I Think it's 50K which was the starting bid.
JJV

Dean...8 bidders at 50K

....oh

How about a "compromise" story
 

[QUOTE=Bruce Day;15107]A little subjectivity there perhaps? Famous to be sure and loved by many, but "most beloved American sporting writer"? Others might differ, or don't their opinions matter?[- Three great stories that will always moisten my eyes- Corey Ford's "The Road To Tinkhamtown", Nash Buckingham's "Play House" and Havilah Babcock's "Two Strangers"-- Just as with our beloved side-by-sides, we all have our favorites and none of us are wrong in our choices!!:bowdown:

Destry, Your Falstaff quote is amusing but we all know that you are a better man! David

David;

That remark said,just how well do you know Destry?

Roger

The 170413 note was obviously Austin's absolute final bid. By the way, Mr. Buckingham was much better known in the sporting press of his day as a pointing dog judge than a waterfowler. Even in his published works that we devour for the waterfowling stories, the bird hunting stories are just as entertaining. If you think his duck hunting books are expensive, try to buy his "National Field Trial Champions".

Cheapest I find is $55 and the most expensive is $115 but none are in "fine" condition.
Is that the 1955 Stackpole edition Bill?

I was also there at the auction and would have liked to have seen the original cracked and re-paired Bo Whoop stock on the gun instead of the shiny new stock. It was pretty rabid bidding for a minute or two. I thought it was going to close after about 30 seconds of bidding at 85,000 but they kept uping the bid just before the hammer fell. They really pushed the bidding through very quickly. Austin, did you happen to pick up and examine the 8 bore? That was really a handfull! I would love to shoot it. Once anyway. There were some other really nice Fox's and Parkers there. My favorite of the Parkers had to be 1182 the 30 inch 20 guage. The 32 inch 20 was also a fovorite. Wish I could find a long barreled 20 I could afford! It was a great day getting to handle all those fine guns......

Dean, I don't know about the editions. I don't own any of them. A friend bought one for about five bucks in a used book store across the street from the gun store where I worked for a while. He came into the store one morning and waved it at me. It was a copy owned by a charter member of the National Capital Field Trial Club, a dog club that held trials at my gun club. In the book was a hand written note to the BOD of my club discussing "What we should do with the Ostaus paintings?". I don't know, it could have been "What should we do with the Osthaus prints?". I remember the framed Osthaus pictures in the attic of the club when I was a preteenager. Whatever, my friend reads this forum and will probably post about the book and about the "Osthaus note". When the Osthaus pictures were no longer in our attic, I never thought to ask what happened to them. They were probably trashed by the cleaning crew. Even as a twelve year old, I knew they were something to be treasured.