The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys

Here is a huge, oversize, fully illustrated look at an American folk-art treasure, complete with hundreds of lavish full-color photographs.

A wildfowl decoy is a workingman?s tool, a functional object that hunters use to lure game within range. A wildfowl decoy is also a work of art, a painted sculpture, a portrait of a bird, and an expression of an artist?s skill and imagination.

THE GREAT BOOK OF WILDFOWL DECOYS presents decoys in the most sensible And comprehensive way: by region, with each discussed by a recognized expert on that geographic area. Thus, the entire range of decoys is covered, from Canada down the Atlantic Coast, inland along streams and rivers to Louisiana, up the Mississippi to the Great Lakes, and across to California and Oregon.

Also included are chapters on European decoys, how they were made, and how to go about collecting them. In addition there?s a list of public collections of decoys, a detailed bibliography, a record of top auction prices, maps of waterfowl flyways, and a thorough index. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-07-2009; The Great Book of Waterfowl Decoys; This book is a great resource for providing information on the history and art of making decoys. The book breaks down by geographic area within the US some of the most renown carvers and styles of the past. Though this book does give...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-21-1999; Wish we could find more copies; This book spends more time on loan to antique dealers and decoy collectors then it does in my library. It is an excellent reference work for collector and waterfowler alike. Everyone who sees it and collects, deals or dreams wants a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-07-2009; The Great Book of Waterfowl Decoys; This book is a great resource for providing information on the history and art of making decoys. The book breaks down by geographic area within the US some of the most renown carvers and styles of the past. Though this book does give...; read full review | report as inappropriate