{"title":"Important Collections","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"in-their-own-hands-aa-founders-original-letters","title":"In Their Own Hands | Original Letters from Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith, Jim Burwell \u0026 Hank Parkhurst","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeven Original Handwritten Letters Spanning 1940–1968\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOffered here is an extraordinary collection of seven original handwritten letters by four foundational figures in Alcoholics Anonymous history: \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith, Jim Burwell, and Hank Parkhurst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThese are not simply examples of famous signatures. Each is a substantive personal communication, written for a particular recipient and purpose, preserving the writer’s own words, concerns, relationships, and perspective at a specific moment in A.A. history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTogether, the letters span nearly three decades — from \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eJim Burwell’s February 1940 account of the emerging Philadelphia A.A. group\u003c\/span\u003e to \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBill Wilson’s candid 1968 correspondence with Nell Wing concerning G.S.O. visitors, access to him personally, and his discomfort with increasing personal veneration\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe collection brings together both A.A. co-founders, two important early pioneers, and a remarkable range of subject matter: the growth of the Fellowship, recovery literature, faith, family, service, leadership, and the personal relationships behind the public history of Alcoholics Anonymous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Burwell to Clarence \u0026amp; Dorothy Snyder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFebruary 1940 — Lansdowne, Pennsylvania\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOne of the most historically significant documents in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBurwell reports the formation of the Philadelphia A.A. group and describes its very early growth:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e“Have started an A.A. group here \u0026amp; last week we had 3 at the meeting \u0026amp; this week we have 7 alkys.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHe asks Clarence Snyder how Cleveland handled publicity, what response it generated, and what Snyder might have done differently when beginning the Cleveland group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWritten while A.A. was still in its formative years, the letter captures one pioneer seeking practical guidance from another as the Fellowship expanded into a new city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Air Mail envelope included.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Bob Smith to Ed Webster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDecember 29, 1946 — Akron, Ohio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA two-sided handwritten letter on Dr. Bob’s professional medical stationery, written to Ed Webster concerning the release of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Little Red Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eDr. Bob writes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e“Have enjoyed your little book very much \u0026amp; know that it will prove to be of a lot of help to many.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe letter combines an important connection to early recovery literature with the warmth of a personal friendship. Dr. Bob also discusses gifts Webster had sent, mutual acquaintances, and upcoming travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003eIt is an especially compelling example of Dr. Bob responding directly to recovery literature being developed and circulated during A.A.’s early years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Bob Smith to Sarah Klein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApril 19, 1949 — Akron, Ohio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA deeply personal handwritten letter from Dr. Bob to \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Klein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, an important early A.A. figure in Detroit who helped establish the Fellowship there and contributed to its growth in the Midwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eDr. Bob thanks Klein for two books and writes candidly about spiritual understanding, faith, perseverance, and his own difficulty consistently applying what he reads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAmong the most personal lines:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e“It can be very helpful \u0026amp; I hope my understanding \u0026amp; faith may prove sufficient.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe letter offers an unusually intimate view of Dr. Bob’s spiritual thinking and his willingness to acknowledge his own shortcomings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal envelope included.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccompanied by a James Spence Authentication Letter of Authenticity, Certification ZZ35395.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHank Parkhurst — Two Family Letters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanuary 1 \u0026amp; January 4, 1952 — Trenton, New Jersey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTwo handwritten family letters on illustrated Hotel Hildebrecht stationery, comprising three written sides in total.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eParkhurst — an early A.A. figure and co-founder of Works Publishing — writes privately about marriage, family, prayer, church, legal matters, and financial concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn the January 1 letter he writes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e“Life has taught me that people who pray together stay together.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThree days later the tone becomes more urgent as he discusses conversations with attorneys and the need to make plans for the family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTogether, the two letters reveal a distinctly personal side of a man whose role in the publication of the Big Book places him permanently within early A.A. history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003eThe Parkhurst letters are supported by a \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1999 sworn affidavit from Merton M. Minter III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, documenting provenance and authenticity of a larger group of historically significant A.A. correspondence transferred through the Klein and Parkhurst families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson to Nell Wing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUndated — Canadian Pacific, Empress of England\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA two-sided handwritten letter from Bill Wilson to Nell Wing on pale-blue Canadian Pacific stationery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWilson gives Nell practical instructions concerning the ship’s arrival, clearing Customs, transportation, an address he needs located, and messages to be passed along.