History & item details
Many recovery readers know Pfau by the name Father John Doe and through the Golden Books. His writing and retreat work addressed the spiritual life in practical terms: how people could move beyond drinking toward a more useful, balanced life. This autobiography gives a more personal setting for that work and for the experience behind it.
For an A.A. member’s library, the attraction is both literary and personal. It is a period account of recovery by a widely read voice in the fellowship’s broader literature, with the author’s signature preserved in this particular copy and its illustrated jacket still accompanying the book.
Details of This Copy
- Authors: Father Ralph Pfau and Al Hirshberg
- J. B. Lippincott Company, 1958
- “First Edition” stated on the copyright page
- Signed “Sincerely Father Pfau” on an endpaper
- Red cloth hardcover; dust jacket included
Condition
The red cloth shows light wear at the edges and corners, with age toning to the photographed interior. A previous owner’s name and Chicago address are stamped above the signature. The jacket shows rubbing, creasing, edge wear, small tears and chips. The signature remains clearly visible; the full jacket spread is the final gallery image.
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