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Five Decoy Books
Five Decoy Books
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Five Decoy Books
William J. Mackey Jr. "American Bird Decoys," William J. Mackey Jr., E.P. Dutton & Dutton, NY, 1965, signed copy with 200 illustrations including 8 in full color.
"Decoys of the Mid Atlantic," Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., Schiffer Publishing, PA, 1979.
"The Art of the Decoy: American Bird Carvings," Adele Earnest, drawings by Lou Schifferl, Clarkson N. Potter, NY, 1965.
"Wild Fowl Decoys," Joel Barber, Dover Publications, 1954.
"The Bird Decoy: An American Art Form," edited by Paul A. Johnsgard, University of Nebraska Press, 1976.

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