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHe closes affectionately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e“The trip still goes wonderfully, and we send love to all.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003eThe importance of the letter lies in its ordinariness. Rather than a formal statement from the co-founder of A.A., it preserves the familiar working relationship between Bill and Nell — the trusted assistant, archivist, and longtime G.S.O. figure who became one of the principal custodians of A.A.’s early history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson to Nell Wing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1968 — Long Bay Hotel, Antigua\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOne of the most revealing letters in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWriting from Antigua, Bill responds to a proposed visit from a group traveling from Guatemala and explains why he must establish boundaries around access to himself and G.S.O.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHis concern moves beyond scheduling:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e“On this trip I’ve seen much evidence of a desire to deify me to a degree that could really get out of hand.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe letter provides a remarkably candid view of Wilson grappling with his own position inside the movement he helped create — balancing hospitality, Fellowship expectations, institutional responsibilities, and his discomfort with being personally elevated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt is both an operational communication and a personal reflection on the consequences of A.A.’s worldwide growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy This Collection Matters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA single important handwritten letter can become the defining object in a collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHere, the opportunity is considerably broader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoth A.A. co-founders are represented through substantive handwritten correspondence\u003c\/b\u003e, joined by Jim Burwell and Hank Parkhurst. The subjects range from the establishment of a new A.A. group in 1940 and the publication of early recovery literature to spirituality, family life, personal friendship, service, institutional growth, and Bill Wilson’s concern over his own increasing prominence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe letters are not interchangeable examples of handwriting. Each preserves an identifiable relationship, purpose, and historical moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTaken together, they provide something that would be exceptionally difficult to recreate one piece at a time: \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ea concentrated collection of original voices from the formative history of Alcoholics Anonymous.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEach is a personal communication, not merely a signature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Their Own Hands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Seven original handwritten letters presented in six entries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate Range:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 1940–1968, with one Bill Wilson letter undated\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrincipal Figures:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Bill Wilson · Dr. Bob Smith · Jim Burwell · Hank Parkhurst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotable Recipients:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Clarence \u0026amp; Dorothy Snyder · Ed Webster · Sarah Klein · Nell Wing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdditional Documentation:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Original envelopes with selected letters; JSA authentication for the Dr. Bob–Sarah Klein letter; 1999 Merton Minter provenance affidavit relating to the Burwell and Parkhurst material\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Original handwritten correspondence on period stationery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffering:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Collection offered intact\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe letters remain in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003every good historical condition overall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, with expected evidence of age and use including mailing folds, toning, occasional spotting, edge wear, and handling marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eCondition varies by individual document and is documented in greater detail in the accompanying illustrated portfolio. Original folds, stationery, envelopes, and other period characteristics have been retained as part of the historical integrity of the material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003eAdditional high-resolution photographs and item-specific condition information are available upon request.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50085574836466,"sku":null,"price":125000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/In_their_own_hands_new_promo_pic_da78387d-df05-4c2d-8d11-78cf57bfd014.png?v=1789446889"},{"product_id":"co-founders-collection-signed-first-edition-big-books","title":"The Co-Founders Collection — Ten Signed First Edition Alcoholics Anonymous Big Books, 1941–1954","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Co-Founders Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTen Signed First Edition Alcoholics Anonymous Big Books, 1941–1954\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eRecovery Collectibles is pleased to present an extraordinary assembled collection of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eten First Edition printings of Alcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/span\u003e carrying the signatures, inscriptions, presentations, and associations of the people at the center of early Alcoholics Anonymous history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAt the heart of the collection are \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith\u003c\/span\u003e, the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBill Wilson is represented throughout the collection, while two volumes bring Bill and Dr. Bob together on the same signed leaf. \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLois Wilson\u003c\/span\u003e appears directly within the collection, and \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAnne Smith\u003c\/span\u003e is part of the association story of two important co-founder volumes in which her name appears alongside Dr. Bob. