{"product_id":"marty-mann-collection","title":"Marty Mann Historical Collection — Signed 1942 First Edition Third Printing Big Book","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous Signed “Marty Mann \/ April 1939 \/ Greenwich, Conn.” With Primer on Alcoholism, Original Signed 1975 Letter \u0026amp; Historical NCA Publications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAt the heart of this exceptional Marty Mann collection is a \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Edition, Third Printing of Alcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, published by Works Publishing Company in June 1942 and bearing a remarkable inscription by pioneering A.A. member \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarty Mann\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarty Mann\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApril 1939\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreenwich, Conn.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThose three lines carry unusual historical significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn 1939, Mann was a patient at \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBlythewood Sanitarium in Greenwich, Connecticut\u003c\/span\u003e, under psychiatrist \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDr. Harry Tiebout\u003c\/span\u003e. While there, Tiebout gave her a pre-publication manuscript of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and encouraged her to meet the small fellowship gathering around Bill and Lois Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eMann later specifically recalled \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eApril 1939\u003c\/span\u003e as the month in which she attended her first A.A. meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Big Book bearing the inscription, however, was not published until \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eJune 1942\u003c\/span\u003e. “April 1939 \/ Greenwich, Conn.” therefore cannot represent the date and place at which this particular Third Printing was published or originally obtained. Instead, Mann recorded beneath her name a \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003emonth, year and location directly associated with the beginning of her own experience with Alcoholics Anonymous\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe precise circumstances under which Mann made the inscription are unknown, and the book is \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003enot represented as having been her personal copy\u003c\/span\u003e. The inscription and its relationship to Mann’s documented history are significant without speculation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAccompanying the Big Book are four additional pieces spanning Mann’s later career: her 1950 \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrimer on Alcoholism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in its original dust jacket; her 1961 address \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlcoholism: Past, Present and Future\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e; the 1963 National Council on Alcoholism publication \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Know an Alcoholic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e; and an original \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eJuly 14, 1975 letter personally signed “Marty.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eTogether, the five pieces form a focused collection documenting Marty Mann from her earliest years in Alcoholics Anonymous through more than three decades of alcoholism education and public advocacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Centerpiece\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Edition, Third Printing Big Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e— June 1942\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned “Marty Mann \/ April 1939 \/ Greenwich, Conn.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePublished by \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWorks Publishing Company in June 1942\u003c\/span\u003e, the Third Printing appeared during A.A.’s extraordinary early expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe copyright page identifies:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Printing — April 1939\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecond Printing — March 1941\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThird Printing — June 1942\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBeginning on page 391 is the historically important statement:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“NOW WE ARE SIX THOUSAND.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u2028\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJUNE, 1942”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt records A.A.’s growth from approximately 100 members around the publication of the First Printing to roughly 6,000 only three years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eMann’s inscription creates an especially compelling connection between those two moments. Her notation points backward to \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eApril 1939 in Greenwich\u003c\/span\u003e, when her own involvement with A.A. began, while the book itself documents the Fellowship only three years later at approximately 6,000 members.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same page also bears a prominent signature reading ‘Roy Patton’ beneath Mann’s inscription. Research to date has not established Patton’s identity or his relationship, if any, to Marty Mann or Alcoholics Anonymous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessional Rebinding \u0026amp; Preservation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Big Book has been \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eprofessionally rebound in blue cloth\u003c\/span\u003e, with a black spine label lettered \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in gilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe original 1942 text block—including the leaf bearing Marty Mann’s inscription—has been preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAlso included are \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ephotographs documenting the volume before restoration\u003c\/span\u003e, when its original binding had deteriorated substantially.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eMaterial retained from the former binding has been incorporated inside the new front cover. This material bears distinctive reddish-pink staining corresponding in appearance to staining visible on the original inscription leaf, providing additional physical continuity with the volume in its earlier state.\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 professional blue-cloth binding is in excellent overall condition and presents exceptionally well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe original 1942 text block exhibits expected age toning with scattered foxing, spotting and staining. Mann’s inscription remains clear and readily legible, as does the later Roy Patton signature beneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA pencil notation from another previous owner appears on page 400, with additional age-related marks and evidence of historical use throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThe binding is strong and structurally sound. Pre-restoration photographs accompany the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdditional Marty Mann Material\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrimer on Alcoholism \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e— 1950\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarty Mann | Rinehart \u0026amp; Company | Original Dust Jacket\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOne of Mann’s important early books on alcoholism, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrimer on Alcoholism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e was written to provide practical information for alcoholics and the families, friends, employers and others affected by the disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIts seventeen chapters address identification, treatment and recovery, including an entire chapter devoted to \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThe copy retains its \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eoriginal illustrated dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e. The red cloth book remains sound, while the jacket exhibits