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Why Decoys Fail
by Herzog, R.C.; Riemer, H.B
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: R.C. Herzog & H.B. Riemer, 1920. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. [1], 5 pp. Multigraphed tri fold sheets, with original staple removed and bound in contemporary half cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Very Good with rubbing to boards, bookplate on paste down, bookseller notation in pencil on title page, creasing to sheets, slightly rusted staple holes, a little wrinkling to terminals.
A very scarce work on designing and treating duck decoys, published by the authors. Subtitled An Exposition of Important Discoveries in the Treatment of Decoys With Specifications of a Process, Which Prevents Excessive Reflection of Light By the Decoys in Clear Weather. No copies in OCLC Worldcat. [Phillips, p. 177.].
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140938246
- Title
- Why Decoys Fail
- Author
- Herzog, R.C.; Riemer, H.B
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- R.C. Herzog & H.B. Riemer
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- Ducks, Duck hunting
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
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- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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