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAround that central story is a wider circle of early Fellowship association, including \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAl Marineau, Mort and Frances Joseph, named recipients, service figures, early A.A. ownership trails, recovery milestones, and other period associations preserved within the books themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThese are not simply ten scarce First Edition Big Books placed together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThey are ten individual historical objects preserving the handwriting, presentations, and personal connections of people who helped shape and carry Alcoholics Anonymous through its formative decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTen First Edition Printings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe collection spans \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMarch 1941 through August 1954\u003c\/span\u003e, beginning with the Second Printing and continuing through the final First Edition printing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecond Printing — March 1941\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson · Al Marineau · Mort Joseph · Numerous Additional Signatures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe earliest volume represented in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe half-title carries a remarkable gathering of signatures, including \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBill Wilson, Al Marineau, and Mort Joseph\u003c\/span\u003e, together with numerous additional names. Bill Wilson’s full-name autograph appears prominently beneath the printed title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe original blue cloth binding shows age and use, while the interior remains largely clean. The book is accompanied by a \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ereproduction dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAlso included is a \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFrank P. Garo FHE authentication dated December 6, 2019, FPG #30020\u003c\/span\u003e, identifying the item as “Book Signed By Bill Wilson \u0026amp; Others.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFourth Printing — March 1943\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson · Inscription dated February 14, 1944\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAn early wartime-era Bill Wilson inscription dated less than a year after publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe signed page also carries an \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA.A. P.O. Box 751, Long Beach, California\u003c\/span\u003e stamp, giving the copy an additional early Fellowship association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis volume retains its \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eoriginal dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFifth Printing — January 1944\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson · Lois Wilson · Mort \u0026amp; Frances Joseph · Early Associates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOne of the most distinctive association copies in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA printed \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSerenity Prayer card\u003c\/span\u003e tipped into the front of the book is signed around its border by \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBill Wilson, Lois Wilson, Frances Joseph, Mort Joseph, Harry Larson, and “Father Frank.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePreserved inside a First Edition Fifth Printing, the card gives the volume a documentary quality far beyond that of a conventionally signed book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis volume retains its \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eoriginal dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNinth Printing — January 1946\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson · Dr. Bob Smith · Anne Smith Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eA major co-founder association copy with an unusually important connection to Anne Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eDr. Bob Smith’s inscription appears above a later Bill Wilson inscription dated May 2, 1958. Directly with Dr. Bob’s inscription appears the name \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“Anne,”\u003c\/span\u003e creating a rare First Edition association with Anne Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eGiven the placement and handwriting, it is likely that Anne was present at the time and that Dr. Bob added her name alongside his own — a meaningful surviving connection to the Smith household and one of the most important early partnerships in A.A. history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFirst Edition Big Books carrying any direct association with Anne Smith are exceptionally uncommon, making this an especially distinctive volume within the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThis book brings both A.A. co-founders together on the same signed leaf and retains its original dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTenth Printing — August 1946\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson · Presentation from Bill \u0026amp; Lois Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA deeply personal presentation copy given only months after publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBill Wilson presented the book to \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMr. and Mrs. Tom Imbs on November 25, 1946\u003c\/span\u003e, explicitly offering the gift from Bill and Lois and expressing their:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“great affection and appreciation.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe length and warmth of the inscription distinguish this copy from the briefer presentation inscriptions elsewhere in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis volume retains its \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eoriginal dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleventh Printing — June 1947\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson · Dr. Bob Smith · Anne Smith Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eA second major co-founder association copy, again carrying a rare connection to Anne Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eBill Wilson’s full-name autograph appears on the same leaf as the inscription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Anne \u0026amp; Dr. Bob Smith”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAs with the Ninth Printing, the inscription strongly suggests that Anne was present and that Dr. Bob likely added her name with his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAnne Smith associations within First Edition Big Books are exceptionally scarce. Her presence here adds an important dimension to the volume, connecting the book not only to both A.A. co-founders, but also to Anne’s central place in the earliest Akron years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe combination of Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith, and an Anne Smith association on a single First Edition leaf makes this one of the most compelling association copies in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis volume retains its original dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwelfth Printing — October 1948\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson · “Buddie” Graves · Seattle Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBill Wilson inscribed this copy:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“To Buddie — In affection — 3\/25\/51 Bill”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSurviving ownership information identifies \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBuddie Graves of Seattle, Washington\u003c\/span\u003e, preserving a clear personal and geographic Fellowship association alongside Bill Wilson’s inscription.