The New York Times
The best and most attractive of its genre I have encountered. Lavishly illustrated...stunning full-color photographs.


Book Description
Here is a huge, oversize, fully illustrated look at an American folk-art treasure, complete with hundreds of lavish full-color photographs. A wildfowl decoy is a workingman’s tool, a functional object that hunters use to lure game within range. A wildfowl decoy is also a work of art, a painted sculpture, a portrait of a bird, and an expression of an artist’s skill and imagination. THE GREAT BOOK OF WILDFOWL DECOYS presents decoys in the most sensible And comprehensive way: by region, with each discussed by a recognized expert on that geographic area. Thus, the entire range of decoys is covered, from Canada down the Atlantic Coast, inland along streams and rivers to Louisiana, up the Mississippi to the Great Lakes, and across to California and Oregon. Also included are chapters on European decoys, how they were made, and how to go about collecting them. In addition there’s a list of public collections of decoys, a detailed bibliography, a record of top auction prices, maps of waterfowl flyways, and a thorough index.


About the Author
JOE ENGERS is publisher of Decoy magazine. In his extensive travels, he has attended shows and auctions where he has viewed the finest collections of decoys in the United States and Canada.

SYNOPSIS

Here is a comprehensive look at an American folk-art treasure, complete with hundreds of lavish full-color photographs.

A wildfowl decoy is a workingman's tool, a functional object that hunters use to lure game within range. A wildfowl decoy is also a work of art, a painted sculpture, a portrait of a bird, and an expression of an artist's skill and imagination.

The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys presents decoys in the most sensible And comprehensive way: by region, with each discussed by a recognized expert on that geographic area. Thus, the entire range of decoys is covered, from Canada down the Atlantic Coast, inland along streams and rivers to Louisiana, up the Mississippi to the Great Lakes, and across to California and Oregon.