** DECOY + BIRD CARVING REFERENCE **

American * Merganser * Curlew * Scoter * Eider * Goose * Crow

VERY RARE !!

Author/s

Richard A. Bourne

Publisher/City

Bourne, Hyannis (MA - USA)

Year

1986

Printer/City

On-Cape, Hyannis (MA - USA )

Pages

161

Binding

heavy stock paper [see SCAN - above]

Illustrations

29 in colour, 800+ black and white

Size (l x w - cm)

28.0 x 21.7 cm

N O T E S

This OUT OF PRINT catalogue lists and describes 840 lots, MOST of which appear to be illustrated, of highly collectible American Decoys and Bird Carvings !

Makers include - Adams, Burr, Conklin, Coombs, Crowell, Denny, Jobes, Lincoln, Mason Decoy Factory, Mitchell, Perdew, Shourds, Warfield, Wildfowler Decoys,Inc., among MANY others.

Catalog section divisions - Decoys from Upper New York State and Canada, Tin shorebirds, Midwestern decoys, Decoys from New Jersey and Delaware River, Sneak boats, Crows, Illinois River decoys, Carvings by A. Elmer Crowell, and a flock of others.

Extensive Index of Makers.

For well over 20 years I have been adding these extremely well illustrated, frequently monographic auction catalogues as reference sources to my personal library, and was always absolutely thrilled to find something dealing with my eclectic interests. As with many of the books in my research library, I frequently, when possible, obtained duplicate copies, as I like to have one to use and another as a back-up. They are really a UNIQUE source for hard-to-find data and for use as identification guides, usually containing information about the size, media, dates, styles, signatures, estimated values, and often data on the artist or maker. Older catalogues are usually extremely difficult to find!

Book in EXCELLENT Condition!!

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