If you're not really a (GA) Kirby fan, I don't think there's much point in buying the book, especially given the abundance of other material that exists in reprint form nowadays.

If you are a Kirby fan, a set of originals in around Good condition will cost you about $5K. I wish all the poo-pooers and nay-sayers would remember this in future. Slag off the more modern stuff for it's 'production' values by all means, but just let the rest of us enjoy the ability to read the reprints at around $25, even if the colours are slightly out (or whatever).