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis volume retains its \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eoriginal dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThirteenth Printing — February 1950\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson · Kansas City Presentation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA warmly inscribed copy presented to \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHelen in Kansas City on May 30, 1951\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBill Wilson wrote:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“To Helen — In affection! Bill”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe volume also carries one of the brightest and best-preserved original dust jackets in the collection, giving it especially strong visual presence. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFifteenth Printing — January 1954\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson · Presentation to Walt · Sobriety Chronology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePublished during the final year of the First Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBill Wilson inscribed the volume:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“To Walt — In gratitude, Bill”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBelow the inscription is a handwritten chronology beginning \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“7th September, 1950,”\u003c\/span\u003e creating a surviving record of recovery milestones or anniversaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis volume retains its \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eoriginal dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSixteenth Printing — August 1954\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson · Dorothy “Dot” Davidson · Service \u0026amp; G.S.O. Associations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe final First Edition printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBill Wilson inscribed the book to Dorothy “Dot” Davidson, thanking her for her recovery and \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“dedicated service.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAn affixed memorial slip identifies Davidson with the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBrooksville Group\u003c\/span\u003e and records \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e48 continuous years of sobriety\u003c\/span\u003e. Additional General Service Office inscriptions deepen the volume’s service association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIt is a fitting final book in the collection and retains its \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eoriginal dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe First Edition and the People Behind It\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe significance of this collection does not rest simply on the number of First Edition printings represented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIts strength is the concentration of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003epeople, handwriting, relationships, and early Fellowship history preserved inside the books themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAt the center are Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAround them appear Lois Wilson, the association of Anne Smith, Al Marineau, Mort and Frances Joseph, early recipients, service figures, ownership trails, sobriety histories, and other connections that survived within these volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eTaken together, the collection presents the First Edition not merely as a publishing history, but through the people who shaped and carried early Alcoholics Anonymous. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy This Collection Matters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIndividually, these are significant signed and association copies of the First Edition \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTogether, they form something considerably more difficult to recreate: a concentrated collection of First Edition Big Books carrying the handwriting, presentations, and associations of the people closest to the formative life of A.A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe collection spans thirteen years of First Edition publishing history while preserving multiple layers of association:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson throughout the collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo volumes bringing Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith together\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirect representation of Lois Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Smith associations in two important co-founder volumes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarly Fellowship figures and recipients\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecovery and service histories preserved within individual books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe result is more than a group of scarce books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIt is an assembled record of the First Edition years through the people whose handwriting and personal connections remain inside the volumes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Documentation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eCondition varies by volume and reflects the age, use, and individual history of each book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eNine of the ten volumes retain original dust jackets. The March 1941 Second Printing is accompanied by a \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ereproduction dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIndividual books show varying degrees of age-related wear, toning, jacket wear, ownership markings, and other period evidence. These characteristics are documented individually in the collection photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Second Printing is accompanied by a \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFrank P. Garo FHE authentication dated December 6, 2019, FPG #30020\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAdditional high-resolution photographs and documentation are available to serious prospective buyers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllustrated Collection Portfolio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eRecovery Collectibles has prepared a \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e14-page illustrated portfolio\u003c\/span\u003e presenting the collection in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003eThe portfolio includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndividual presentations of all ten First Edition printings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed photography of signed and inscribed pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook and printing information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssociation context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentication documentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollection overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease contact us to request the complete illustrated portfolio.