Unquestionably, this is the most comprehensive study ever written on the subject of Connecticut working decoys. The author has documented and shown examples of decoys from eighty-odd carvers throughout the state. Henry C. Chitwood begins his book with a table of carvers listing them by name, date, location, carving period, number of decoys made, and a description of the types of decoys they carved. This is followed by a detailed text covering the various geographic areas in Connecticut and the decoys produced there, along ...
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Unquestionably, this is the most comprehensive study ever written on the subject of Connecticut working decoys. The author has documented and shown examples of decoys from eighty-odd carvers throughout the state. Henry C. Chitwood begins his book with a table of carvers listing them by name, date, location, carving period, number of decoys made, and a description of the types of decoys they carved. This is followed by a detailed text covering the various geographic areas in Connecticut and the decoys produced there, along with biographical notes on the gunners as well as the carvers. Finally on factory decoys, shore birds and descriptive decoy features. The hunting as well as decoy enthusiast could not ask for a more informative source on Connecticut working decoys.
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Add this copy of Connecticut Decoys to cart. $31.49, like new condition, Sold by GreatBookPrices rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Schiffer Publishing.
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Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Add this copy of Connecticut Decoys: Carvers and Gunners to cart. $31.50, very good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Schiffer Pub.
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VG/VG (pages 87-100 have a crease/bend in bottom corner. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear. Light overall shelfwear to dust jacket. ) Yellow cloth boards with black lettering on front cover and spine, decorative end pages, yellow dust jacket with color illustrations and purple lettering, 192 pp, profusely illustrated in bw and color. "Unquestionably, this is the most comprehensive study ever written on the subject of Connecticut working decoys. The author has documented and shown exampls of decoys from eighty-odd carvers throughout the state. Henry C. Chitwood begins his book with a table of carvers listen them by name, date, location, carving period, number of deocys made, and a description of the types of decoys they carved. This is followed by a detailed text covering the various geographic areas in Connecticut and the decoys produced there, along with biographical notes on the gunners as well as the carvers. Finally Mr. Chitwood conclues his book with the discussions on factory decoys, shore birds and descriptive decoy features. The hunting as well as decoy enthusiast could not ask for a more informative sourche on Connecticut working decoys."-dust jacket.
Add this copy of Connecticut Decoys to cart. $33.74, new condition, Sold by GreatBookPrices rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Schiffer Publishing.
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New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New. 1987 Copyright Date, 192 pages, 8.5 x 11 in size, Hardcover with dustjacket in protected mylar cover (removable). Black/White and Color Photos! Book is Unused. Inside pages are in Excellent Condition with no tears and with no notations (no pencil marks, no underlining, no highlighting, etc. )
Add this copy of Connecticut Decoys, Carvers and Gunners to cart. $47.99, very good condition, Sold by Resource Books, LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from East Granby, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
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Very Good in Fine jacket. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1987. First edition, 1987. Well illustrated throughout. Orange cloth, marbled endpapers, with dustjacket. The book is near fine with a touch of light speckling to the top edge, good hinges, firm text block, clean pags, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [45.00] and is in fine condition, no chips or tears. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall.