Narcotiques Anonymes — First French Edition, 1990 Printing | Original Dust Jacket
Offered here is the First Edition French-language translation of the Narcotics Anonymous Basic Text, Narcotiques Anonymes, published by the Narcotics Anonymous World Service Office.
The title page identifies the book as:
PREMIÈRE ÉDITION
(Traduit d’après la Cinquième Édition du livre NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS)
This is therefore the First French Edition, translated from the Fifth Edition of the English-language Narcotics Anonymous Basic Text.
The copyright page carries a 1989 copyright and a year line of:
92 91 90
indicating this particular copy was printed in 1990.
This hardcover issue is especially attractive in its original blue dust jacket. Beneath the jacket is the black textured binding with the NA logo stamped in gold on the front board and Narcotiques Anonymes lettered in gold on the spine.
Book Details
Title: Narcotiques Anonymes
Organization: Narcotics Anonymous
Edition: Première Édition — First French Edition
Source Edition: Translated from the Fifth Edition of Narcotics Anonymous
Copyright: 1989
Printing: 1990
Publisher: World Service Office, Inc.
Location: Van Nuys, California
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket: Original Dust Jacket
ISBN: 1-55776-062-4
Language: French
About This Edition
The publication of Narcotiques Anonymes represents an important stage in the international expansion of Narcotics Anonymous literature. Rather than being another printing of the English Basic Text, this volume was produced specifically as the first French-language edition, bringing the NA Basic Text to French-speaking members and communities.
The text includes the familiar foundational material of Narcotics Anonymous translated into French, including Notre symbole (“Our Symbol”), the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, and chapters addressing addiction, the NA program, recovery, relapse, and living the program.
The copyright page also identifies the book as N.A. Conference-approved literature.
Condition
The black hardcover itself remains attractive, with strong gold stamping to the front board and spine and only light signs of handling.
The original blue dust jacket shows noticeable rubbing, scuffing, creasing and general surface wear, with wear concentrated along the folds, edges and corners. It remains complete and presents well with the book.
The interior is generally clean and well preserved. There is a handwritten French gift inscription on the front free endpaper, along with light age-related handling and occasional minor spotting.
Please review the photographs carefully for the most complete representation of condition.
Collector Significance
Early foreign-language editions represent an interesting and increasingly collectible area of Narcotics Anonymous publishing history. This copy combines several desirable features: the First French Edition, an early 1990 printing, the original hardcover binding, and its original blue dust jacket.
It is a particularly interesting companion piece to early English-language editions of the NA Basic Text, documenting the period when Narcotics Anonymous literature was beginning to reach a much broader international readership.