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e First Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrintings Represented:\u003c\/b\u003e Second, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth \u0026amp; Sixteenth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Dates:\u003c\/b\u003e March 1941–August 1954\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolumes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e 10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrincipal Associations:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith, Lois Wilson, Anne Smith association, Al Marineau, Mort \u0026amp; Frances Joseph, named recipients, service figures and early Fellowship associations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDust Jackets:\u003c\/b\u003e Nine original dust jackets; Second Printing accompanied by reproduction dust jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthentication:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank P. Garo FHE documentation accompanies the Second Printing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffered:\u003c\/b\u003e As one complete collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable for Private Acquisition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e$295,000\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Co-Founders Collection is offered intact as a single collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eSerious inquiries are welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFor the complete illustrated portfolio, additional photography, documentation, shipping information, or to discuss acquisition of the collection:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Fitzpatrick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecovery Collectibles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:tim@recoverycollectibles.com\"\u003etim@recoverycollectibles.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/RecoveryCollectibles.com\"\u003eRecoveryCollectibles.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101554151666,"sku":null,"price":295000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/CoFounders_Hero_Actual_Inscription_Images.jpg?v=1789970623"},{"product_id":"william-d-silkworth-collection-aa-history-archive","title":"The William D. Silkworth Collection","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Personal Archive of the Physician Behind “The Doctor’s Opinion”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWilliam Duncan Silkworth, M.D. occupies a singular place in the history of Alcoholics Anonymous. As the physician who treated Bill Wilson at Charles B. Towns Hospital in New York, Silkworth helped articulate a medical understanding of alcoholism that became foundational to the emerging fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHis perspective was incorporated into \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e as \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Doctor’s Opinion,”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e introducing generations of readers to the concept that alcoholism involved more than moral weakness or lack of willpower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam D. Silkworth Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e preserves far more than that celebrated contribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis 57-item archive brings together original manuscripts, speeches, medical and professional records, patient correspondence, family photographs and personal documents, early Alcoholics Anonymous material, and later records honoring Silkworth’s role in recovery history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTogether, the collection preserves an unusually broad documentary record of the physician, medical thinker, family man, doctor remembered by his patients, and historical figure later recognized by Alcoholics Anonymous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe archive spans Silkworth’s personal life, medical career, relationship with early Alcoholics Anonymous, and the preservation of his legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIncluded are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal manuscripts and speeches by Dr. Silkworth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessional appointments and medical records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatient correspondence from the 1940s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily photographs and childhood material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly Alcoholics Anonymous correspondence and ephemera\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial documenting Silkworth’s relationship with Bill and Lois Wilson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA.A. recognition and memorial material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished provenance connecting the archive to the Silkworth biography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe strength of the collection lies not only in its individual documents, but in their survival together as a connected archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected Highlights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Doctor’s Opinion” — July 27, 1938\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eCollection documentation identifies this unsigned letter as the copy used for the medical statement that became \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Doctor’s Opinion”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe document presents Silkworth’s medical perspective on alcoholism and describes the apparent recovery of men he had previously considered nearly hopeless. It provides one of the collection’s most direct connections between Silkworth’s clinical work and the published foundation of Alcoholics Anonymous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wilson to Dr. Silkworth — Christmas Day, 1949\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOn December 25, 1949, Bill Wilson wrote personally to Dr. Silkworth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eRecalling the doctor’s reassurance during his 1934 experience, Bill wrote:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e“No, you’re not hallucinating — you’d better hold onto what you have”! That saved my life…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eLater in the letter, Wilson added:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e“You are among the first of those without whom A.A. could never have been.