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R A R E DECOY
REFERENCE |
Vintage
American
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* Grebe * Teal * Mallard * Shoveler * Black * Drake * Canvasback * Ruddy *
* Grebe * Teal * Mallard * Shoveler * Black * Drake * Canvasback * Ruddy * |
VERY RARE !!
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Author/s |
Publisher/City |
Year |
Printer/City |
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Richard A. Bourne |
Bourne, Hyannis (MA - USA) |
1984 |
On-Cape, Hyannis (MA - USA) |
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Pages |
Binding |
Illustrations |
Size (l x w - cm) |
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72 |
heavy stock paper [see SCAN - above] |
497 black and white |
28.0 x 21.8 cm weight - 250 g |
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My Reference Stash |
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 536 Lots, MOST of which appear to be illustrated, of a varied vintage collection of Rare American Decoys and Bird Carvings ! Makers include -- Birch, Buchanon, Conklin, Coombs, Denny, Gibson, Glenn, Hancock, La Boeuf, Miller, Mitchell, McGaw, Nichols, Reed, Shourds, Wheeler, among MANY others! Section divisions -- Decoys by Dave W. Nichols, Chesapeake Bay and North Carolina Decoys, New Jersey Decoys, Illinois River Decoys, Canadian Decoys, Miniatures, Upper NewYork State Decoys, and MORE! WOWSERS! What an amazing selection of exceptional vintage decoys -- they will have you quacking up in sheer delight! Don't duck this opportunity -- shoot your bid in as fast as you have this item in your sights -- load it on your easy to find bidder list! You can do a lot to update your own personal computer database of decoys from the best known classical makers, and from many regions and species, with all the fabulous peepers / quackers in this super fine reference -- both in photographs and descriptive text, using easy to find relational database software that you may find on eBay! Extensive Index of Makers.
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