Billionaire Jim Irsay (Jim Irsay) bought at auction a rare copy of the book on the principles of getting rid of alcohol dependence. The cost of the 161-page edition was 2.4 million dollars.
This book is one of the first printed manuals of the movement "Alcoholics Anonymous". Irsei, who visited the organization's meetings for many years, plans to set up an acquisition at the headquarters of the society in New York.
On the website of the auction house Profiles in History it is reported that a draft of the so-called "Big Book" was put up for auction, where the "12 steps" program is described, which is held by the participants of the "Alcoholics Anonymous" meetings. The manuscript dates back to 1939, its pages are replete with annotations and corrections, which the authors contributed to the original text.
Irsei is the owner of the team for American football Indianapolis Colts. The billionaire is not the first time showing interest in collectible artifacts. A few years ago, he bought an auction drum kit belonging to the drummer of The Beatles Ringo Starr. The cost of the musical instrument was more than two million dollars.