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe letter preserves Wilson’s own acknowledgment, during Silkworth’s lifetime, of the doctor’s importance to his personal recovery and to the emergence of Alcoholics Anonymous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Why Medicine, Psychiatry, and Religion Failed — and Why A.A. Succeeds”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAmong the most significant manuscripts in the archive is Silkworth’s original statement examining why established approaches to alcoholism so often failed and why Alcoholics Anonymous appeared capable of reaching some patients who had not responded to other forms of treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAdditional speeches and working texts further preserve Silkworth’s ideas in his own words, extending well beyond the familiar language of “The Doctor’s Opinion.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRockefeller Dinner Invitation — 1940\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe collection includes the original invitation and addressed envelope associated with the 1940 Rockefeller dinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe material connects Silkworth to an important moment in the early public emergence of Alcoholics Anonymous and documents his place within the developing circle surrounding the fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill \u0026amp; Lois Wilson \/ Stepping Stones Invitation — 1945\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA personal illustrated invitation from Bill and Lois Wilson, together with its original addressed envelope, provides a more intimate record of Silkworth’s relationship with the early A.A. circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIts hand-drawn directions to Stepping Stones and personal message from Bill and Lois offer a distinctly human counterpoint to the collection’s medical and institutional documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA.A. Proclamation to Mrs. Silkworth — 1951\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFollowing Dr. Silkworth’s death, Alcoholics Anonymous formally recognized his contribution through a proclamation presented to his widow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe document records the fellowship’s gratitude and preserves Silkworth’s place in A.A.’s developing historical memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatient Correspondence — 1940s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe archive includes multiple letters from people Silkworth treated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThese letters thank him for his care, patience, encouragement, and understanding. Some are substantial multi-page communications, preserving the voices of people who knew Silkworth not as a historical figure, but as their doctor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Professional Archive\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe collection also preserves significant material documenting Silkworth’s life before and beyond Alcoholics Anonymous, including childhood photographs, early handwritten material, family correspondence and photographs, professional appointments, medical records, and memorial material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThese pieces allow Silkworth to be understood as a whole person rather than solely as the physician associated with “The Doctor’s Opinion.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy the Collection Matters as a Whole\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSeveral individual pieces within the archive stand independently as important historical documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTogether, they tell a much larger story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe collection moves from Silkworth’s childhood and family life through his medical education and professional career, his developing ideas about alcoholism, his treatment of Bill Wilson, his relationship with the early A.A. circle, the gratitude of his patients, and the fellowship’s later recognition of his contribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThat continuity would be difficult to reconstruct if the material were dispersed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe William D. Silkworth Collection preserves those relationships within a single archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvenance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAccording to collection documentation, the archive remained within the Silkworth family following Dr. Silkworth’s death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHis niece, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdelaide Silkworth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, preserved the material for approximately 45 years. In January 2001, the archive was acquired from Adelaide by \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDale McPherson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, who later wrote under the name Dale Mitchel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe collection became a principal source for the 2002 Hazelden biography:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilkworth: The Little Doctor Who Loved Drunks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eMaterial from the archive was photographed and referenced in the publication as the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Silkworth Collection Archives.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis published connection provides an important historical bridge between family preservation, later scholarship, and the collection being offered today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection:\u003c\/b\u003e The William D. Silkworth Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrimary Figure:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e William Duncan Silkworth, M.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDocumented Items:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterial Includes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Original manuscripts, speeches, correspondence, photographs, medical and professional records, family material, Alcoholics Anonymous documents, and related ephemera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Silkworth family → Adelaide Silkworth → Dale McPherson \/ Dale Mitchel → present collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Individual items vary. Please refer to the photographs for representative condition. Additional object-level information and photography are available upon request.