Michael,
When I was 15 years old in 1960, I started buying books through the Outdoor Life Book Club. That got me into Jack O'Connor and now I have almost, save 2 or 3, all his books.
In 1964, I bought a copy of the then new 5th edition of the Records Of North American Big Game by the Boone & Crockett Club. I have since acquired most all of the B&C publications and became a Lifetime Asso. Member of the Club.
Then as time passed I was introduced into books by the Winchester Press and I collected all that l came across.
That got me into the Amwell Press, the National Sporting Fraternity Ltd., and I have most all the those books.
Because of my early interest in guns, especially Winchesters, I started getting as many reference books on makes and models as I could.
I have collected firearms catalogs from most all of the major companys since the early '60.
Point is, I love the books as much as the guns that I have collected, and without them I wouldn't have learned much about the guns that I have collected.
So, sign me up as being hooked too!
Have a great 4th of July.
