Very early edition of A.A. Twenty-Four Hours a Day

WOW!
Aren't there want ads for books?
I mean besides from dealers...if you can tell.
A dealer with a buyer for it will give more.

 

Just goes to show you,Id have never thought there would be a market for this sort of thing!

 

According to this, it would date from 1948 to 1954.

http://www.barefootsworld.net/aa24hoursbook.html

But... wait. Better information here:

http://hindsfoot.org/rwcvphot.html

Debora

 

Great score book
I remember years ago someone posted an early AA book on the PGB best finds thread, I seem to think it sold in the $2000 range. Since then I always look for them but have never found one.
What about a 'buy-it-now' on ebay? List it high with open to offers and see what happens.

 

Lots of cost in that no?

 

Just the FVF and the fee on shipping.

 

But at thousands that's a lot no?
Don't you pay if it doesn't sell for such listings?

 

Don't you if it's a BIN?

 

Ebay has been offering 50 free listings every month for quite some time so it won't cost to list and you only pay if it sells. 10% of the sale price is the fee you have to pay.

 

I think that may have been true years ago, but now all non-store folks get 50 free auction OR fixed price (BIN) each month. Only the "advanced listing upgrades" will incur a fee - some of which will vary with the higher starting prices ($150, I think). Here's the link to eBay listing fees.
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html

Ha ha - I see cxgirl beat me to this!

 

O yes!!! I saw that.

 

Here is one that sold for $5500.00. Not your book but to get an idea that some of the early ones sell high.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alcoholics-...147858?hash=item211d56ca12:g:e9wAAOSw-0xYYzCU

 

Not sure values comparable.

Debora

 

Yes, maybe not the best example but I was trying to show that some of AA books are worth money so maybe the price on that listing isn't out of line.

 

Valid point but there were only -- according to a quick internet search -- 4,650 copies printed of the 1939 AA book and 80,000 printed of the first edition of Twenty-Four Hours. Scarcity has to drive up the price of the former.

Debora