Twelve Concepts for World Service by Bill W. — 1974 Printing Code
Bill W. | Pale Blue Wrappers | Printing Code 5M 2/74(K)
Offered here is Twelve Concepts for World Service by Bill W., published by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc., New York. The booklet is in pale blue printed wrappers, with the title and A.A. emblem on the front.
The publication page records a 1962 copyright and the printing code “5M 2/74(K),” indicating a February 1974 printing. This copy is therefore described by its 1974 code, rather than as an original 1962 first printing.
A.A.’s Principles of World Service
The front wrapper identifies the Concepts as adopted by the Twelfth Annual General Service Conference on April 26, 1962. The text considers how A.A.’s world-service responsibilities can be carried out through a structure of shared authority, participation, and accountability.
The index includes the Right of Decision, the Right of Participation, the Right of Appeal, and the responsibilities of trustees and service workers. These topics place the booklet alongside literature on the Traditions and the General Service Conference, documenting the organizational side of the Fellowship’s work.
Publication Details
- Title: Twelve Concepts for World Service
- Author: Bill W.
- Publisher: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc., New York
- Copyright: 1962
- Printing code: 5M 2/74(K)
- Format: Stapled softcover booklet in pale blue wrappers
- Language: English
Condition
The wrappers show light rubbing, handling marks, minor creasing, and wear along the edges and corners. A penciled price notation appears on an early title page. The photographed interior pages appear generally clean and readable, with light toning.
Please examine the photographs for the wrappers, pencil notation, index, publication statement, and printing code.
Collector’s Notes
This is an identifiable 1974 printing of Bill W.’s service text, useful for a collection following the development of A.A.’s world-service literature. The distinction between the 1962 copyright and the 1974 printing is central to the description of this particular copy.
