ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 1ST. ED. 16TH. PTG. W/ DJ LAST PTG. OF 1ST. ED...MORE RARE ONLY 16,000+/- Start Price USD 650.00 Current Price USD 650.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 750.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 26, 2008 End Time Saturday, December 06, 2008 Location Palmer,, TX See more about 'ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 1ST. ED. 16TH. PTG. W/ DJ' Description petefrompalmer Store NOTICE: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE! I HAVE BEEN BUYING/SELLING/TRADING/COLLECTING A.A. (ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS" BOOKS/PAMPHLETS/MEMORABILIA FOR 24 PLUS YEARS AND ABOUT 10 YEARS ON EBAY WITH A 99.9 RATING ON ABOUT 5000 TRANSACTIONS. WITH SPECIAL TY IN RARE/HARD-TO-FIND ITEMS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND EDITIONS PLUS "SIGNED" ITEMS....ANY QUESTIONS/ETC. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.214/908-8179...W/BEST REGARDS...PETETHANKS FOR LOOKING..W/BEST REGARDS...PETE** 1ST EDITION "16TH  PRINTING(NOTE: THIS WAS LAST. PRINTING OF FIRST EDITION BIG BOOK.... W/ CORRECT "REPRODUCTION"  DUST COVER. .. (PLEASE VIEW PHOTOS). NOTE: PRINTED IN 1954 IT WAS THOUGHT NOT MANY COPIES WOULD BE NEEDED TO CARRY OVER INTO JULY OF 1955 WHENEVER THE "NEW" SECOND EDITION OF BIG BOOK WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ADDITIONAL AND MORE UP-TO-DATE PERSONAL STORIES SO TO AVOID HAVING A LARGE INVENTORY OF 1ST. EDITIONS LEFT AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE NEW EDITION, A.A. ONLY PUBLISHED APPROX. 16,000(ABOUT ONE-THIRD LESS THAN SOME OF THE PREVIOUS PRINTINGS...THUS MAKING THE 15TH. PRINTING   A BIT MORE SCARCE THAN PRINTINGS 8-14..THE ONLY THING WRONG WITH THAT PLAN WAS THERE WAS A MUCH LARGER DEMAND FOR THE BOOK IN THAT SHORT TIME FRAME THAN ANTICIPATED THUS ANOTHER PRINTING(THIS "SIXTEENTH PRINTING" WAS ORDERED(SO THIS THE "SIXTEENTH PRINTING" WAS PRINTED IN AN EFFORT TO CARRY BOOK DEMAND THROUGH TILL THE "SECOND EDITION" WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE IN JULY 1955. SO IN A NUTSHELL THE 15TH. WAS TO BE THE LAST PRINTING BUT SEEING NOT EVEN A.A. CAN PREDICT THE FUTURE ANOTHER PRINTING HAD TO BE ORDERED MAKING THIS THE 16TH. PRINTING THE LAST PRINTING OF THE FIRST EDITION..  BOOK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION  AND APPEARS  ABOUT UNREAD.  THERE ARE NO NAMES/WRITING/ETC.  (SEE PHOTOS)  **BOOK .( .HAVING A PRINTING OF ONLY AROUND 16,000 AND BEING THE "LAST" OF THE FIRST EDITIONS IT IS EASY TO SEE WHY THIS IS A HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER COPY.. THE GOLD GILT IS  MOSTLY PRESENT ON SPINE  BUT STILL .... ALL OLD AA BOOKS MIGHT HAVE TYPICAL BROWNING/YELLOWING/SOILING/SPOTTING/AGE TONING/ETC. ...  (AGAIN..PLEASE VIEW PHOTOS)  DUST COVER CONDITION IS THUS:     I HAVE PLACED A CORRECT PRINTING REPRODUCTION DUST COVER TO GIVE BOOK A NICE APPEARANCE.. THESE FIRST EDITIONS IN THIS CONDITION OFTEN SELL IN THE $850+ PRICE RANGE. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE FOR A NICE GIFT FOR YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE AT A RESPECTABLE PRICE.....SUCCESSFUL BIDDER TO PAY $12.00 S/H.. MONEY ORDER W/U.S. POSTAL PREFERRED OR PAYPAL ....W/BEST REGARDS...PETE ***PLEASE NOTE ..if you are seeking ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS related memorbilia  "not" actually published/printed/distributed/etc by  ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS it might be necessary to either search only under the word "alcoholics" or "check" search "titles and descriptions" box in order to get a larger selection of associated/related items/memorabilia/etc to choose from.  as a law firm representing  A.A. WORLD SERVICES at  the request of AAWS has taken auctions toward the infringement of the mis-use of the  Alcoholics Anonymous "words" used in the "Title" portion of items up for bid on e-bay by notifying e-bay of the violation of the mis-use.  thus e-bay has had to  take action against violators "reported" by having items/auction cancelled. This has been done along with a notification of "permanent suspension" by e-bay if further incidents/violations occur. Thus many have had to change their listings so they would "not" infringe on copyright/trademark/etc laws. They have done this by  "not" using the words Alcoholics Anonymous in the "title" portion of items  which "are not" actually printed/published/distributed/etc by Alcoholics Anonymous ***I CONCUR that many items currently and previously on e-bay should not have the name Alcoholics Anonymous associated with them  as it does give appearance that Alcoholics Anonymous is affiliated with that item or endorsed by Alcoholics Anonymous (which they are not or have been). Example is that most members are aware that Alcoholics Anonymous "is not"  nor is it "associated" with the "washingtonian temperance movement" or "The oxford group"  (although early aa  does have some historical ties to these outfits). Alcoholics Anonymous is not  currently affiliated with any other "organization/etc" PLEASE read Tradition Six!  ..So please use search "title and description" using keywords or just the word "alcoholics" for a larger selection of available items if you are interested in this type of memorabilia  :**THIS COULD MAKE A NICE GIFT OR ADDITION TO AN Alcoholics Anonymous memorabilia COLLECTION.....pete Place a Bid!