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The Co-Founders Collection — Ten Signed First Edition Alcoholics Anonymous Big Books, 1941–1954

The Co-Founders Collection Ten Signed First Edition Alcoholics Anonymous Big Books, 1941–1954 Recovery Collectibles is pleased to present an extrao...

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$125,000 - $125,000
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In Their Own Hands | Original Letters from Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith, Jim Burwell & Hank Parkhurst

Seven Original Handwritten Letters Spanning 1940–1968 Offered here is an extraordinary collection of seven original handwritten letters by four fou...

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The William D. Silkworth Collection

The Personal Archive of the Physician Behind “The Doctor’s Opinion” William Duncan Silkworth, M.D. occupies a singular place in the history of Alco...

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The Mayflower Collection | A Museum-Scale Archive of Alcoholics Anonymous & Recovery History

Foundational manuscripts. Pioneer correspondence. Association copies. Early publishing history. Rare books, documents, ephemera, and artifacts span...

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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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The William D. Silkworth Collection

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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