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R A R E

DECOY

REFERENCE

Vintage

American

Merganser * Black * Canada Goose * Bluebill * Pintale * Widgeon * Canvasback * Brant * Snipe

VERY RARE !!

Author/s

Richard A. Bourne

Publisher/City

Bourne, Hyannis (MA - USA)

Year

1983

Printer/City

On-Cape, Hyannis (MA - USA)

Pages

un-paginated (154)

Binding

heavy stock paper [see SCAN - above]

Illustrations

11 in colour, 859 black and white

Size

(l x w - cm)

28.1 x 21.7 cm

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.

About

This

Book

This LONG OUT OF PRINT catalogue lists and describes 947 Lots, MOST of which appear to be illustrated, of rare, highly collectible American Decoys and Bird Carvings !

Makers include -- Anger, Birch, Conklin, Crowell, Dodge, Gibbons, Hudson, Jester, Keefer, Mason's Decoy Factory, Mitchell, Perdew, Schmidt, Shourds, Ward Brothers, Wheeler, among MANY others!

Section divisions -- Brant decoys, Illinois decoys, New England decoys, Virginia and North Carolina decoys, California decoys, Shorebird decoys from the Collection of Roy Bull, New Jersey decoys, Connecticut decoys, Long Island and cork-bodied decoys, and LOTS more!

WOWSERS! This absolutely spectacularly illustrated references will really have you quacking up with sheer delight! And you will be able to update your personal computer database of these kewl vintage handicrafted quackers.

References, extensive Index of Makers.

Book in EXCELLENT Condition!!

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Author/s	Richard A. Bourne
Publisher/City	Bourne, Hyannis (MA - USA)
Year	1983
Printer/City	On-Cape, Hyannis (MA - USA)
Pages	un-paginated (154)
Binding	heavy stock paper [see SCAN - above]
Illustrations	11 in colour, 859 black and white
Size (l x w - cm)	28.1 x 21.7 cm
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.
About This Book	This LONG OUT OF PRINT catalogue lists and describes 947 Lots, MOST of which appear to be illustrated, of rare, highly collectible American Decoys and Bird Carvings ! Makers include -- Anger, Birch, Conklin, Crowell, Dodge, Gibbons, Hudson, Jester, Keefer, Mason's Decoy Factory, Mitchell, Perdew, Schmidt, Shourds, Ward Brothers, Wheeler, among MANY others! Section divisions -- Brant decoys, Illinois decoys, New England decoys, Virginia and North Carolina decoys, California decoys, Shorebird decoys from the Collection of Roy Bull, New Jersey decoys, Connecticut decoys, Long Island and cork-bodied decoys, and LOTS more! WOWSERS! This absolutely spectacularly illustrated references will really have you quacking up with sheer delight! And you will be able to update your personal computer database of these kewl vintage handicrafted quackers. References, extensive Index of Makers. Book in EXCELLENT Condition!!