{"product_id":"varieties-of-religious-experience-by-william-james-first-printing-from-1904","title":"Varieties of Religious Experience by William James - First Printing from 1902","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature — William James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Edition, First Impression (UK) — 1902\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreen cloth hardcover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOverview\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eOffered here is a \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFirst Edition, First Impression\u003c\/span\u003e of William James’s landmark work, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e—one of the most important books ever written on spiritual experience, conversion, and the inner life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFor recovery-history collectors, this title holds special significance: it is widely known in the A.A. community as \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ethe book Ebby T. brought to Bill W. at Towns Hospital in 1934\u003c\/span\u003e. Bill’s spiritual experience—central to the founding story of A.A.—is closely associated with his reading of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVarieties\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and the book is also referenced in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (the Big Book).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy This Edition Matters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThis copy is identified as the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eUK first printing \/ first impression\u003c\/span\u003e by key first-issue points, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe misspelling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e“Nietsche”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e (line 11 on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003epage 38\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNo publisher’s catalog\u003c\/span\u003e at the back of the book (a point often associated with early issue copies)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished in connection with James’s final lecture date (\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e9 June 1902\u003c\/span\u003e)—with the UK issue generally recognized as preceding the American edition of the same year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eOriginally delivered as the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGifford Lectures (Edinburgh, 1901–1902)\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVarieties\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e became James’s most influential study of religion—approaching faith not as doctrine, but as lived human experience. James examines conversion, “sick souls,” spiritual awakening, and the lasting practical effects of belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFor collectors, it stands at a remarkable crossroads of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ereligious studies, psychology, philosophy\u003c\/span\u003e, and the spiritual currents that later fed directly into early A.A. thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVery Good overall for a 1902 first.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003egreen cloth\u003c\/span\u003e with light wear consistent with age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePaper spine label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e worn and faded\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSplitting at the inside front hinge\u003c\/span\u003e with webbing exposed (see photos)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBookshop label\u003c\/span\u003e affixed to the inside front cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNo writing or markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e in the text\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003ePlease review all photos carefully for the most accurate representation of condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollector Notes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003eA cornerstone title for any shelf focused on \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA.A. origins\u003c\/span\u003e, spiritual experience literature, or the wider pre-A.A. landscape of transformation and awakening. First printings of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVarieties\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e remain enduringly desirable—especially in honest, collectible condition like this.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49659054326002,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/2E888E4C-FF27-4B07-9F39-BC94DB754EAB.jpg?v=1781029155","url":"https:\/\/recoverycollectibles.com\/products\/varieties-of-religious-experience-by-william-james-first-printing-from-1904","provider":"Recovery Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}