Decoys & Waterfowling

AMERICAN BIRD DECOYSby William J. Mackey, Jr. E.P. Dutton, 1965. Stated 1st edition. Blue and black cloth hardcover. D.J. Over 200 illustrations. Format: 8” x 10 ¾”. 256 pp. Condition: Bookplate, otherwise excellent. D.J. very minor shelf wear.

$30.00
AMERICAN BIRD DECOYSby William J. Mackey, Jr. 1965. First edition. E.P. Dutton and Co. Hardcover, D.J. Format: 10 ¼” x 7 ½”. 256 pp. Condition: D.J. minor signs of use. Bookplate. Otherwise very good.

$40.00
ANATOMY OF A WATERFOWL FOR CARVERS
AND PAINTERS
by Charles W. Frank, Jr. 1982. Hardcover. First edition. D.J. Format: 9 ¼” x 12” oblong. 128 pp. plus fold-out of two paintings with details on anatomy. Condition: As new.

$45.00
THE ART OF BIRD CARVINGby Wendell Gilley. 1972. First printing. Hardcover, D.J. Format: 9 ¾” x 7 ½”. 150 pp. Condition: Bookplate. D.J. minor shelf wear, otherwise fine.

$25.00
ART OF THE DECOYby Adele Earnest. Bramball House, 1965. Blue cloth hardcover, D.J. 192 photos, drawings by Lou Schifferl. Eight pages of color photos. Format: 8 ¾” x 11”. 208 pp. Condition: Very good – fine.

$15.00
THE ART OF THE DECOY
- AMERICAN BIRD CARVINGS
by Adele Earnest. 1965. Bramhall House reprint. Hardcover. D.J. small tear repaired. Format: 11” x 8 ½”. 208 pp. Bookplate. Condition: Very good.

$40.00
CARVING DUCK DECOYS, WITH FULL-SIZE
TEMPLATES FOR HOLLOW CONSTRUCTION
by Harry V. Shourds and Anthony Hillman. 1981. Softcover. Format: 12 1/8” x 9 1/8”. Unpaginated. Contains 16 double-page patterns of full size decoys. Condition: Very good.

$25.00
DECOY COLLECTOR'S GUIDE - 1968 ANNUALby Hal Sorenson. Softcover, spiral-bound. Format: 8 ½” x 5 ½ ‘. Signed by Sorenson in red ink on title page. Condition: As new.

$80.00
DECOY COLLECTOR'S GUIDE - VOL 6, 1977by Hal Sorenson. Softcover, spiral-bound. Format: 8 ½” x 5 ½”. Signed by Sorenson in red ink on title page. Condition: As new.

$80.00
DECOYS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGIONby Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. D.J. Format: 10” x 6 ¾”. 272 pp. Condition: D.J. spine slightly faded, otherwise as new.

$30.00
DECOYS OF THE THOUSAND ISLANDSby Jim Stewart and Larry Lunman. 1992. First edition. Hardcover. D.J. Inscribed and signed by Stewart. Format: 11 ½” x 10”. 240 pp. Condition: Like new.

$275.00
DECOYS SIMPLIFIEDby Paul W. Casson. 1972. First edition. Hardcover. D.J. Format: 11” x 8 ½”. 117 pp. including 20 pages of patterns. Condition: Very good +.

$25.00
DECOYS - Sixty Living and Outstanding North
American Carvers
by Loy S. Harrell, Jr. Fox Chapel Pub., 2007. Many full-page color photos. Black cloth hardcover, gilt title, D.J. Format: 9 ¼” x 11 ¾” oblong. Unpaginated. Condition: As new.

$15.00
DECOYS: A NORTH AMERICAN SURVEYby Gene and Linda Kangas. 1983. First edition. Hardcover. D.J. Format: 11” x 8 ½”. 332 pp. Condition: As new.

$65.00
FACTORY DECOYS OF MASON, STEVENS, DODGE,
AND PETERSON
by John and Shirley Delph. 1980. First edition. Hardcover, D.J. Format: 11” x 8 ½”. 168 pp. Condition: Fine +.

$50.00
GAME BIRD CARVINGby Bruce Burk. 1972. First edition. Hardcover. D.J. Inscribed and signed by author. Bookplate. Format: 11” x 8 ½”. 242 pp. Condition: Fine.

