Sold2021Sherer Rig Golden Plover Decoy, A. Elmer CrowellA. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 10 in. long Born in East Harwich, Massachusetts, Elmer Crowell possessed an early fascination with ornithology and hunting. These passions led toSee Sold Price
Sold2021Sherer Rig Black-Bellied Plover Decoy, A. Elmer CrowellA. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 10 in. long This well-fed working black-belled plover decoy features Elmer Crowell's plump and upright pose and impeccable provenance. It was finSee Sold Price
Sold2021Feeding Verity Style Plover by W KirkpatrickVerity-Style Feeding Plover 8 ½ inches by William E. Kirkpatrick, (b. 1939), Hudson, MA with carved eyes and raised wings, branded “WEK?? signature on the underside of the bird. OrigiSee Sold Price
SoldCrowell-Style Plover Pair by Marty Hanson (b. 1965)Crowell-Style Plover Pair Marty Hanson (b. 1965) Prior Lake, MN 11 in. long A Crowell-dust-jacket style pair with the maker's “MH” incised signature. Original paint with light wear.See Sold Price
Sold2024Two Flat-Sided Shorebird DecoysOne 10 inch feeding Plover in winter plumage and an 11 inch Sandpiper decoy. Both are in original paint with wear, the Sandpiper has a wing tip chip and an in use bill replacement.See Sold Price
Sold2020NEW JERSEY DECOYS"/"BARNEGAT BAY DECOYS"NEW JERSEY DECOYS" by Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. Definitive reference book on New Jersey decoys. 1983 edition. As new condition. Red canvas cover with gold lettering and dust jacket. Together with "BarnSee Sold Price
Sold2021"WORKING DECOYS OF THE JERSEY COAST AND DELAWARE"WORKING DECOYS OF THE JERSEY COAST AND DELAWARE VALLEY" by Kenneth L. Gosner. Very good condition with some very minor tears to edges of dust jacket. 200-300See Sold Price
Sold2020"WORKING DECOYS OF THE JERSEY COAST AND DELAWARE"WORKING DECOYS OF THE JERSEY COAST AND DELAWARE VALLEY" by Kenneth L. Gosner. Limited edition, 1985. As new condition. Blue canvas cover with gold lettering. Retains dust jacket. A rare find! 200-300See Sold Price
Sold2023"WORKING DECOYS OF THE JERSEY COAST AND DELAWARE VALLEY, " K. GOSNER"WORKING DECOYS OF THE JERSEY COAST AND DELAWARE VALLEY" by Kenneth L. Gosner. Very good condition. Dust jacket in very good condition with one very small tear to back top corner. 100-150See Sold Price
Sold2024TWO DECOY BOOKS, H. FLECKENSTEIN"NEW JERSEY DECOYS" AND "SOUTHERN DECOYS" by Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. Both in very good condition with dust jackets. 50-75See Sold Price
Sold2021LEWIS, Sinclair (1885-1951). Elmer Gantry. NewLEWIS, Sinclair (1885-1951). Elmer Gantry. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1927. 8vo. Original blue cloth stamped in orange; original dust jacket (a few separations to folds, chipping to eSee Sold Price
Sold2021HILLIARD, John Northern. Greater Magic. Minneapolis:HILLIARD, John Northern. Greater Magic. Minneapolis: Carl Waring Jones, 1938. 4to. Publisher’s red cloth (rubbing to boards); later edition dust jacket (chipping to extremities). FIRST EDITION wSee Sold Price
Sold2023Group of Five Shorebird DecoysNew Jersey, 20th C., four marked in ink "H.V. Shourds", comprising, a black-bellied plover, a curlew, a feeding yellowlegs, a standing yellowlegs, and a dunlin; 5 pieces total Tallest: 15-3/4"h ProvenSee Sold Price
Sold2022Miniature Mallard Doublemount - A. E. CrowellA 6 1/4 inch pair of miniature mallards by A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952), East Harwich, MA. The feeding drake is paired with a content hen and is signed with the maker's rectangular stamp. In originalSee Sold Price
Sold2021O'Brien Verity Plump Plover Decoy, Obediah VerityO'Brien Verity Plump Plover Obediah Verity (1813-1901) Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880 10 in. long Among Verity plovers, this rotund model stands out. The body has a circumference of nearly eleven iSee Sold Price
Sold2021Black-Bellied Plover Decoy, Harry V. ShourdsBlack-Bellied Plover Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920) Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890 9 3/4 in. long A plover in breeding plumage. Strong original paint with light gunning wear. Provenance: The Johnson CollectionSee Sold Price
Sold2022NANTUCKET PLOVER DECOY Circa 1890 Length 9.5".NANTUCKET PLOVER DECOYCirca 1890Maker unknown. Original paint, including painted eyes. Original bill. Carved wings. Hit with shot.Length 9.5".See Sold Price
Sold2022First printing in first state dust jacketHeading: Author: Kerouac, Jack Title: On the Road Place Published: New York Publisher:Viking Press Date Published: 1957 Description: Original black cloth boards, lettered iSee Sold Price
SoldMillay, Edna St. Vincent (1892-1950) Renascence, Signed First Edition in Dust Jacket.Millay, Edna St. Vincent (1892-1950) Renascence, Signed First Edition in Dust Jacket. New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1917. First edition, octavo, in original dust wrapper, signed and inscribed to PhillSee Sold Price
Sold2022Fat miniature black bellied plover, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts.Fat miniature black bellied plover, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Split tail carving. Maker's rectangle stamp on the underside. Measures 3 1/4" long. Just over 1 1/4" wide.See Sold Price
2021Original Edward Gorey Dust Jacket ArtOriginal Edward Gorey dust jacket art for Dead Drunk by George Bagby, Crime Club, 1953; Along with art for The Murder of Stanford White by Gerald Langford which looks to have some work done by Gorey.See Sold Price
Sold2022Early miniature golden plover, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts.Early miniature golden plover, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Split tail carving. Unmarked underside. Measures 2 3/4" long.See Sold Price
Sold2020John Muir Stickeen, signed with very rare dust jacketHeading: Author: Muir, John Title: Stickeen Place Published: Boston & New York Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Company Date Published: 1910 Description: [x], 74 pp. (8vo) originSee Sold Price
Sold2024HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Men Without Women. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. In the FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET.HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Men Without Women. New York: Scribner's, 1927. 8vo. Half-title. (Some occasional light creasing.) Original black cloth, printed gold labels on upper cover and spine (somSee Sold Price
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