Nov 30, 2006 - Sale 2095

Sale 2095 - Lot 2

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AA CORNERSTONE (ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS.) WILSON, BILL. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. Inscribed by Wilson, to Reverend Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, "Please have this little token of the great gratitude that the Alcoholics Anonymous will ever have for you," on the front free endpaper. 8vo, publisher's 1/4 cloth; dust jacket, minor wear. first edition. New York, 26 March 1953 [inscription]
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inscribed first edition of wilson's revision to the twelve steps.
According to later editions of the book, the First Edition was issued in April 1953, making this copy with a March 1953 inscription a pre-publication issue. Prominent Baptist Minister Harry Emerson Fosdick, to whom this copy is inscribed, issued one of the first positive reviews of The Big Book and is credited in part with the group's early development. an important association copy.