Alcoholics Anonymous Second Edition 2nd Printing - ODJ
Alcoholics Anonymous Second Edition 2nd Printing with the original dust jacket. The second printing of the second edition is undated but believed to have been printed in 1957.
The first three printings of the second edition do not feature a printing number on the copyright page of the books which can make it a little more difficult to identify which printing this book truly is. Fortunately there are ways to authenticate this specific book as a 2nd printing of the second edition.
The first indicator to look at in identifying printing numbers of the second edition is to notice the different markings on the dust jacket. If the dust jacket is labeled as a "Second Edition" on the cover and labeled as published by "A.A. Pub, Inc." on the spine and back flap, it is a first or second printing of the second edition dust jacket. If it is labeled as a "Third Edition" on the cover and labeled as published by "A.A. Pub, Inc." on the spine and back flap, it is a third printing of the second edition dust jacket.
To verify the printing number of the book, look at the spine of the book and title page to identify if the book was published by "Alcoholics Anonymous Publishing, Inc."(A.A. Pub. Inc, for short) or published by "Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc." If the book is published by "Alcoholics Anonymous Publishing, Inc.", it is a first, second, or third printing of the second edition. If it is published by "Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc." it is a fourth through sixteenth printing.
If the book is published by "Alcoholics Anonymous Publishing, Inc.", the next step is to look at page “xx”, line 6, if the word “really” is spelled incorrectly and spelled “realy” then the book would be a first printing of the second edition. The first printing was first published in 1955 and released at the AA International Convention in St. Louis.
The first and second printings are entirely identical to each other with exception for the spelling of the word "really" on page "xx".
If the word "really" is spelled correctly on page "xx", then one more step is needed to identify which printing of the second edition a book is. The answer is on page 16, by reading the asterisk at the bottom of the page. If the asterisk reads "AA is now composed of nearly 6000 groups (1955).", then the book is a second printing of the second edition. The book can be identified as a third printing if the asterisk reads "AA is now composed of some 7,000 groups (1959)."
When verifying the printing of this book with the information above, you can notice the different markings on the dust jacket and inside the book that authenticates this as a 2nd Printing of the 2nd Edition. The dust jacket on this book shows that it was labeled as a "Second Edition" and printed by A.A Pub. Inc on the spine. On page “xx” line 6, the word “really” is spelled correctly. On page 16, the asterisk reads "AA is now composed of nearly 6000 groups (1955)."
This book contains its Original Dust Jacket. The book is in very good condition. The book has minimal wear. There is no writing or markings inside the book. The dust jacket is in good condition with some light wear marks, and the corner of the front flap has been cut and removed.
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