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R A R E DECOY
REFERENCE |
Vintage
American
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Black * Mallard * Pintail * Teal * Woodcock * Merganser * Pheasant * Curlew
Black * Mallard * Pintail * Teal * Woodcock * Merganser * Pheasant * Curlew |
VERY RARE !!
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Author/s |
Richard A. Bourne |
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Publisher/City |
Bourne, Monterey (CA - USA) |
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Year |
1987 |
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Printer/City |
On-Cape, Hyannis (MA - USA ) |
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Pages |
55 |
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Binding |
heavy stock paper [see SCAN - above] |
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Illustrations |
11 in colour, 323 black and white |
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Size (l x w - cm) |
28.1 x 21.8 cm weight - 205 g |
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My Reference Stash |
Although I have never been to these auctions, I have added their amply illustrated, frequently monographic Although I have never been to these auctions, when I was lucky enough to find their amply illustrated, frequently monographic catalogues, I added them, for well over 20 years, to my personal research library, and was always absolutely thrilled to discover something dealing with my many eclectic interests. They are really UNIQUE identification guides with hard-to-find data, usually containing info about the size, media, dates, styles, signatures, estimated values, and often significant details on the artist or maker. These catalogues are extremely difficult to find because long time knowledgeable collectors around the world had already acquired them through very expensive subscription when they first appeared! They are absolutely indispensable references, whether you happen to be an appraiser, an investor, a collector, a student working on a term paper or thesis, a teacher who wants more diversity in presenting concepts with concrete examples -- maybe you want to try to identify what Grandma has stashed in the attic, or that lovely item you discovered at a yard sale or local country auction -- perhaps you have a shop, might call yourself an expert, researching the different styles of certain things/makers -- hey, even just for a world-traveled packrat like I was in my prime, they always offer exciting new vistas of beauty, creativity and information that I could find nowhere else. |
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About This Book |
This LONG OUT OF PRINT catalogue lists and describes 300 Lots, ALL of which appear to be illustrated, of rare vintage collectible American Waterfowl and Shorebird Decoys ! Makers include -- Anger, Bruffee, Crowell, Dobbins, Fizer, Hamilton, Herter's Inc., Holloway, Mason Factory Decoys, Roeders, Shourds, Warfield, Wildflower Decoys Inc., among MANY others! Section divisions -- Factory Decoys, New Jersey Decoys, West Coast Decoys, Shorebirds, Upper New York State + Canadian Decoys, Canada Geese, and MORE! WOWSERS! You will be quacking up at yet another of these well-illustrated vintage decoy reference sources to help you complete your research library! Using the appropriate ducky software, can you imagine the fabulous, easy navigable personal computer database you could make for your own use, or even to [gasp!] sell online? You could find any maker, bird species or regional preference at the click of the mouse for any search word/s you included in your options. Decoys have become one of the hottest collectibles in the last few years, and one doesn't find some of the older ones by the traditional classical artisans as frequently as they were available even 10 years ago, although they may still be found at yard sales and local estate / country auctions, or even backwoodsy flea markets -- try your luck and do the rounds one of these days!
Extensive Index of Makers.
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