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 book is bound in brown textured boards with gilt glasses on the front and retains its original blue illustrated dust jacket.
A New Pair of Glasses grew from Chuck C.’s recovery talks and remains a familiar title in personal Twelve Step libraries. Its discussion of perception, surrender, spiritual change and sobriety helped give it a life beyond the original talks. It is an independently published recovery book, rather than A.A. Conference-approved literature.
Book Details
- Title: A New Pair of Glasses
- Author: Chuck C.
- Publisher: New-Look Publishing Company, Irvine, California
- Publication: 1984; First Printing identified by Recovery Collectibles
- Binding: Brown textured hardcover with gilt decoration
- Dust jacket: Original blue illustrated jacket
Condition
Book: The boards retain clear gilt decoration, with light rubbing and wear at the extremities. The patterned front endpaper has a handwritten gift inscription, a return-to-owner notation emphasized with pink highlighter, and an “Expect A Miracle” sticker. These are previous-owner additions; no author signature is claimed. The photographed text pages show light toning.
Original jacket: The blue jacket shows surface rubbing, creasing, and small tears and wear along the edges and spine ends. The unfolded jacket photograph is the final image in the gallery.
Collector’s Notes
This early hardcover offers the original glasses jacket design and decorative binding associated with the book’s first publication. Its personal endpaper additions are part of this particular copy’s history and condition.
Please review all photographs for the condition of the specific copy offered.
