I just got a copy of Joe Kindig's book

[Pickwick]

"Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age"
I picked this book up this weekend and was wondering if was a scarce book. I looked it up on Amazon and seen where it was worth anywhere from 100 to 400 dollars in very good condition. :shocked2: This copy is in very good shape but I just cant imagine it being worth that much money. What do ya'll think?

 

[paulvallandigham]

The book is a well-respected reference source, and is worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

 

[john armstrong]

It is worth $84.95 new. Thanks for the tip I'll start selling them on Ebay.

 

[jgunn286]

I have a signed, numbered first printing that sells for anywhere from 5-600$ when you can find them.

 

[Zonie]

I have a signed, numbered first printing "
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Yup.
As with a lot of things, some people collect first editions and they go all crazy for Signed First Editions and start waving money around like it was going out of style.

I have a number of First Editions, many of them signed but to me they are more of a curiosity than something to spend a lot of money on.
(Like some of my original antique guns, holding these old books does make a person wonder who owned them first and what have they seen over the years.)

Anyway, the book is still in print and Shumway is selling them at a reasonable price.
They are a good source of information but, since they were written, several of the things Kindig said or assumed have been seriously questioned by later Gun Historians.