Alcoholics Anonymous First Edition 14th Printing from 1951 - ODJ
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book)
First Edition · Fourteenth Printing · July 1951
With Original Dust Jacket
Overview
Offered here is a First Edition, Fourteenth Printing (July 1951) of Alcoholics Anonymous—the Big Book—complete with its original dust jacket. By 1951, A.A. had moved far beyond its small pioneering era, and the First Edition printings from this period capture the Fellowship in that important “in-between” stage: still the original 1939 text and format, but now circulating widely as A.A. grew into a national—and increasingly international—movement.
This Fourteenth Printing is especially appealing to collectors because it comes from the late First Edition years, when the publishing imprint was in transition from the earliest Works Publishing era into the later Alcoholics Anonymous Publishing identity. Copies from this window are often sought as “bridge” First Editions—still very much the classic First Edition book, yet tied to the organizational maturing that defined A.A. in the early 1950s.
Why collectors like this printing
There’s something uniquely satisfying about late First Edition Big Books: you’re holding the original text as it was carried through the Fellowship’s formative growth years—right before the shift to the Second Edition (1955). Add in an original dust jacket—a survival factor that drops sharply over time—and you have a genuinely desirable collector copy that displays beautifully on the shelf.
Edition details
Title: Alcoholics Anonymous
Edition: First Edition
Printing: Fourteenth Printing
Publisher: Works Publishing, Inc.
Date: July 1951
Binding: Navy blue cloth with gilt spine lettering
Dust Jacket: Original dust jacket present (now in a protective cover)
Condition
Book: Good condition for its age. Light, honest wear to boards. Gilt spine lettering remains bright. Binding intact. Pages complete, clean, and very presentable. No writing or markings noted.
Dust Jacket: Original jacket present with age wear including staining, chipping, and edge tears. Retains strong display appeal and is protected in a clear cover.
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A solid, display-worthy late First Edition Big Book—an excellent July 1951 Fourteenth Printing with an original dust jacket, and a standout piece for A.A. collectors and recovery-history libraries.
