Dixon Macd Merkt (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Signed by the author on the free front endpaper. With many black & white illustrations and 15 color plates. 199 pages. 4to. Hardcover, bound in brown cloth. The dust jacket has a sunned spine and two short tears (1/2") and light wear at the top edge. Near Fine/Good. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. illustrated with color and black and white photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. Bright, crisp pictorial dust jacket with gentle edge-wear and slightly age-toned spine strip. Tight binding, solid maroon, cloth boards with sharp corners, bright gilt lettering to front board and to spine strip, clean, unmarked pages throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. The first biography to document the life and work of the remarkable Charles E. "Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949) whose prize winning decoys set a standard of excellence for bird and fish decoys. Profusely Illustrated. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hillcrest Publications; Spanish Fork, 1984. Hardcover. A Very Good, maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, binding sturdy and intact, some rubbing along board edges, bit of age toning to pages, mild waving to pages along fore-edge, some scattered foxing top text block edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few small tears and creases along edges, mild spine fade, some scattered foxing to verso panels and flaps, price sticker verso front flap, small tear top spine clear taped on verso, small blue scuff mark top rear flap, Dust wrapper. A nice, overall clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 199pp., not on sources, indexed, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Gilt-stamped maroon cloth; 4to; 199pp; illustrated with both b/w & color photos, drawings, maps & facsimiles; color pictorial dust jacket."The first biography to document the life and work of the remarkable Charles E. "Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949), whose prize winning decoys set a standard of excellence equaled by few and surpassed by none." This copy in NF condition in like dust jacket. Inscribed by Merkt on the front free endpaper to Harold [Corbin] a noted Connecticut decoy collector. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Gilt-stamped brown leather; 4to; 199pp;all edges gilt; silk moire endsheets; illustrated with both b/w & color photos, drawings, maps & facsimiles; limited to 550 numbered (#341) copies signed by Merkt and Jim Rikhoff, president of Amwell Press, the publisher of the limited edition. "The first biography to document the life and work of the remarkable Charles E. "Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949), whose prize winning decoys set a standard of excellence equaled by few and surpassed by none." This copy is in fine, collectible condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Author signed and dated to the flyleaf, large format hardcover in lightly shelf worn jacket. Illustrated throughout. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Signed by Author.

Cloth. Condition: Very good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. (1984). Small quarto (8.5" x 11"), Burgundy buckram, gilt in pictorial jacket. 199pp. with appendices I-IV, including: Excerpts from "Long Island Sound"; Inventory of the estate of Charles E. Wheeler; The Wheeler Decoy Collection, Birdcraft Museum, Fairfield, Connecticut; MIssing Works by Wheeler; plus sources and an index of illustrations. Profusely illustratd in color and black and white. Light edgewear with a few small chips in the jacket at the top of the spine. Photographs by Richard M. Grave.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. SIGNED SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION TO 500 COPIES (#98) FOR THE NATIONAL SPORTING FRATERNITY LIMITED. The biography of the famous Connecticut decoy carver and fly tying expert. Profusely illustrated. Slipcase. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: V+ Slipcase /No DJ as Issued. Richard M. Grave, Photographer (illustrator). Limited Edition. Hardback bound in brown leather-covered boards with bright gilt title and decoration. Silk end pages, all edges gilt, ribbon marker. Limited edition of 500 with this being #104. SIGNED by Merkt and Jim Rikhoff, president of Amwell Press, the publisher of the limited edition. Slip case with no defects to note. Clean, tight and unmarked interior. 197 pages, black and white photo illustrations. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Used. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition with minor bumps/wear at edges/corners. Pages and pictures are clean and bright. Spine is straight and tight. Overall a very good first edition!

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, 199 pages including an index of illustrations, appendices, text and extensive black and white photographs by Richard M. Grave as well as a section of 15 pages of color photographs. With an introduction by Raymond E. Baldwin. Edited by Ruth Wolfe. SIGNED BY MERKT on front fly leaf. "The first biography to document the life and work of the remarkable Charles E. "Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949), whose prize winning decoys set a standard of excellence equaled by few and surpassed by none." In a dust jacket that has light sun fading to spine. Record # 372785.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: About Fine Slipcase. Limited Edition of 550 leather bound copies, silk end papers, ribbon marker all edges gilt with gilt decorations to front cover and spine. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND JIM RIKHOFF, President National Sporting Fraternity Limited. A lovely, well illustrated copy. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Limited edition of 550 numbered copies each signed by the author & publishers Jim Rickhoff; this being copy #363. Bound in full leather with raised hub spine, spine & cover titles and decorations in gilt, silk moiré endpapers, all edges gilt. A most handsome production. Housed in the publishers board slipcase which has a minor wear mark at upper rear corner. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Brownish dj with a picture of decoy ducks and mounted fish, NOT like the stock photo. Unmarked text and tight binding. Number written in pen on ffep and a sticker label on the spine. Light general surface and edgewear to the DJ some very minor edge tears starting. Also comes with an extra signature (never bound into a book) of untrimmed pgs. 145 to 160. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. First Printing Fine in brick red buckram cloth covered boards with bold gilt text stamping on the spine and on the front board. A small quarto measuring 11 by 8 1/2 inches. In a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Boldly signed by the author on the fly title page. 199 pages including an index of illustrations, appendices, text and extensive black and white photographs by Richard M. Grave as well as a section of 15 pages of color photographs. With an introduction by Raymond E. Baldwin. Edited by Ruth Wolfe. A handsome, clean and tight copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. First Printing Fine in brick red buckram cloth covered boards with bold gilt text stamping on the spine and on the front board. A small quarto measuring 11 by 8 1/2 inches. In a near fine unclipped dust jacket with a minor rubbing mark at the upper fore corner of the front panel. Boldly signed by the author on the fly title page. 199 pages including an index of illustrations, appendices, text and extensive black and white photographs by Richard M. Grave as well as a section of 15 pages of color photographs. With an introduction by Raymond E. Baldwin. Edited by Ruth Wolfe. A handsome, clean and tight copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.

Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Shang: A Biography of Charles E. Wheeler Shang: A Biography of Charles E. Wheeler.