I am not a professional arrowhead collector by any means but I enjoy learning about them and have been fortunate once in awhile to come across one. This book is excellent for the purpose of learning about the different kinds of arrowheads, lance points, knives, hand axes etc. It includes history of points. There is a choronological gallery of color points in the front, the rest of the photos are in black & white and the book is sectioned into regions to make it easier to learn what is most likely to be found in your area. For those inclined, it also includes what to look for as a collector and the estimated value of your point/s etc. I like this book!

A new update from the 7th, 8th, and 9th Editions about Native North American Points which I have in my library. By having the most recent edition (the 10th) you can compare how items have increased in value.
A host of new material, including new points, geographic area renaming, etc.
A must for the beginning and advanced collector.

Year after year these books are published with the same poor quality binding and paper. Even more disappointing is the same pictures and descriptions are reprinted in each volume. It appears that a variant point or two are added to "justify" a new printing. Don't waste your money. It's 98 percent old and 2 percent "new".

10th edition is like the last 9 editions. But it does have an array of every type variant, albeit many, many variants that really are subjective at best. But as many collectors know. the book has ridiculous price estimates. And as a long time collector/dealer my biggest beef about many of the editions, and I can personally 100% say/witnessed that many of the points are not authentic and only make it into the book to increase their "provenance" and individual value. But that said, the book is on type variations for you and not whether the specimens are actually authentic or not. So its really a catch 22. Many people have made it a popular arrowhead book, unfortunately are the same people that think they have a dozen authentic Clovis points(a rare Paleo, high valued arrowhead) they bought at their local flea market.

Outstanding book for those (like me) who do not authenticate points but want to learn about the various types. Includes informative articles on the archaeology of certain points. Lots of beautiful color panels of points arranged by age, in addition to the B&W photos in the identification pages.

Overstreet 10th Edition is one of the best I have ever seen. With so many artifact buffs in the family, it was a perfect choice to give.

Book goes on with its next edition of way out of line pricing, and xerox quality photos. does nothing for the field of collecting, except make new collectors think they have something worth a fortune. Whereas many of the pieces photographed are questionable authentic at best!

Bob Overstreet may or may not be an expert on Indian arrowheads, but he is THE expert in collecting amd organizing photographs and accurate information about them. I have excavated, collected and lectured on Aborginal artifats for many years. The late Greg Perino was probably the last word in "arrowheads", but Mr. Overstreet's work is much more popular, less technical and much more available. Plus I know he used Greg Perinos work to gain facts. I have read or reviewed most books on the subject and like I said above, This is the book to buy no matter what your level of interest.