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffered:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e As one intact collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Illustrated Portfolio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA detailed \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e12-page illustrated portfolio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e has been prepared for the William D. Silkworth Collection, documenting its history, major objects, provenance, and selected contents in greater detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe complete portfolio is available to serious prospective buyers upon request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcquisition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe William D. Silkworth Collection is offered as one intact historical archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSerious acquisition inquiries are welcomed. Additional photographs, collection documentation, and object-level information are available upon request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecovery Collectibles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/RecoveryCollectibles.com\"\u003eRecoveryCollectibles.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50121410674930,"sku":null,"price":695000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/William_D_Silkworth_Cover_Originals_v3_037cf37c-09bb-4965-b131-cb7591a5c6b8.jpg?v=1789972645"},{"product_id":"the-mayflower-collection","title":"The Mayflower Collection | A Museum-Scale Archive of Alcoholics Anonymous \u0026 Recovery History","description":"\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFoundational manuscripts. Pioneer correspondence. Association copies. Early publishing history. Rare books, documents, ephemera, and artifacts spanning the development of Alcoholics Anonymous and the modern recovery movement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffered as one intact collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Extraordinary Archive of Recovery History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe Mayflower Collection is one of the most substantial privately assembled archives of Alcoholics Anonymous and recovery history to be offered through Recovery Collectibles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eBuilt over many years, the collection brings together rare books, original manuscripts, correspondence, association copies, early publications, photographs, ephemera, and historically significant artifacts connected to the people and events that shaped the recovery movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eRepresented throughout the archive are materials associated with \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith, Dr. William D. Silkworth, Lois Wilson, Ebby Thacher, Clarence Snyder, Ruth Hock, Jack Alexander, Larry Jewell, Richmond Walker, Marty Mann, Bobbie Burger, Ed Webster, Wilbur and Ruth Smith, Father Ralph Pfau\u003c\/span\u003e, and numerous other early members, authors, publishers, and historical figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe collection includes foundational and pre-publication material, founder and pioneer correspondence, early First Edition Big Books, important signed and association copies, Works Publishing material, manuscripts relating to major A.A. publications, Oxford Group material, Al-Anon history, early pamphlets and periodicals, and recovery-related ephemera and artifacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eMuch of the archive has been displayed within a dedicated recovery-history gallery and preserved as a connected historical collection rather than simply as individual collectibles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe owner has now elected to offer \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mayflower Collection as one intact archive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighlights of the Mayflower Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1939 Pre-Publication Multilith of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInscribed and signed by Bill Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAmong the most important pieces in the collection is an original 1939 pre-publication Multilith copy of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eProduced before publication of the First Edition Big Book, these copies represent one of the earliest surviving forms of the text. This example carries an inscription and signature from A.A. co-founder Bill Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. William D. Silkworth Correspondence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe collection includes original signed correspondence associated with Dr. William D. Silkworth, whose medical perspective became central to the framework presented in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Doctor’s Opinion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eHis presence within the archive provides a direct documentary connection to one of the most influential medical figures in early A.A. history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarly Twelve Steps Manuscript Material\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eMayflower includes manuscript material connected to the development and presentation of the Twelve Steps and the literature that grew from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThese documents offer a rare view of the program through surviving historical material rather than published text alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Pre-Publication Material\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe archive also includes pre-publication manuscript material relating to \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, extending the collection into the literature A.A. later used to document its own development, personalities, service structure, and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorks Publishing Material\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eOriginal Works Publishing material documents the earliest publishing history of Alcoholics Anonymous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAmong these pieces is an original Works Publishing stock certificate, connecting the archive directly to the early financial and publishing history of the Big Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Bob Smith \u0026amp; Bill Wilson Correspondence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eOriginal correspondence involving both A.A. co-founders forms an important part of the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIncluded is a handwritten Dr. Bob Smith letter to Sarah Klein, together with Bill Wilson correspondence involving early members and individuals within the developing A.A. network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThese letters preserve the personal relationships behind the institutional history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Larry Jewell Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eA focused group of material associated with early A.A. member Larry Jewell includes his personal 1939 First Printing Big Book, early Houston press coverage, and related historical material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003ePreserved together, these objects tell a far richer story than the book alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Jack Alexander Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eJack Alexander’s 1941 \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e article became one of the most consequential pieces of national publicity in early A.A. history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eMayflower includes presentation, correspondence, and related material documenting his relationship with Alcoholics Anonymous and the historical setting surrounding that landmark article.