$20.00
THE GREAT BOOK OF WILDFOWL DECOYSedit. by Joe Engers. Thunder Bay, 1990. Great book on decoy collecting. Blue cloth hardcover, silver letters, D.J. Inscription. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. A must for decoy collectors. Format: 14 ½” x 10 ¾”. 320 pp. Condition: Except for inscription, as new.

$75.00
GUNNING THE CHESAPEAKE - DUCK AND
GOOSE SHOOTING ON THE EASTERN SHORE
by Roy E. Walsh. 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Format: 11” x 8 ¼”. 118 pp. Condition: Book, fine. D.J. small tear, repaired. Bookplate.

$80.00
MARTHA'S VINEYARD DECOYSby Stanley Murphy. 1978. First edition. Hardcover. D.J. Format: 9 ½” x 10 ¼” oblong. 165 pp. Condition: Slight fading on spine of D.J. Also ¼” rubbed spot on D.J. Otherwise copy is as new. SCARCE.

$200.00
MARTHA'S VINEYARD DECOYS--LIMITED EDITIONby Stanley Murphy. 1978. Limited edition of 55 copies. This is COPY #1! Quarter blue leather and blue linen boards, gilt stamped. Book format is 9 ½” x 10 ¼” oblong. 165 pp. Slipcase is blue linen. Condition: Slipcase shows minor sunning. Book is 100% as new. RARE.

$800.00
MASON DECOYSby Byron Cheever. Hillcrest Publications, 1974. Stated 1st printing July, 1974. Signed by author. Yellow cloth hardback, D.J. Format: 8 ¾” x 11 ¼”. 166 pp. Condition: Very fine.

$90.00
MASON DECOYSby Byron Cheever. 1974. First edition limited #207/350. Padded quarter leather and cloth. Signed by both Byron and Maureen Cheever. Format: 11” x 8 ½”. 166 pp. Scarce. Condition: ½” tear in D.J. repaired, otherwise excellent.

$175.00
NEW ENGLAND DECOYSby Shirley and John Delph. First edition. Hardcover. D.J. Format: 11” x 8 ½”. 159 pp. Condition: Near new.

$50.00
PIONEER DECOY CARVERS, A BIOGRAPHY OF
LEMUEL & STEPHEN WARD
by Barry, Velma, Richard Berkey. Tidewater Publishers, 1977. Inscribed and signed by all three authors. 1st edition. Green hardcover, gilt stamped. Many photos. Format: 8 ¾” x 11 ¼”. 161 pp. Condition: Very fine. D.J. extremely minor shelfwear.

$50.00
R. MADISON MITCHELL - HIS LIFE AND DECOYSby Charles Lee Robbins. Charles L. Robbins, 2nd printing 1988. Signed by both Mitchell and Robbins and dated 3-26-88. Maroon cloth hardcover with gilt title and decoration. D.J. Format: 6 ¼” x 9”. 156 pp. Condition: Embossed initials of owner on first endpaper, minor shelfwear on bottom edge, otherwise, excellent.

$85.00
SHORE BIRD DECOYSby Henry J. Fleckenstein, Jr. 1980. First edition. Hardcover, D.J. Format: 11” x 8 ½”. 144 pp. Condition: As new.

$55.00
THE STORY OF LEM WARDby Glen Lawson and Ida Ward Linton. 1984. First edition. Hardcover. D.J. Format: 11” x 8 ½”. 128 pp. Marbled endpapers. Condition: As new.

$45.00
WATERFOWL CARVING - BLUE RIBBON TECHNIQUESby William Veasey. 1982. First edition. Hardcover. D.J. Format: 11” x 8 ½”. 272 pp. Condition: ¾” tear in D.J. repaired. Otherwise excellent.

$20.00
WILDLIFE IN WOOD - A DUCK CARVING HANDBOOKby Richard LeMaster. 1978. First edition. Hardcover. D.J. Format: 9” x 12” oblong. 247 pp. Loaded with color and black and white plates and step-by-step photos and instructions for carving both puddle and diving ducks. Inscribed and signed by Dick LeMaster.” Condition: Very good.

$40.00
WILDLIFE IN WOOD - A DUCK CARVER'S HANDBOOK
--DELUXE EDITION
by Richard LeMaster. 1978. Limited deluxe edition #56/299. Signed by author. Leather covers, gold stamping. Format: 9” x 12” oblong. 244 pp. SCARCE. Condition: As new.

$70.00












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