[WILSON, Bill].

Alcoholics Anonymous.

New York City: Works Publishing Company, 1943. FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING Half-title + TP + v-viii + half-title + 1-400, large Octavo. First Edition, Third Printing (Green Binding) The third printing had a press run of 5,000 copies. FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING ISSUE POINTS: " Jacket spine and inside front flap now say "Third Printing" " Binding color is changed to green although some copies were also bound in light blue covers - variously described in the trades as "sky blue" or "robin's egg blue" " Reduced in thickness by 1/8" and height by 1/16' " The title page now states: "How More Than Six Thousand Men And Women Have Recovered From Alcoholism". " Verso of title page adds the line "Third Printing, June 1942" " Page vii, lines 1-2: "two thousand" changed to read "six thousand" " Page 25, line 24: "five hundred of us" becomes "one thousand of us" " Page 27, line 2: "one hundred men" becomes "hundreds of men" " Page 264, line 20: add sentence reading "It is now five years since I've had a drink." " Page 281, lines 9-10: "past nine months" becomes "past four years" " Page 391, title line: "Now We Are Two Thousand" becomes "Now We Are Six Thousand" " Page 392, line 20: "3000 communications" becomes "12,000 communications" " Page 393, line 6: "twenty" becomes "sixty" " Page 393, line 13: "5000 members by January 1st, 1941" becomes "8000 members by January 1st, 1943" " Page 393, line 24: "9 active groups totaling 500" becomes "25 active groups totaling 1000" " Page 393, line 26: "1000 additional individuals" becomes "2000 additional individuals" " Page 398, line 3: "touching" becomes "touching nationally" Original dust jacket with two large chunks missing - a section 1" x 5" on upper front cover and another 1½" to 3" along the bottom of the spine. Front flap of dust jacket also missing. With assorted other nicks and tears. Bound in the green binding. Internally, amazingly clean and unmarked. Aside from the very worn (but clearly authentic) dust jacket, this is a really lovely and all but untouched copy of this scarce printing of the Big Book. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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