substantial age-related wear including chipping, tears, creasing, staining, discoloration and evidence of older tape repairs or residue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcoholism: Past, Present and Future \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e— 1961\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis publication preserves material presented by Marty Mann during a \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNovember 1, 1961 public address at the University of South Carolina\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIdentified as \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFounder and Executive Director of the National Council on Alcoholism\u003c\/span\u003e, Mann discusses the historical understanding of alcoholism, scientific and medical developments, Alcoholics Anonymous, public education and her own experience as a recovered alcoholic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe rear identifies the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTexas Commission on Alcoholism\u003c\/span\u003e as the source for additional copies, documenting the institutional distribution of Mann’s educational work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eVery good overall condition with expected age toning and minor handling wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to Know an Alcoholic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e— 1963\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarty Mann | National Council on Alcoholism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAn illustrated educational pamphlet addressing how alcoholism could be recognized and what alcoholics, families, friends and employers could do about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe publication discusses \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/span\u003e and identifies its text as adapted from Mann’s \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Primer on Alcoholism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe printer’s notation \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eL32–50M–2\/63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e appears to indicate a February 1963 printing and a 50,000-copy production run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eAttractive overall, retaining its distinctive pink-and-black illustrated wrappers with expected age toning and light handling wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Marty Mann Signed Letter — July 14, 1975\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAn original typed letter on stationery headed:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE DESK OF MARTY MANN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAddressed to “Don,” Mann thanks him for sending her an advertisement from Denver and comments on the continuing work of the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNational Council on Alcoholism\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e“I am very proud of NCA for having done this…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eShe closes \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Much love,”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e followed by her handwritten blue-ink signature:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA later handwritten forwarding notation beneath the letter reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Jack: This might interest you. Don [surname illegible]”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ewith a separate \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“7\/17”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e notation at lower left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThe sheet remains complete and legible with age toning, handling wear and some ink smearing or transfer affecting the later forwarding notation. \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMann’s original signature remains clear and readily visible\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy This Collection Matters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe strength of this collection lies in the relationship between its pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt begins with an early Big Book carrying Mann’s extraordinary notation:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“April 1939 \/ Greenwich, Conn.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThose words point directly toward the documented beginning of her A.A. experience—Blythewood Sanitarium, Dr. Harry Tiebout, the pre-publication Big Book manuscript and her first A.A. meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe supporting material then follows what came afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBy 1950, Mann was publishing \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrimer on Alcoholism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. By the 1960s, she was a nationally recognized educator and leader of the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNational Council on Alcoholism\u003c\/span\u003e, working to transform public understanding of alcoholism and recovery. And in 1975, she remained personally engaged with that work, writing in the original letter included here:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“I am very proud of NCA…”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThe collection therefore brings together \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMarty Mann within early Alcoholics Anonymous and Marty Mann as author, educator and national alcoholism advocate\u003c\/span\u003e—represented through original books, publications and correspondence spanning more than three decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection Includes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e — First Edition, Third Printing, June 1942\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorks Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eSigned \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Marty Mann \/ April 1939 \/ Greenwich, Conn.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdditional signature reading \"Roy Patton\"\u003cbr\u003eProfessionally rebound; original text block preserved\u003cbr\u003ePre-restoration photographs included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrimer on Alcoholism\u003c\/b\u003e — Marty Mann, 1950\u003cbr\u003eRinehart \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003eOriginal dust jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcoholism: Past, Present and Future\u003c\/b\u003e — Marty Mann\u003cbr\u003eNovember 1, 1961 address\u003cbr\u003eNational Council on Alcoholism \/ Texas Commission on Alcoholism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to Know an Alcoholic\u003c\/b\u003e — Marty Mann\u003cbr\u003eNational Council on Alcoholism\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 1963 printing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Marty Mann Signed Letter\u003c\/b\u003e — July 14, 1975\u003cbr\u003ePersonally signed \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Marty”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in blue ink\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollector’s Note\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eMarty Mann occupies a distinctive place in both \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous history and the development of modern alcoholism education\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe centerpiece of this collection is not simply a Big Book bearing her signature. Mann chose to accompany her name with \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“April 1939 \/ Greenwich, Conn.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e—a date and place central to the documented beginning of her A.A. experience, written in a Big Book that would not itself be published until three years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eCombined with four pieces documenting the public work that followed, the collection offers an unusually coherent representation of Marty Mann’s place in recovery history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffered together as one complete Marty Mann historical collection, exactly as photographed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50053057609970,"sku":null,"price":9000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/28B52023-28B2-4A4A-B9CA-0C2C3CD291F5.png?v=1789108539","url":"https:\/\/recoverycollectibles.com\/products\/marty-mann-collection","provider":"Recovery Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}