A Profiles in History press release was published today announcing the upcoming auction sale of a rare Alcoholics Anonymous Manuscript. The documents are expected to fetch $2 million or more and it consists of 161 pages and is a typed manuscript. It includes handwritten notes by Alcoholics Anonymous founders, including co-founder William Griffith Wilson, whose personal experiences are told in the first chapter titled “Bill’s Story.”
More information can be found below in the release:
The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
The Bible to Millions
Source of The Twelve Step Program
Now…The Original Working Manuscript
The Sacred Text That Came Before the Big Book
Is Going Up For Auction From Profiles in History
On June 8th
See The Manuscript At Questroyal Fine Art Gallery
In New York City
Open To The Public For 3 Days Only
Thursday, May 18th 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Friday, May 19th 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday, May 20th 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
LOS ANGELES- APRIL 12, 2017– Profiles in History is proud to announce, the original typed working manuscript for The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous is going up for auction on June 8th. It is 161 typed pages and filled with hand written edits by the founders, some by William Griffith Wilson, aka, Bill W. It belonged to Lois Wilson, Bill’s widow. It is one of the best selling books of all time, over 30 million copies have been sold since 1939. It has been translated into 43 languages. The Library of Congress ranks it the number one non-fiction book that shaped America.
