[tabs]

I generally keep the books that I spend the buxs on because they are Spoon specific. One book can either make me money or save me money, and many of them become sought after, after they go out of print.

Several years back a friend of mine edited and published a 5 volume set entitled "The NY Firearms Trade." which was the a 20 year comprehensive project on the gun makers in the state of NY in the 18Th and 19Th centuries. Three thousand sets were printed at $495 a set, about 400 sets were initially sold mostly to antique gun dealers and auction houses. After that sales slowed to a trickle, the Party that paid for the printing and my friends time got tired of storing them so he had the rest shredded. I was told that there were about 40 sets that were outstanding. My opinion is what a waste, a donation to every Public Library in the State of NY could have been made. Eventually this set is going to become very desirable to have...

Also several years back a book on Elsie Smiths SXS's was published, the man who wrote the book passed away ( I met him 2 months before he passed) and his son took over the marketing of the book. I asked him if it was ever going to be reprinted and the answer was no. About 200 were a deluxe leather bound edition priced at $200 a pop. Latley I have seen ads priced at $495 for that edition. It is the information inside the covers that makes it so valuable.

There are quite a few books out there on Spoons that command dinero. Clawsons, "US Govt Model 1911"s is about $800, The 2 volume "Parker Story" is at $495, the Jan Sill 5 books on Axis and Luger Pistols is running in the neighborhood of $1500. All outa print..and the list goes on.