Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism.

WILSON, William (Bill W.).

Item Number: 89344

New York: Alcoholics Anonymous, 1954.

First edition, fifteenth printing of Bill Wilson’s classic work, one of the best-selling books of all time, having sold 30 million copies. Octavo, original red cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very nice example, uncommon in the original dust jacket.

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."