Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism.

WILSON, William (Bill W.).

Item Number: 19081

New York: Works Publishing Company, 1950.

First edition, thirteenth printing. Octavo, original red cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Al McGrath My greetings and best wishes! Ever Yours, Bill Wilson. NY, Dec. 28, 51.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.

Alcoholics Anonymous "The Big Book" is one of the best-selling books of all time, having sold 30 million copies. In 2011, Time magazine placed the book on its list of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923, the beginning of the magazine. In 2012, the Library of Congress designated it as one of 88 "Books that Shaped America."