Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous (1990) by Alcoholics Anonymous
BPCC Hazell Books • Condition: Good(ish) • ISBN: proudly none

Looking for a life-changing spiritual classic that also looks like it might contain your council tax bill? Step right up.

This 1990 BPCC Hazell Books printing of Alcoholics Anonymous arrives courtesy of Crappy Old Books, purveyors of literature that’s seen things, survived things, and probably sat on a damp bedside table next to a half-drunk cup of tea. Condition is officially listed as Good, which in our world means:

• All pages present and correct

• Binding intact and not held together solely by hope

• Modest signs of previous enlightenment (or at least previous reading)

No flashy ISBN here. This is old-school recovery – from a time when books didn’t need barcodes to be taken seriously.

The Pub-Friendly Edition

You’ll be delighted (and perhaps mildly relieved) to know this copy comes complete with an anonymous wrapping paper dust jacket, specially chosen for:

• Discreet reading down the pub

• Avoiding awkward “Oh… you reading that then?” conversations

• Maintaining the air of someone quietly perusing a boring manual, not a book that might actually change their life

From the outside it could be anything: a battered airport thriller, a gardening guide, or the world’s dullest local history booklet. Inside, it’s the full-fat Big Book itself – no pages missing, no inspirational bits edited out.

Vintage Wisdom, Lived-In Charm

This isn’t a shiny modern reprint with marketing blurbs and smug fonts. This is a proper 1990 copy, with that slightly yellowed paper that whispers,

“I’ve been around longer than some of the people in your WhatsApp group.”

It may show:

• Light edge wear from being opened, closed, and re-opened at the good bits

• Possible faint spine creases indicating Actual Use™

• The subtle aura of a book that has quietly minded its own business on a shelf for a couple of decades

No highlighting, no motivational stickers, no Instagram quotes in the margins. Just the text, as intended, waiting to be read somewhere between the fruit machine and the door to the smoking area.

For the Courageous, the Curious, and the Quietly Fed Up

Whether you’re:

• Already familiar with AA

• Browsing out of curiosity

• Buying “for a friend” (of course you are)

• Or simply assembling a serious-looking shelf to offset your graphic novels

…this copy does the job without fanfare. The content is serious, the tone inside is sincere, and the message has helped millions. Our packaging, however, is cheerfully low-rent and deliberately discreet – because not everything needs to be a public statement.

In Short

• Title: Alcoholics Anonymous

• Publisher: BPCC Hazell Books (1990)

• ISBN: None. It’s too cool (and too old) for that.

• Condition: Good – used but not abused

• Bonus Feature: Anonymous wrapping paper dust jacket, ideal for covert self-improvement during your next quiet pint

Crappy Old Books: bringing you serious content in gloriously unserious packaging.

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