Think and Grow Rich: The Original 1937 Unedited Edition

Think and Grow Rich: First Edition -1937

The first edition. Original cloth, Octavo. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket, which has some wear to the extremities and a missing piece from the back panel. The first printing is extremely rare.

The original 1937 manuscript was written and edited with the assistance of Annie Lou Hill. In later years, the existing document was again edited by Dr. Hill. For example, the Foundation owns a 1958 edition that Hill edited personally. This did not lessen the book’s value in Hill’s judgment. Hill made the editing remarks in his own handwriting, and the resulting 1960 edited edition has sold over 100 million copies, making it the most read self-help book of all time.

Napoleon Hill's most well-known book, Think and Grow Rich, summarises and explains his Philosophy of Success for the general public. The Napoleon Hill Foundation only currently suggests reading Think and Grow Rich: The Original 1937 Unedited Edition. This edition is a replica of Napoleon Hill's own copy of the original printing, which was made in March 1937.

Buy the original 1937 classic edition of Think and Grow Rich

Think and Grow Rich!: The Original Version, Restored and Revised still available on Amazon.com and Naphill.org

Think and Grow Rich: The Original 1937 Unedited Edition can be purchased here. It is the only link provided by Naphill.org. (The Napoleon Hill Foundation is a charitable educational organisation dedicated to making the world a better place to live.)

Only the original 1937 unedited edition of Think and Grow Rich is currently recommended by the Napoleon Hill Foundation. This edition is a reproduction of Napoleon Hill's personal copy of the first edition, published in March 1937.

So this is a trusted buying link, and you can buy from Amazon with trust.

By purchasing this edition of Think and Grow Rich (or the e-book edition), you will be supporting the nonprofit Napoleon Hill Foundation. The entire philosophy of Napoleon Hill is based on the Golden Rule. The Foundation deeply appreciates the support of those of you who only purchase Napoleon Hill authorized books. You can identify these materials by the Foundation logo and by looking inside for the Napoleon Hill Foundation copyright.

WHY THIS EDITION OF “Think and Grow Rich!” IS SPECIAL AND UNIQUE:

• Is the only fully annotated edition of Napoleon Hill's 1937 masterpiece.
• Contains 52 pages of never-before-seen endnotes representing 10 years of research on Hill and his era, the Think and Grow Rich Philosophy, and the application of the "Carnegie Secret" to achieve success and accumulate wealth.
• Restores sections of the 1937 text that were cut from the book in the 1960s in a faithful manner.
• Is only "revised" to fix errors and remove instances of language that are inappropriate or out-of-date (for today) from the first edition.
• Provides the book's first appendix as well as one of the only and most thorough indexes available in any edition.
• Includes never-before-seen images of Napolean Hill, including shots of his family final resting place.

If you search online or in a bookstore for Think and Grow Rich!, the first thing you notice is there seem to be an awful lot of different versions – most for sale, some free.

How many versions of Think and Grow Rich are there?

What's important to know is that there are three versions, or categories, of Napoleon Hill's book available. How to know which to get?

1. FIRST, there's the original text of the book, a "public domain" work that is published by numerous people in the U.S. and abroad. It is available online, in print, and in bookstores and libraries.

   This version is not covered by a copyright. The majority of these editions are merely word for word copies of the text from 1937. They therefore use old outdated words and terminology (from the 1920s and 1930s). They occasionally also use language that might be regarded as racist or sexist today but wasn't in 1937. They also frequently contain typographical and grammatical errors.

   Many of these so-called "original editions" contain a "blend" of different pieces of information. They "intermix" or swap out portions of Hill's original text for entirely new passages that neither Hill nor any of his editors ever intended to be included in his book.

   These various versions typically don't read well because they jump back and forth between Hill's original words and other content that has been essentially "cut and pasted" into his text in a confusing and distracting manner. Some publishers have marketed a book as a "celebrity" edition by adding nothing more to it than the public figure's name, picture, and a few brief remarks. When it comes to all of these books, keep in mind that you get what you pay for.

2. NEXT, there's an abridged version of the book (published by Hill in 1960) and also widely available today online and in bookstores.It is a copyrighted edition of the book, but Hill significantly cut out portions of his original that were at the time considered to "date" the book. The main drawback of this version of the book is that it is incomplete and has many of the same problems as the version mentioned above for a long time.

3. THEN THERE IS the copyrighted Mindpower Press edition ―Think and Grow Rich!: The Original Version, Restored and Revised.It puts Hill's book back in its original format. (Although some outdated passages are found in the endnotes rather than the text itself, Hill's original 1937 content is still present.) The U.S. Copyright Office has fully copyrighted this version.

