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The book covers the new jersey coast on the east from point pleasant to cape may and includes the makers and decoys from the delaware river as the western boundary. Books catalogues magazines, east coast, reference books. Book description art alliance press, philadelphia, pa, 1985. Longbilled curlew decoy brigantine, new jersey, circa 1880 private collection. New listing duck decoys, wildfowler pintails, old saybrook, conn. Click on any image for more information and additional photos. The wood duck will find a roost, at least before it is sold, at decoys and wildlife gallery in frenchtown, new jersey. Measures approx 23 inches long and is a nicely done hollow carved body. Classic new jersey decoys download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Frenchtown is the home of one of the most unique galleries in new jersey if not the country. Welcome to mallar decoys toller shed duck and bird antique.
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New jersey decoy collectors association public group. So if you have good original paint examples of them, please get in touch. New jersey was home to some of the worlds finest carvers of ducks. New jersey decoys hardcover march 1, 1983 by henry a. Doherty and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Covers more than 700 different new jersey ducks, geese, and shorebird decoys. Only copies made, signed, first edition, well illustrated presentation of some of. Seam is tight on the side as well as a tight age crack down the back.
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