The Seven Points of Alcoholics Anonymous by Richmond Walker - True First Printing booklet

The Seven Points of Alcoholics Anonymous by Richmond Walker - True First Printing booklet.

This booklet is heavily marked with pen ink underlining and notes. The type of notes and amount of markings lead us to believe this may have been one of Richmond Walker’s personal copies of the booklet.

The Seven Points of Alcoholics Anonymous is the final work of Richmond Walker, author of the best-selling beloved book Twenty-Four Hours a Day. This book is the summation of Walker's knowledge on the practice and fundamentals of 12 Step recovery. Topics include an overview and history of A.A., the nature of alcoholism and recovery, the 12 Step way and fellowship, surrender, character defects, amends, living One Day at a Time, and sharing.

Richmond Walker was originally from Quincy, Massachusetts and later moved to Daytona Beach, Florida and anonymously published his works including the Twenty-Four Hours a Day book.

Richmond Walker got sober in Boston in May 1942, and later moved to Daytona Beach, Florida, where in 1948 he published Twenty-Four Hours a Day, which became the great meditation book of early A.A. from that point on.

In 1939, Walker did what Bill W. and Dr. Bob had done before him: he joined the Oxford Group in an attempt to get sober. He was able to achieve two and a half years of painful, white-knuckled sobriety by using their methods. But that was as long as he could make it, and in 1941 he started drinking again. He did however gain a deep acquaintance with Oxford Group concepts like guidance, and with the books which various Oxford Group leaders were writing and publishing.

It is probable at one time more AA members personally owned 24 Hours a Day than owned the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Probably second only to Bill W. as the most read AA author.

The booklet is in good condition with some wear. This booklet has wear to the spine of the cover which needs to be handled gently. There is white out on the front cover. This booklet is heavily marked with pen ink underlining and notes.

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