“Trapshooting, The Patriotic Sport”…Book

[Dean Romig]

Does anyone have a copy of this book?





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[6pt-Sika]

That’s a new one on me , not a title I’d ever heard of .

[Researcher]

There is one on ebay --

https://www.ebay.com/itm/18391314117...3ABFBMvJKYr7tf

[Dean Romig]

Thanks Dave - kinda pricey for the condition though.





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[Researcher]

A little search found it available on Google Books.

[Trap3]

Dean, here is my copy. Great little book on the history and records of the sport of Trapshooting... in the last couple of years the book has become very pricey... It was published by Sportsmen`s Review 1918 to 1921...


RD

[Dean Romig]

Right - I've seen it advertised for up to $500.





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[Reggie B]

There are some listed for $750 in places. Yikes!

[Bill Murphy]

I have found the book to be rather common and nowhere near as pricey as the examples given.

[Kevin McCormack]

Originally Posted by Reggie Bishop

There are some listed for $750 in places. Yikes!

Strictly a fabrication of fantasy and exploratory greed - as in Gordon Gekko's "Greed is Good" speech from the movie "Wall Street." The fantabulous asking prices for these books are thrown out there into the arena of want until the "reality bites" wall is hit - thus we are witness to "rare" book asking prices of $1K + that righteously sell on the open market for $350 - $400. Recent notorious examples are the Ithaca book by Walt Snyder (thanks, Eightbore!) and the Browning Superposed book by Ned Schwing (which I got 'free' with my $5500 purchase of a RKLT Diana Grade 20 gauge!). Watching the online freefall of prices over several weeks is like seeing the discovery of new pieces of evidence during the discovery phase of a criminal trial. Caveat emptor!