Hard-to-find decoy reference books from RJG Antiques


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	"Decoy Collector's Guide" Book-1977 Edition Hal Sorenson, Editor Early spiral bound decoy reference book in 136 pages illustrated in color and black & white. Much original information not covered elsewhere. Excellent original condition with very little use. This was the last volume published.
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$40 ITEM #16759
	"Birds in Wood and Paint-American Miniature Bird Carvings and Their Carvers" Book Joseph H. Ellis, Recently Published, Hardbound, 204 Pages This new book provides the first comprehensive look at American miniature bird carvings and the artists who made them. Extensively photographed with 281 illustrations. Covers Crowell (4 chapters!), Lincoln, King, Boyd, Burr, and others.
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$60 ITEM #16733
	Leather Bound Limited Edition of "Mason Decoys" Book Original Edition, Published in 1993. Signed by the authors and numbered. This is #7 of 200 copies of a leather bound limited edition of the original "Mason Decoys" book. It uniquely comes in a slip case with special end sheets, gold page edges, a bookmark, and includes a numbered reproduction of Mason's best catalog.
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$195 ITEM #16628
	"The Great American Shooting Prints" Book Selections and Text by Robert Elman, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1972 Hardbound first edition coffee table book with 72 full-color plates of famous American hunting scenes. Condition is excellent.
	Large format: 16" wide x 12 1/2" high. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$250 ITEM #16627
	Complete Set of Bourne Mackey Sale Auction Catalogs Richard A. Bourne Co., Hyannis, MA, 1973-74 Covering the 8 seesion landmark sale of the William J. Mackey, Jr. decoy collection which put decoy collecting into the forefront of American folk art. Condition is excellent with a some price notations in pencil. Price lists included.
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$225 ITEM #16624
	"Perdew-An Illinois River Tradition" By Ann Tandy Lacy First Edition, Published in 1993 A hard-to-find out-of-print hardbound volume in 273 pages. Fully illustrated in color. Thoroughly covers the life and work of Charles and Edna Perdew.
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$125 ITEM #16596
	"The Knopf Collector's Guides to American Antiques-Folk Art" Book Robert Bishop and Judith Reiter Weissman, Published in 1986. Softbound 1st edition in 480 pages fully illustrated. Condition is excellent. Color photos and full descriptions of 377 representative pieces as well as a price guide and collecting tips.
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$35 ITEM #16527
	"American Folk Art in Wood, Metal and Stone" Book Jean Lipman, 2nd Edition Published in 1972 This softbound edition is in 193 pages fully illustrated in black & white. It covers many aspects of American folk art, including figureheads, weathervanes, cigar store figures, decoys, toys, etc. Condition is excellent.
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$25 ITEM #16525
	"The Pine Furniture of Early New England" Book Russell Hawes Kettell, 2nd Edition, Dated 1956 This hardbound volume in nearly 300 fully illustrated black & white pages is considered a landmark study. Rarely found with its original dust jacket. Condition is excellent. An important book for a collector's library.
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$85 ITEM #16520
	"Gunners Paradise-Wildfowling and Decoys on Long Island" Book E. Jane Townsend, Published in 1979 A barely used 1st edition copy covering the superb collection of the Museums at Stony Brook (Long Island, NY). Softbound in 152 pages illustrated in black and white. Details material on Long Island decoys not covered elsewhere.
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$60 ITEM #16518
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