History & item details
A Big Book Built for Study
The Big Book has always been more than a book on a shelf for its readers. Familiar passages become meeting topics, sponsor conversations and words returned to during difficult days. This edition gives that habit of returning to the text a physical form, pairing the recovery chapters with space for reflection and tabs for frequently consulted sections.
The visible tabs identify How It Works, The Promises, A Vision for You, Spiritual Experience, Original Manuscript, Index and Phone List. Its cover carries a 1935–1995, “60 Years” anniversary design. Published independently by IWS, Inc., Croton Falls, New York, this is not an Alcoholics Anonymous World Services publication.
This Edition and Included Index
- Black flexible binding with silver cover and spine lettering.
- Lined note margins and section tabs.
- Separate folded Principles of the Program index, photographed on both sides and included with this copy.
- Printed in the United States; the photographed publication statement does not specify a printing date.
- Publication-leaf ISBN: 0-9637666-3-5; rear-cover ISBN: 0-9637666-1-9.
Condition
The binding shows patchy surface wear, scuffing and loss of sheen, with creasing and wear at the edges and spine ends. Marks and discoloration appear on tabs and preliminary leaves, and a small hole or tear is visible near the upper inner edge of the publication leaf. The separate index has fold creases, toning and edge wear. Please examine the photographs for the condition of this particular copy.
Explore Big Book History
For the original editions that inspired these later publications, explore our Collector’s Guide to First Edition Big Books and First Edition printing-by-printing history.
