Kicking Myself

I became interested in an out of print book.  This one was written by Col. Harold Simpson.  He was 'the' authority of Hood's Texas Brigade.  Hill Junior College even named their Confederate Research Center after him.  This book has been out of print for decades.  'Hood's Texas Brigade Lee's Grenadier Guard' is one of if not the go to book on Hood's Texas Brigade.  

I found several on the www for varying prices from 85-110$ most being paperback.  I have never bought a book for that kinda price.

I got the bright idea to look on ebay.  Found 3 or 4.  For almost the exact same pricing I found on Amazon.  There was one exception, a hardback 1970 version that was signed by the author.  59$ is what they were asking.  It was a 'BUY NOW'  type of sale that had no bidding.  I mulled it over and just couldn't pull the trigger, sixty bucks for a book was too out of my price range.

I got to thinking about it more and more and finally decided to go ahead and get it.  It had been about 3 days since I found it.  Guess what?  Yup, it sold already.  Yup, shoulda done it.  Not likely to see something like that again.

Happy Trails