Wild Fowl Decoys.
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1934.
Price: $5,000.00
About the item
First edition, No. 14 of 55 large paper copies, signed by the author. 5 color plates, one of them hand-colored, and 121 other illustrations. xix, [iii], 156 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original red morocco gilt, t.e.g. Head of spine chipped and some minor loss at foot of spine. Custom red morocco backed folding box with cloth chemise. Siegel 85; Frazier B-5-a; Biscotti p. 24.
Item #239130
"One of the most important books published by Connett." - Siegel
Published in an edition of only 55 copies, this, in effect, was the Derrydale "De luxe" edition of Barber's book: the trade edition was published by Windward House.
