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Duck Decoys and How to Rig Them offers sage and practical advice on the art of decoying ducks and geese. Its rigging diagrams are simple, easy to follow, and ultimately invaluable to the sportsman - and there are special chapters on how to build blinds, care for decoys, duck and goose calls, and even cooking.No serious waterfowl hunter can afford to be without this timeless and eminently helpful book. (6 x 9, 160 pages, illustrations, diagrams)
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Seller: Cambridge Books, Cambridge, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. xv, 135 pages : illustrations. "Collector's Edition" in a full leather binding. Seller Inventory # 020153
Seller: Always Superior Books, Marietta, GA, U.S.A.
Leather. Condition: Fine. Bob Cary (illustrator). Book and Slipcase in fine condition. Book. Seller Inventory # 060507
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Slipcase in very good condition. Binding is tight. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1264372625
Seller: Diamond Island Books, Gorham, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Brown faux leather in original publisher's slipcase. Silk ribbon marker. A few spots of foxing on edges of text block. Contents clean, tight, and gbright with no marks or inscriptions. PayPal accepted. Seller Inventory # 002903
Seller: Martin Nevers- used & rare books, Oxford, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Eleventh Printing. 135 pages. Brown faux leather binding with gold lettering on spine. Silk ribbon marker bound in. Illustrations of different ducks on endpapers. Numerous B/W illustrations scattered through the book. Brown cardboard slipcase with gold lettering on front. Paper covered boards on back cover of slipcase starting to bubble up a little. Photos of book on request. Seller Inventory # 011778
Seller: 3rd St. Books, Lees Summit, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Bob Cary (illustrator). Very nice, clean, tight condition. Collectors edition in slipcase. Nice jacket in mylar cover. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged. Seller Inventory # 070314
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1658879459
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Condition: Very Good. In Slipcase. Seller Inventory # FORT920533
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1983). (1955) 1983 revised edition, reprint of the Collector's Edition. 8vo (156 x 236mm). Ppxvi,135. Plans, lay-outs, illustrations by Bob Cary, text and illustrations printed in sepia, pictorial end-papers. Introduction by Gene Hill. Gilt decoy motif to full tan bonded leather, spine titled in gilt, gilt retriever motif and titles to dark brown paper-covered slip-case. Manufacturing fault to front end-papers leaving tears to top edge, else very good in slightly rubbed slip-case. One of the first practical books on the use of duck decoys. This edition was revised by the author's son, it "offers sage and practical advice on the art of decoying ducks and geese. Its rigging diagrams are simple, easy to follow, and ultimately invaluable to the sportsman - and there are special chapters on how to build blinds, care for decoys, duck and goose calls, and even cooking. No serious waterfowl hunter can afford to be without this timeless and eminently helpful book." Chapters include: Terminology; Basic types of decoys; What is a good decoy?; Decoys for special conditions; Goose and Brant decoys; Good decoys and where to buy them; Activated decoys; anchors, lines, and anchoring; Blinds; Rigging shore blinds; Rigging offshore blinds; Sneak-shooting rigs; Layout boats and rigs; Care, painting, and storage of decoys; Duck and goose calls; General hints on equipment; final results - Coykendall's favourite dishes. . Seller Inventory # 58751
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Illustrations by Bob Cary. (illustrator). Brown faux leather. 9.25 inches tall; 135 pages; with titled publisher's slipcase. Silk ribbon place holder. Fully illustrated by Bob Cary. Introduction by Gene Hill. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. Sage and practical advice on the art of decoying ducks and geese. Its rigging diagrams are simple, easy to follow, and ultimately invaluable to the sportsman - and there are special chapters on how to build blinds, care for decoys, duck and goose calls, and even cooking. No serious waterfowl hunter can afford to be without this timeless and eminently helpful book. Seller Inventory # 014507