Rare Book Collector, Healdsburg Book Shop Owner, Faces Losing Lifetime Collection

Rare Book Collector, Healdsburg Book Shop Owner, Faces Losing Lifetime Collection

A bookstore eviction puts a lifetime collection on the market including titles collected in Healdsburg.

A Rare Working Manuscript of the ‘Big Book’ of Alcoholics Anonymous Tagged Up To $2 M. Heads to Auction at Christie’s from Jim Irsay Estate

A rare working copy of Alcoholics Anonymous, the basic text of the 12-step program, also known as “the Big Book,” is coming to auction at Christies New York on July 1 at its Rockefeller Center salesroom. It comes from the collection of the late billionaire Jim Irsay. Bearing extensive handwritten notations and edits by the authors, it is estimated to sell for between $1 and $2 million. The proceeds will go to philanthropic causes that were impor…