I got my version through GOG.com and it came with the cluebooks which have item lists in them. It's kind of a spoiler though...but price definitely does include a better weapon. The differences aren't huge at the lower level. Just the difference from 1-4 to 1-5 damage.
But I've been playing for a while now and I've found some nicer items...like a halberd +1 so that's normally 1-12 damage now 2-13.
As for posioning the 25 doesn't even seem so bad, depending on the town you're in it can be as expensive as 100 gold!
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