   Think and Grow Rich!: The Original Version, Restored and Revised is THE ONLY FULLY ANNOTATED VERSION of Dr. Hill's masterpiece ever published (with more than 52 pages of endnotes representing 10 years of research), and has the book's first comprehensive appendix and index.

   Along with maintaining the same tone, visual style, and readability as the original 1937 Napoleon Hill manuscript, it also does away with textual errors and terminology that today's readers find offensive or meaningless. These very small and unobtrusive changes are what the word "Revised" in the book's subtitle refers to. They were created for "readability" considerations, not in any way for "political correctness" or "abridgment."

Which version of Think and Grow Rich! you choose really boils down to three choices.

When you're deciding which one to purchase, think about which is not just special, but also unique.

Why is there so many versions of the book “think and grow rich”?

It's an old and well-known book. If the original author dies and someone else receives royalties, or if publishers change hands, new versions or adaptations will be required to comply with different licencing agreements.

The first edition is the book's earliest published form, according to book collecting. When a book has been published in multiple formats, such as foreign releases or editions with significantly different content, like an illustrated or limited edition, there may be more than one first edition. The first edition of a book is typically the oldest version; later releases are referred to as "first edition thus" or "first thus." Unless a later printing is mentioned specifically, the term "first edition" in collecting refers to the first printing.

Identifying first editions is frequently trickier than it first appears, and a book is not necessarily a first edition just because the publisher uses the term. The implication between various points of issue is essential to identification, which further complicates matters. Check out the article in book collecting guide for more details on how to recognise first editions, and this resource has additional details on how to recognise first editions from particular publishers.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions And Their Answers

1.What is a First Edition?

In the simplest terms, a first edition is the first commercially distributed version of a book. For the purposes of modern collectible books, first edition is shorthand for the first printing of the first edition of a work.

The one thing that unites all book collectors is that they have, for one reason or another, developed an emotional bond with a particular book or body of literature. Reading those books is no longer sufficient for the collector. They want to own the artworks they so adore.

In Stephen King's Misery (Misery is an American psychological horror thriller novel written by Stephen King), Kathy Bates expertly captured the worst-case scenario extreme of this psychology, which was satisfied only by possessing the author himself. The motivation for collecting first editions is the same as Ms. Bates' version of the collector, despite being considerably less sinister. Because they are the closest a reader can get to the original work, first editions are highly valued.

2.When a First Edition book Isn’t Really First

Of course, Of course, the first edition is not the earliest form of the book. A book has gone through several pre-publication versions before it is printed, bound, and shipped to book stores in its final form. The author's original manuscript is the book's earliest form. Sheets of paper neatly stacked beside the typewriter or journals displaying the writer's original works, edits, and marginalia can be the single most valuable version of an important work at times, but the value and marketability of that version of the text is a little problematic. Sheets of paper have the disadvantage of not being visually appealing.

When a collector spends thousands of dollars on a one-of-a-kind item, they usually want to display it. As a result, booksellers will frequently commission a binder to create a custom clamshell box to house the manuscript, thereby combining the importance of the item with something that visually conveys its value. The value and significance of the manuscript usually influence the box's elaborateness and artistry.

A book often goes through a series of early printings after the manuscript and before publication for the purposes of editing and determining the final layout. Some of these early printings may be bound, usually in a utilitarian paper wrap, for promotional distribution to bookstores and book reviewers. These galleys and advanced review copies, which frequently bear bold admonitions on the cover that they are not intended for resale, may find their way into the used and rare book markets. They are typically earlier versions of the text than the first edition, but they share the same difficulty of lack of physical attractiveness as the manuscript, but lack the benefit of being the book's only true unique form.

As a result, their collectible value is frequently uncertain. A completist is likely to be interested, but a more casual collector may never have a need for that edition.

Why are first editions special?

First editions dominate our most expensive sales lists because collectors want to own a piece of literature when it first appeared in print. This is a significant literary turning point for some works, like the publication of On the Origin of Species or the release of Ulysses(Novel). A piece of literary history is what collectors seek to own.

How can I find first editions?

AbeBooks makes it easy to find first edition books. You can use our Advanced Search or the search box on this page. However, you can limit your search results to only first editions by using the first edition refinement in our search results for any query.

Knowing the desired book's publication year and publisher is helpful. You can, however, alter the sort of order in which your search results appear on AbeBooks, and if you choose "highest price," you will quickly see the most expensive and collectible books, which typically include the most sought-after first editions.