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1945 First Edition Big Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned by Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith, Bobbie Burger \u0026amp; Dick Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAmong the archive’s notable association copies is a 1945 First Edition Big Book carrying four important early A.A. signatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe book stands as both a major collectible and a physical record of relationships within the early Fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe People Behind the History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eOne of the defining strengths of the Mayflower Collection is the number of historically important figures represented within a single archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eBill Wilson appears through signed books, correspondence, inscriptions, manuscripts, and publishing material. Dr. Bob Smith is represented through correspondence and association pieces tied to the Akron roots of Alcoholics Anonymous. Dr. William Silkworth connects the collection to the medical understanding of alcoholism that helped shape the Big Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eLois Wilson and Al-Anon material broaden the archive into the history of family recovery, while Ebby Thacher, Clarence Snyder, and Ruth Hock connect Mayflower to the earliest spiritual, organizational, and publishing history of A.A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFocused material associated with \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLarry Jewell, Jack Alexander, Richmond Walker, Marty Mann, Wilbur and Ruth Smith, and Father Ralph Pfau\u003c\/span\u003e extends the collection into early A.A. expansion, journalism, recovery literature, alcoholism education, friendship, and faith-based recovery writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eTogether, these materials preserve not just individual names, but a network of relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAuthors correspond with pioneers. Founders inscribe books to friends. Journalists document the Fellowship. Physicians influence its understanding of alcoholism. Publishers produce its literature. Members preserve the books and letters passed between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThat network is one of the qualities that gives the Mayflower Collection its historical depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore Than a Collection of Rare Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eMany of the pieces within Mayflower are important enough to stand alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eA signed Big Book can be sold separately. So can a founder’s letter, a pre-publication manuscript, an early pamphlet, or a Works Publishing document.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eBut the larger significance of the collection comes from the way those materials relate to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eA Larry Jewell Big Book gains greater context beside his associated historical material. Jack Alexander material becomes more meaningful when viewed with the publications and correspondence connected to his relationship with A.A. Manuscripts, founder correspondence, publishing records, and association copies collectively reveal relationships that isolated objects cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFor that reason, the owner is presently offering Mayflower \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eas one intact archive\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFor a collector, museum, historical organization, research institution, or private foundation, the collection offers the opportunity to acquire not simply a concentration of important recovery artifacts, but an existing historical archive with substantial depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollected, Curated \u0026amp; Exhibited\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eMuch of the Mayflower Collection has been carefully arranged and displayed within a dedicated recovery-history gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eBooks, correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and artifacts have been presented together within their broader historical context, demonstrating the collection’s potential not only for private ownership, but also for continued exhibition, education, and historical research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThe Mayflower Collection includes material relating to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoundational and pre-publication A.A. literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. William D. Silkworth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly First Edition Big Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned, inscribed, and association copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks Publishing and early A.A. publishing history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePioneer correspondence and personal collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Oxford Group and pre-A.A. influences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJack Alexander and early national press coverage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichmond Walker and recovery literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarty Mann and alcoholism education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAl-Anon and family recovery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly pamphlets, periodicals, convention material, photographs, and ephemera\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical artifacts and exhibition material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eA more detailed collection inventory, additional photography, and supporting documentation are available to serious prospective buyers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcquisition of the Mayflower Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe Mayflower Collection is presently being offered as one intact archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eBecause of the scale, historical significance, and complexity of the material, prospective buyers are invited to contact Recovery Collectibles directly for additional documentation, provenance records, photography, and a private discussion regarding acquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eA detailed collection portfolio and supporting materials are available to qualified prospective purchasers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrivate inquiries are welcomed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50529355038962,"sku":null,"price":3000000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/FF140E7B-3F81-4C02-9349-84DE6734632A.jpg?v=1790227378"}],"url":"https:\/\/recoverycollectibles.com\/collections\/important-collections.oembed","provider":"Recovery Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}