{"product_id":"alcoholics-anonymous-second-edition-8th-printing-1966-odj","title":"Alcoholics Anonymous — Second Edition, 8th Printing 1966 | Original Dust Jacket","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOffered here is an \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eEighth Printing of the Second Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/span\u003e, published in 1966, complete with its \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eoriginal dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Second Edition Big Book was first introduced in 1955, replacing the First Edition after sixteen printings. While the basic text of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e remained substantially unchanged, the Second Edition reflected the extraordinary growth of the Fellowship during its first twenty years. Its personal-story section was extensively revised and expanded to better represent an A.A. membership that had grown from fewer than 100 members when the Big Book was originally published in 1939 to hundreds of thousands by the Second Edition era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis Eighth Printing dates from \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e1966\u003c\/span\u003e, placing it within the middle period of the Second Edition, which remained in publication until it was replaced by the Third Edition in 1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal 1966 Dust Jacket\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAn important feature of this copy is the survival of its \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eoriginal dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe bottom of the rear jacket flap carries the printing code:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e50M-6\/66(C)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis jacket code corresponds with the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eEighth Printing of the Second Edition\u003c\/span\u003e and helps establish that the jacket is period-correct for this printing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOriginal Second Edition jackets are particularly important to collectors because they were inherently vulnerable to wear, loss and disposal. Many surviving Second Edition Big Books are now encountered without their jackets or with later replacement jackets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe jacket also retains one of the more interesting features of Second Edition Big Books—the anonymity notice explaining that the jacket could be turned inside out when carrying the book in public:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e“If you wish to preserve complete personal anonymity when carrying this book, just turn this jacket inside out.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe reversible jacket concept is a distinctive artifact of A.A.’s culture of anonymity during this period. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Second Edition Big Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Second Edition marked an important transition in the history of Alcoholics Anonymous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe familiar first 164 pages continued to preserve the program and basic text developed during A.A.‘s earliest years, while the introductory material, appendices and personal stories were revised to reflect the Fellowship’s rapid expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor collectors, the individual printings of the Second Edition provide a chronological record of the Big Book as A.A. developed from a relatively young American fellowship into an increasingly established international organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Second Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Eighth Printing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e 1966\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Original Dust Jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacket Code:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e 50M-6\/66(C)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis copy is in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003every good condition for its age\u003c\/span\u003e, with its original 1966 dust jacket present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe dust jacket shows age and use, including edge wear, rubbing and scattered staining. Despite the wear, the jacket remains substantially intact and presents well with the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe hardcover itself shows some general wear and staining consistent with age and use. A previous owner’s name is handwritten inside the front cover. No other writing or markings were noted within the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOverall, this is an attractive and collectible example of the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e1966 Eighth Printing Second Edition\u003c\/span\u003e, made considerably more desirable by the presence of its printing-correct original dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully for the exact condition of this individual copy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47811023601906,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/62292AE9-FACD-4D60-A9CB-95BFC1EE9519.jpg?v=1753981434","url":"https:\/\/recoverycollectibles.com\/products\/alcoholics-anonymous-second-edition-8th-printing-1966-odj","provider":"Recovery Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}