frontis, xix, [3], 1-156 pp. Book: Foxing on fore edge, endpapers, and first few leaves. Dustjacket: chips and nicks with some minor loss at corners and head and heel of spine. In blue buckram with gilt printing over black background and a design on the spine. Spine states: Garden City Publishing Company. Windward House blind stamp on bottom of rear cover. Windward House on title page, copyright 1934 date on copyright page. Printed in U.S.A. Press of Braunworth & Co. Inc. Book Manufacturers, Brooklyn New York at bottom of page. NAP shown, no other dates shown. Dustjacket: Windward Hou... View More...
frontis, xix, [3], 1-156 pp. Book: Some fading of spine, a small dampstain on external cloth at bottom of rear hinge area. In red linen with gilt printing over black background and a design on the spine. Spine states: Windward House. Windward House on title page, copyright 1934 date on copyright page. Printed in U.S.A. Press of Braunworth & Co. Inc. Book Manufacturers, Brooklyn New York at bottom of page. View More...
12 leaves, the first & last being blank. 18 unnumbered pp., [limitation notice], [colophon] Book: This being copy number 404 of 950 copies. Laid in: a folded leaf advertising "Gramp" View More...
[8], 31 pp. [No date, post 1971] Interspersed with 58 unnumbered pages of B&W and color pictures and illustrations. Pictures are numbered 1-72 for B&W and 1-16 for the color. L. T. WARD & BRO. Wildfowl Counterfeiters CRISFIELD, MARYLAND Book: In original lime green imitation leather Skivertex covered boards with gilt lettering & decorations. Printed on glossy paper. Dustjacket: nick on one corner and at head. Two rips 3/4" View More...
[8], 31 pp. [No date, post 1971] Interspersed with 58 unnumbered pages of B&W and color pictures and illustrations. Pictures are numbered 1-72 for B&W and 1-16 for the color. L. T. WARD & BRO. Wildfowl Counterfeiters CRISFIELD, MARYLAND Book: In original lime green imitation leather Skivertex covered boards with gilt lettering & decorations. Printed on glossy paper. Previous owner's gift inscription at top of FFEP. Dustjacket: Nicks rips and chips on all corners and at head and heel of spine, all edges rubbed a rip and a tear here and there.Soiling View More...
[8], 31 pp. [No date, post 1971] Interspersed with 58 unnumbered pages of B&W and color pictures and illustrations. Pictures are numbered 1-72 for B&W and 1-16 for the color. In turquoise colored cloth, with gilt lettering & decorations. Printed on matt paper, resulting in a slightly thicker book that weighs a bit less. Book: Covers soiled. Some endpapers have faint blue pencil lines. View More...
[frontis], viii, 116 pp.Interspersed with 17 leaves of plates, the B&W being 2 sided, and the color ones single sided. In original burnt orange cloth Book; Previous owner's blank bookplate on front pastedown, Three letter name stamped on textblock edges and top of blank leaf. Dust Jacket: Flogged. Nicks rips and chips on all corners and minor loss at head and heel of spine, all edges rubbed a rip and a tear here and there, splits on all flaps and some soiling. View More...
335 pp. [1] By the early 19th century, the Susquehanna Flats was world-renowned as one of the greatest waterfowling regions in North America. It was a duck hunters paradise, and there were likely more decoys produced in its vicinity than anywhere else in the world. There have been a number of books that have provided identification of most of the decoys and documented the historical facts of this region, and there have been numerous articles in various magazines that have increased the knowledge of the decoy makers who produced them, but there has never before been a concerted effort to showca... View More...
176 pp. First update in 12 years! The Most Complete Review of the Mason Decoy Company, who operated from 1896-1924 and is considered by experts to have been the maker of the finest factory decoy. Profusely illustrated with examples of every species and grade of decoy, including special-orders, that Mason ever produced, over 400 in all. Includes a brief history of the company, a guide to identifying the various grades they produced, a chapter on comparisons with other factory decoys of the era and illustrated examples of the many catalogs and advertisements they produced to market their product... View More...
256 pp. Book: Dust Jacket: Nicks and chips on most corners and at head and heel of spine, Rear flap edge rubbed, minor soiling American Bird Decoys: The Authoritative Story of Our Classic Bird Decoys and Their Colorful Makers. With a chapter on American Decoys as Folk Art by Quintina Colio. View More...
