COLLECTING ANTIQUE BIRD DECOYS AND DUCK CALLS: AN IDENTIFICATION AND PRICE GUIDE. By Carl F. Luckey and Russell E. Lewis.

# 2003 1st edition thus. 4to paperback (217 x 276mm). Pp496. Colour plates, b/w photographs, line illustrations.

# Based on earlier editions, titled Collecting Antique Bird Decoys and Duck Calls: An Identification and Value Guide, published in 1983 and 1992. This is a detailed guide to North American bird decoys, their makers, and the collectors' market. Chapters include: A foundation of knowledge; Traditional carvers and their schools; Factory decoys from the vintage period; Modern factory decoys; Duck calls and other game calls; Modern duck, goose and game calls; Miscellaneous hunting collectibles; A review of advertising from 1927 - 1962; The Pitt collection.