The lack of a bibliography so far has deterred those interested. Tom Goldner, of Clarkston, Michigan, is a collector who has benefited from Redburn's efforts at cataloguing these works. He has capitalized, however, on his visits to Ann Arbor, where his daughter attends the University of Michigan, to scour the bookshops which invariably spring up in most university communities. His collection of Churchill works is about 70 percent complete, but as with most Churchill collections, it can now be expanded significantly by reference to Ashley Redburn's list. Tom's effort to build a collection on a shoestring is commendable.
Few collectors have unlimited resources for book acquisition.
I share his excitement when uncovering underpriced treasures. But, it is all too easy to exhaust the resources of your hometown bookstores. Without the opportunity to travel or to establish a working relationship with certain specialized bookdealers, interest in developing a collection will diminish for lack of opportunity to collect. My own collection this year has benefited from my travels. Recently, in a shop in Ojai, California, I found an excellent copy of King and Country, published by Zodiac Books in 1940.