huntsonora,
FYI, I believe there are three editions of "The Rifleman's Rifle". The first edition is hardback, published by Alliance Books, Inc., Northridge, California, 1982. The second edition is also hardback, I believe by the same publisher, but the year is 1996. The third edition is paperback, published by Authorhouse, 2009. The third is still available for less than $100, but the first two are "collectible", and bring much more money. In general, the earlier the edition the higher the price, but I don't know the current market difference between the first two editions. I have found that the earlier the edition, the better the photographs, with the third edition photos being much less clear than the photos in the first two.
Note, the above is not considering some fancy bound and autographed special first editions.
From your picture of the book, I believe you have a first edition, but I wouldn't swear to it. It is of course easy to determine by looking at the title page.
Hope this information is useful to you.
Regards,
Gun Doc
Last edited by GunDoc7; 07/29/17.
