West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1990. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8x1x11. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author on front free endpaper verso with inscription, "Fred, Wishing you flocks of success in all of your creative endeavors! Best regards." Light crease on rear jacket panel. Bookplate and address label on front free endpaper. 1990 Large Hardcover. 256 pp. In Shorebird Carving, Rosalyn Daisey shares her artistic insight and skill in a way that is at once instructive and beautiful. As with her previous works, Songbird Carving and Songbird Carving II, the reader will find step-by-step carving methods for creating these beautiful sculptures. Beginning with accurately detailed plans and drawings, the techniques of carving, texturing, painting, and mounting are explained with exquisite photographs and illustrations. The four projects featured are the Greater Yellowlegs, the Semi-Palmated Plover, the Dunlin, and the Sanderling in flight. The basics of carving are covered in a way that is clear and succinct, making this book invaluable to the beginner as well as the advanced carver. With the careful, clear organization of text and photos Shorebird Carving provides an unsurpassed guide to this type of carving.

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Bookseller: Yesterday's Muse Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2327408
Title: Shorebird Carving
Author: Daisey, Rosalyn Leach
Format/Binding: Large Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0887402194
ISBN 13: 9780887402197
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Place of Publication: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date Published: 1990
Size: 8x1x11
Keywords: ANIMALS BIRDS BIRDING ORNITHOLOGY SHOREBIRD CARVING WOODWORKING WOODCRAFT CRAFTS HOBBIES
X weight: 60 oz

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