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FIVE DECOY BOOKS BY H. FLECKENSTEIN: GROUP OF FIVE DECOY BOOKS by H. Fleckenstein, Jr., consisting of "Shorebirds", "American Factory Decoys", "Decoys", "New Jersey Decoys", "Southern Decoys." All in used condition. Some minor tears and

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GROUP OF FIVE DECOY BOOKS: FIVE DECOY BOOKS consisting of "The Art of the Decoy" by A. Earnest, "Mason Decoys" a Hillcrest Publication, "Louisiana Decoys" by C. Frank, Jr., "Wild Fowl Decoys" by J. Barber, paperback, and "Decoy

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Five Decoy Books: Titles include: Decoys of Maritime Canada, Collector's Guide to Decoys, American Wildfowl Decoys, Duck Decoys and How to Rig Them and Duck Decoys and How to Make Them.

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GROUP OF FIVE DECOY BOOKS: GROUP OF FIVE DECOYS BOOKS consisting of "Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway" by G.R. Starr, Jr., "Floating Sculpture" by H. Huster and D. Knight, "Decoys of the mid-Atlantic Region" by H. Fleckenstein, Jr

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A LOT OF VINTAGE BIRD RELATED ITEMS BOOKS & DECOY: The lot includes four vintage wooden hunting decoys: one large duck decoy, a smaller duck decoy signed Dec 1999 Alex Qrechen, two bird decoys signed: H.V. Sourds and The Original Water-Color Paintings

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Rare Book Decoy Collector's Guide 1966-67 Annual: The provenance is from a collector in RI. This lot is located in Boca Raton, Fl and its shipment will be made directly by Artelisted. Shipping insurance is the responsibility of the buyer. Ask us if y

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Jack The Giant Killer Metal Book Decoy Tin Container Safe Box: 4" x 5.5"; In good condition with light scratches

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7 Decoy Books: Collection of 7 Decoy books. Including "Bird Decoys and Duck Calls" by Kyle Luckey, "Floating Sculpture" By Harrison Huster and other. Minor Wear. ESTIMATE $50-100

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Nine Books on Decoys: Nine Books on Decoys Bob and Sharon Huxford, "The Collector's Guide to Decoys," 1990. Parmalee and Loomis, "Decoys and Decoy Carvers of Illinois," 1969. Gene and Linda Kangas, "Decoys of North America

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Four Decoy Books: Four Books 1st edition "Wild Fowl Decoy" by Joel Barber, "Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway" by George Ross Starr Jr. M.D., "American Decoys" by Quintina Colio, "The Rare Decoy Collection of George Ross S

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Two Books on Decoys and One on Waterfowling: Two Books on Decoys and One on Waterfowlingto include: Ray P. Holland, Shotgunning in the Lowlands (New York: Countryman Press, 1945), drawings by Lynn Bogue Hunt; Joel Barber, Wild Fowl Decoys (Dover

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SIX DECOY BOOKS: GROUP OF SIX DECOY BOOKS consisting of "Shorebirds" by H. Fleckenstein, Jr., "Decoys of the Mississippi Flyway" by A. Haid, "The Art of the Decoy" by A. Earnest (paperback), "American Bird Decoys" by

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FOUR FACTORY DECOY BOOKS: GROUP OF FOUR FACTORY DECOY BOOKS consisting of "North American Factory Decoys" by K. Trayer, (signed). Also, "Mason Decoys" by A. Haid (signed) and R. Goldberger, "Wildfowler Decoys" by R. Cowan and

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THREE DECOY BOOKS: THREE DECOY BOOKS consisting of "L.T WARD AND BRO, WILDFOWL COUNTERFEITERS", "MASON DECOYS" , Hillcrest Publications, and "MARTHA'S VINEYARD DECOYS" by Stanley Murphy. 200-300

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GROUP OF 7 DECOY BOOKS: GROUP OF 7 DECOYS BOOKS consisting of "Floating Sculpture" by Huster and Knight, No. 137 of 150 copies, with slip case. Signed by authors, in excellent condition. Also, "Decoys of the Mid-Atlantic Reg

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GROUP OF FIVE DECOYS: GROUP OF FIVE GUNNING DECOYS. All with heavy use. Group consists of two brant, one with broken bill, a bluebill drake, canvasback drake, and a black duck head, probably Herter's. All in fair to good s

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Item Details

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Winthrop L. Carter, Raymond C. Egan, Louis W. Schifferl, George Boyd: The Shorebird Decoy, 1978, Tenant House Press, softcover
H. Harrison Huster, Doug Knight, Floating Sculpture: The Decoys of the Delaware River, 1982, Hillcrest Publications
William J. Mackey Jr., American Bird Decoys, 1987, E.P. Dutton
Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr., Decoys of the mid-Atlantic Region, 1979, Schiffer, softcover
Loy S. Harrell Jr., Decoys: North America's One Hundred Greatest, 2000, Krause

In general, the books are in good condition. Some books, as noted in the listing, are ex-lib with associated markings and faults. For additional condition information, we recommend you visit the gallery to view the works in person.