Ben Franklin, ever a reliable source of wisdom and insight on the human condition, once reckoned “the person who deserves the most pity is a lonesome one of a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read,” As someone who has derived a plentitude of pleasure from books over all my years, I would amend that thought a bit to suggest that anyone who doesn’t have a personal library holding treasured volumes ready at hand merits pity. A book is something that can bring repeated pleasure through reading and re-reading, provide comfort from merely looking at a handsome volume nestled on a shelf with worthy companions, or take its possessor on adventures with unknown friends to uncharted places. To join Robert Ruark for an outing with the Old Man is to tread paths of wonder, or to read one of Gene Hill’s little gems is to conjure up similar memories from your own life.
Hunting and fishing books can broaden one’s horizons, brighten the gloomiest of days, and bring joy unfettered by the limits of time. On a personal level my shelves hold books I acquired a half century ago, and every time I’ve turned to one of them for relaxation, renewal of the special pleasure provided by some tale, or maybe for research on something of interest to me at the moment, there’s accompanying joy similar to shaking hands with a lifelong friend. Books are magic we can hold in our hands and read with ever unfolding delight. The Sporting Classics Store offers an opportunity to be a part of the mystical journey books and their ownership provide along with providing a convenient path for expanding your holdings in existing areas of sporting interest or maybe opening a new door or to into the wonderful world of the outdoors.
Over the last few years the Sporting Classics Store has built up a wide collection of used hunting and fishing books that features renowned writers such as Theodore Roosevelt, Jack O’Connor, Gene Hill, Robert Ruark, Nash Buckingham, Tom Davis and more. With over 800 books to choose from, here’s a chance to add treasures in a variety of fields—classic reprints, sumptuous books on renowned sporting artists, choice old-time angling titles and more. Also, new titles are being added to the list on a daily basis, so check regularly for opportunities to fill gaps in your sporting library.