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Shorebird Carving Large hardcover - 1990

by Daisey, Rosalyn Leach

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West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1990. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8x1x11. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author on front free endpaper verso with inscription, "Fred, Wishing you flocks of success in all of your creative endeavors! Best regards." Light crease on rear jacket panel. Bookplate and address label on front free endpaper. 1990 Large Hardcover. 256 pp. In Shorebird Carving, Rosalyn Daisey shares her artistic insight and skill in a way that is at once instructive and beautiful. As with her previous works, Songbird Carving and Songbird Carving II, the reader will find step-by-step carving methods for creating these beautiful sculptures. Beginning with accurately detailed plans and drawings, the techniques of carving, texturing, painting, and mounting are explained with exquisite photographs and illustrations. The four projects featured are the Greater Yellowlegs, the Semi-Palmated Plover, the Dunlin, and the Sanderling in flight. The basics of carving are covered in a way that is clear and succinct, making this book invaluable to the beginner as well as the advanced carver. With the careful, clear organization of text and photos Shorebird Carving provides an unsurpassed guide to this type of carving.
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  • Title Shorebird Carving
  • Author Daisey, Rosalyn Leach
  • Binding Large Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Schiffer Publishing, West Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Date 1990
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 2327408
  • ISBN 9780887402197 / 0887402194
  • Weight 3.56 lbs (1.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.28 x 8.94 x 1.01 in (28.65 x 22.71 x 2.57 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Birds in art, Shore birds
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 89063675
  • Dewey Decimal Code 731.462

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About the author

Rosalyn Daisey has been carving wildlife for over 30 years. Her work has been displayed at many exhibits and shows. She works from a studio in Newark, Delaware.

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