{"product_id":"a-new-pair-of-glasses-chuck-c-signed-first-edition-1984","title":"A New Pair of Glasses — Chuck C. — First Edition, First Printing 1984 — Signed \u0026 Inscribed — Original Dust Jacket","description":"\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New Pair of Glasses\u003c\/b\u003e by Chuck C. is one of the best-known and most enduring books to emerge from the broader Alcoholics Anonymous recovery community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePublished in 1984 by New-Look Publishing Company, the book is an edited transcription of a series of talks given by Chuck C. at the Pala Mesa retreat in 1975. Although \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New Pair of Glasses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is not official A.A. Conference-approved literature, it has circulated widely within Alcoholics Anonymous for decades and has become a familiar title to generations of people in recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a First Edition, First Printing from 1984, complete with its original dust jacket and personally inscribed by Chuck C. in the year of publication.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned \u0026amp; Inscribed by Chuck C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOn the blank page opposite the title page, Chuck personally inscribed this copy:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo Barbara\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u2028\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewith love from\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u2028\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChuck C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u2028\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuly 26, 1984\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe inscription is especially significant because \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChuck C. died later in 1984\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, the same year \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New Pair of Glasses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e was published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe handwriting itself has a noticeably unsteady quality, consistent with Chuck’s declining health late in his life. Rather than simply being an autographed copy, this is a warmly presented and dated association copy inscribed only months before his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New Pair of Glasses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe material that became \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New Pair of Glasses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e originated with a series of talks Chuck delivered to a group of alcoholic men at the Pala Mesa retreat in Southern California in 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThroughout the book, Chuck uses humor, personal experience, and direct observation to explore sobriety as something much larger than simply not drinking. His talks examine honesty, acceptance, ego, resentment, spiritual growth, relationships, and the gradual transformation in perspective that can occur through practicing the principles of recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe title itself captures that idea beautifully: recovery can provide \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“a new pair of glasses”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e through which a person begins to see themselves, other people, and life differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eChuck’s conversational style is a major part of the book’s appeal. The text retains the character of a man speaking directly to other alcoholics rather than presenting a formal philosophical or instructional work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAs the original dust jacket explains, the book presents practical principles through the experience of a man who underwent an extraordinary personal transformation—from the depths of alcoholism to becoming a deeply respected and charismatic voice in the recovery community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThat combination of humor, experience, spirituality, and practical recovery philosophy has helped \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New Pair of Glasses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e remain in circulation long after Chuck’s death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Edition — 1984\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe copyright page identifies:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCopyright © 1984, by Chuck C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew-Look Publishing Company\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrvine, California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis copy is from the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Edition, First Printing of 1984\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt also retains the striking \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eoriginal blue dust jacket\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, with its red-and-white glasses design, as well as the orange hardcover binding with the glasses emblem stamped in gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFinding an early copy with its original jacket is desirable in its own right; finding one personally inscribed by Chuck C. during the year of publication makes this an especially appealing example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe book itself is in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eexcellent condition with very little wear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The orange hardcover binding remains exceptionally attractive, with the gold-stamped glasses design on the front board and gold spine lettering presenting very well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe interior is clean. Other than \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChuck C.’s signed presentation inscription\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and a previous owner’s name written at the top of the front endpaper, there is \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eno additional writing or marking noted inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eoriginal dust jacket\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e remains complete and presents very well overall, with expected edge wear, rubbing, and several small tears and areas of wear along the extremities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePlease examine all photographs carefully for the exact condition of the book, original dust jacket, binding, inscription, and interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Special Copy of a Recovery Classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New Pair of Glasses\u003c\/i\u003e occupies an unusual place in recovery literature. It was never official Alcoholics Anonymous literature, yet it became a book passed from one recovering alcoholic to another and has remained familiar within A.A. circles for more than four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis particular copy brings together nearly everything a collector could want in an example:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Edition. First Printing. Original dust jacket. Personally inscribed by Chuck C. Dated July 26, 1984—the final year of his life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt is a wonderful association copy of one of the most recognizable unofficial classics of Alcoholics Anonymous recovery literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49982903615730,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/IMG-7756.png?v=1787700057","url":"https:\/\/recoverycollectibles.com\/products\/a-new-pair-of-glasses-chuck-c-signed-first-edition-1984","provider":"Recovery Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}