| Connecticut Decoys Contributor(s): Chitwood, Henry C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 088740104X ISBN-13: 9780887401046 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1997 Annotation: One of the most comprehensive studies ever written on Connecticut working decoys with over 400 photos. A table of carvers is followed by a detailed text covering the decoys produced by over 82 carvers, discussions on factory decoys, shore birds, and descriptive decoy features. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Woodwork - General |
| Dewey: 745.593 |
| LCCN: 87061705 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 8.6" W x 11.2" (2.60 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Unquestionably, this is the most comprehensive study ever written on the subject of Connecticut working decoys. The author has documented and shown examples of decoys from eighty-odd carvers throughout the state. Henry C. Chitwood begins his book with a table of carvers listing them by name, date, location, carving period, number of decoys made, and a description of the types of decoys they carved. This is followed by a detailed text covering the various geographic areas in Connecticut and the decoys produced there, along with biographical notes on the gunners as well as the carvers. Finally on factory decoys, shore birds and descriptive decoy features. The hunting as well as decoy enthusiast could not ask for a more informative source on Connecticut working decoys. |