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Five Decoy Books
Five Decoy Books
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Five Decoy Books

"Wild Fowl Decoys" by Joel Barber
"Bishop's Birds" Etchings of Water-Fowl and Upland Game Birds by Richard E. Bishop
"Prairie Wings" by Edgar M. Queeny
"Duck Shooting" Edited by Eugene V. Connett
"Bishop's Wildfowl" a collection of etching and oil painting reproductions, Explanatory text and stories by Earl Prestrud and Russ Williams

Provenance: The William K. du Pont Collection
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