johnston.
Featuring rare and previously unpublished photographs of Bill and Lois Wilson, correspondence, historical documents, and discoveries from the Stepping Stones archives, the larger format was created to present this remarkable material at the highest quality.
Each copy offered by Recovery Collectibles is personally signed in the book by Jay Stinnett.
The Personal Archive of the Physician Behind “The Doctor’s Opinion”
A remarkable 57-item archive preserving the life, work, and legacy of Dr. William D. Silkworth, the physician whose medical perspective became part of the foundation of Alcoholics Anonymous.
At its center are the 1938 document identified with “The Doctor’s Opinion,” Bill Wilson’s 1949 Christmas letter to Silkworth, original manuscripts, patient correspondence, and early A.A. material — all preserved together as one significant archive.
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