The Art of the Decoy; American Bird Carvings. Drawings: Lou Schifferl
by Earnest, Adele
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- Hardcover
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Cranston, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
New York, Bramhall House / C. N. Potter [c1965]. Hard Cover. 208 p. illus. (192 b/w photos, 8 p. col., 40 line drawings) maps. ports. 28 cm. "The carved bird decoy is the only truly American folk art - for the decoy as an aid to hunting was devised by the American Indians and has grown as a useful art since the days of the colonists. Decoy-carving was developed and refined to such a degree that now early and well-carved birds are prized by collectors." Bibliography: p. [199]. Stock# 43,920. Vg / dj vg.
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- Bookseller
- The Owl at the Bridge (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43920
- Title
- The Art of the Decoy; American Bird Carvings. Drawings: Lou Schifferl
- Author
- Earnest, Adele
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, Bramhall House / C. N. Potter [c1965]
- Keywords
- Decoys
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques and Collectibles: Collectibles;
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