{"id":15348,"date":"2017-04-13T18:54:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T22:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/?p=15348"},"modified":"2017-04-13T18:56:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T22:56:38","slug":"auction-of-rare-alcoholics-anonymous-manuscript-announced-expected-to-fetch-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/auction-of-rare-alcoholics-anonymous-manuscript-announced-expected-to-fetch-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"Profiles in History to auction rare Alcoholics Anonymous Manuscript"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>A Profiles in History<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a> 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\u00a0pages 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 \u201cBill\u2019s Story.\u201d<\/p>\n

More information can be found below in the release:<\/p>\n

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
\nThe Bible to Millions
\nSource of The Twelve Step Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now\u2026The Original Working Manuscript
\nThe Sacred Text That Came Before the Big Book<\/em>
\nIs Going Up For Auction From Profiles in History
\nOn June 8th<\/strong><\/p>\n

See The Manuscript At Questroyal Fine Art Gallery
\nIn New York City<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open To The Public For 3 Days Only
\nThursday, May 18th 1:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM<\/span><\/span>
\nFriday, May 19th 11:00 AM \u2013 5:00 PM<\/span><\/span>
\nSaturday, May 20th 11:00 AM \u2013 5:00 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>LOS ANGELES- APRIL 12, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u2013 \u00a0Profiles 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<\/span><\/span>. 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\u2019s 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.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In \u201cThe Book That Started It All\u201d a facsimile edition of this manuscript, published by Hazelden, an essay succinctly states the extraordinary importance of the present manuscript: \u201cAmid the wealth of literature on Alcoholics Anonymous, you have in your hands the greatest treasure of all, the beginning of it all, the charter of the Fellowship.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n
Best-selling AA historian and author, Dr. Ernest Kurtz, said \u201cNot only is this Manuscript the most important nonfiction manuscript in all history, I consider it right up there with the Magna Carta because of the personal freedom it has provided so many millions of alcoholics!\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n
It is estimated to sell for $2,000,000 \u2013 $3,000,000.<\/em><\/div>\n
The manuscript can be viewed at\u00a0Questroyal Fine Art, LLC, 903 Park Avenue, Third Floor, New York, NY 10075.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Register<\/i>\u00a0for the Auction HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/div>\n
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