Alcoholics Anonymous Related XTREMELY RARE! 1938 MAN AGAINST HIMSELF+ODJ 1ST/1ST

Description: A "Great Addition" & "Great Find" For Any and All Alcoholics Anonymous, & Spirituality Recovery Collections & Collectors!!! Please Check Out My Other 450+ Listings!!! First: Go to the Upper Right-Hand Corner of this listing to "Seller information" Second: Click on "See other items". or go to the bottom of any of my listings & click on the round circle "Visit store"Third: **For A.A. Items** - Type Alcoholics Anonymous on the top search line then click on Search & you can look at all 350+ of my current listings of A.A. & A.A. related items!!!**For N.A. Items** - Type Narcotics Anonymous on the top search line then click on Search & you can look at all 110+ of my current N.A. & N.A. related items!!! Up For Sale is an Extremely Rare 1938 1st Edition & 1st Printing Copy of "Man Against Himself" by Dr. Karl A. Menninger!!! Wow!!! This Copy is an Extremely Rare & "Nearly New" Condition 1938 1st Edition & 1st Printing Copy!!! The Book's Cover Has Little to NO Wear & There's NO Writing, Highlighting or Underlining Anywhere in the Book!!! This Book Remains in Excellent Condition Which is Rare Given the Book is Over 83 Years Old!!! This Copy Also Has the Original Dust Jacket Now in a Archival Protector!!! (Please See ALL Photos) The Book Came Out 1 Year Prior to the A.A. Big Book!!! Dr. Karl Menninger Was a Well-Respected Psychiatrist Who Had a Significant Impact on Bill W., Because During the 1930's Dr. Menninger Also Viewed Alcoholism as a Disease as Opposed to a Moral Failing & Lack of Willpower & This Was in 1938, Which Was 17 Years Before the American Medical Association (AMA) Designated Alcoholism as a disease!!! There is an Entire Chapter Dedicated to Alcoholism in the Book!!! Karl A. Menninger was a renowned psychiatrist & he gives here a compassionate yet objective analysis of man's psychological war against himself. This Copy Also Comes With an Un-Clipped Original Dust Jacket in Very Good++ Condition With Some Edge Wear & Chips Mainly at the Folds of the Jacket-The Dust Jacket is Now in an Archival Protector!!! To Have the Original Dust Jacket For the Book in Very Good Condition is Also Extremely Rare to Find!!! (Please See ALL Photos) In this 1938 "Man Against Himself" by Dr. Karl Menninger, he devotes an entire chapter to alcohol addiction, focusing on why alcoholics drink. His early work on the subject was ground-breaking & at the same time as the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous!!! Dr. Menninger also recommended books written by Father John Doe (Ralph Pfau), Who Was the 1st Catholic Priest Member of A.A. These books included "Sobriety Without End", "Sobriety and Beyond" and "The Golden Books" series. Dr. Menninger, a well-respected psychiatrist of the time, also wrote an article titled, "An A.A. Appraisal" praising Alcoholics Anonymous!!! That article appeared in the A.A. 25th Anniversary (1960) publication from the AA Grapevine which celebrated A.A.'s 25th Anniversary which is shown in the photos below. I also have a copy of that Rare 25th A.A. Anniversary Publication Currently listed on eBay!!! Price Lowered 50% in APR 2024!!! You Can "Buy it Now" For Only $45.00!!! + $10.00 SHIPPING W/TRACKING

Price: 45 USD

Location: Clarkston, Washington

End Time: 2024-10-10T18:07:37.000Z

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