Twenty-Four Hours a Day — Hazelden 50th Anniversary Edition
Offered here is the Hazelden 50th Anniversary Edition of Twenty-Four Hours a Day, in a compact black binding with gilt lettering and an anniversary emblem. A special foreword identifies this edition as a return to the original 1954 text.
The anniversary commemorates the Hazelden Foundation. The added foreword recounts Richmond Walker’s role as the book’s author and his sale of the rights to Hazelden in 1954. It gives this edition a useful historical introduction to a work often encountered simply as the familiar “little black book.”
The readings combine a daily thought, meditation, and prayer. Their emphasis on reflection and living one day at a time helped establish the book’s enduring place alongside Twelve Step literature. This commemorative issue is distinct from Hazelden’s later revised-text editions.
Book Details
- Title: Twenty-Four Hours a Day
- Author: Richmond Walker; published anonymously
- Publisher: Hazelden, Center City, Minnesota
- Edition: Hazelden 50th Anniversary Edition
- Text: Original 1954 version, as identified in the special foreword
- Binding: Black textured cover with gilt lettering and anniversary emblem
- ISBN: 1-56838-353-3
Condition
The cover shows light rubbing and handling wear, with minor wear at the edges and corners. The gilt title and anniversary emblem remain distinct. The photographed title, publication, foreword, and reading pages appear generally clean and legible.
Please examine all photographs for the condition of this particular copy.
Collector Notes
The anniversary binding, original-text presentation, and historical foreword make this a distinctive issue for a collection of Richmond Walker’s work or Hazelden publications.
