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Classic Shorebird Decoys: A Portfolio of paintings by Milton C. Weiler
Text by William J. Mackey, Jr., Foreword by Ed Zern.

Milton C. Weiler

New York: Winchester Press, 1971.

Limited edition — only 975 copies were printed. Title page is numbered and signed by the artist.
These original 45+-year-old prints come from limited edtion number 240 out of 975.
A photocopy of the limited edition page numbered and signed by Milton C. Weiler will accompany each print.

24 full-color plates. A Magnificient Portfolio of Decoy Paintings.
Charming decorative prints for the beach cottage, den, man cave, or YOUR home!

A portfolio of 24 sumptuous full-color prints of paintings of masterpieces of decoy-making by the classic illustrator of the subject. A beautiful and important work.

Sheet size is 12 inches by 15 inches (about 30.5 x 38 cm)
Printed on heavy, watercolor-type paper


Please click on the thumbnails below for a larger image. The entire sheet would not fit on the scanner, so not all of the margins are shown, but are full and present.
CAPT LOU BARKALOW
PLATE 1

CAPT. LOU BARKALOW
Forked River, New Jersey

[Sanderling, Yellowlegs, Surf Snipe]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
BARNAGAT BIRDS
PLATE 2

BARNEGAT BIRDS
Barnegat Bay, New Jersey

[Roothead, Yellowlegs, Nailbill]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
$79.95
BILL BOWMAN
PLATE 3

BILL BOWMAN
Lawrence, New York

[Yellowlegs, Sickle-bill Curlew]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
THE BURR FAMILY
PLATE 4

THE BURR FAMILY
Hingham, Massachusetts

[Woodcock Yellowlegs]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
THE COBBS OF VIRGINIA
PLATE 5

THE COBBS OF VIRGINIA
Cobb Island, Virginia

[Whimbrel, Robin Snipe]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
A. ELMER CROWELL
PLATE 6

A. ELMER CROWELL
East Harwich, Massachusetts

[Black-bellied Plover, Sanderling]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
JOHN DILLEY
PLATE 7

JOHN DILLEY
Quogue, New York

[Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
$79.95
THOMAS GELSTON
PLATE 8

THOMAS GELSTON
Quogue, New York

[Whimbrel, Primitive Roothead]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
$79.95
LOTHROP HOLMES
PLATE 9

LOTHROP HOLMES
Kingston, Massachusetts

[Ruddy Turnstone]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
IRA HUDSON
PLATE 10

IRA HUDSON
Chincoteaque, Virginia

[Yellowlegs]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
DAN LAKE LEEDS
PLATE 11

DAN LAKE LEEDS
Pleasantville, New Jersey

[Black-bellied Plover, Ruddy Turnstone]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
MASON DECOY FACTORY
PLATE 12

MASON DECOY FACTORY
Detroit, Michigan

[Long-bill Curlew]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
MASSACHUSETTS TRIO
PLATE 13

MASSACHUSETTS TRIO

[Godlen Plover, Yellowlegs, Robin Snipe]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
WILLIAM MATHEWS
PLATE 14

WILLIAM MATHEWS
Nassawadox, Virginia

[Black-bellied Plover]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
NANTUCKET ISLAND NO. 1
PLATE 15

NANTUCKET ISLAND NO. 1
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts

[Yellowlegs, Eskimo Curlew]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
NANTUCKET ISLAND NO. 1
PLATE 16

NANTUCKET ISLAND NO. 2
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts

[Golden Plover, Yellowlegs, Golden Plover]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
THE NON-CONFORMISTS
PLATE 17

THE NON-CONFORMISTS

[Slip-head Willet, Paper Beach Snipe, Leather Sanderling]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
$79.95
LUTHER L NOTTINGHAM
PLATE 18

LUTHER L. NOTTINGHAM
Cape Charles, Virginia

[Whimbrel]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
HENRY OSBORNE
PLATE 19

HENRY OSBORNE
Bellport, New York

[Whimbrel, Cork Sanderling]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
$79.95
THE SEAFORD CARVERS
PLATE 20

THE SEAFORD CARVERS
Great South Bay, New York

[Beach Snipe, Yellowlegs]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
HARRY V. SHOURDS
PLATE 21

HARRY V. SHOURDS
Tuckerton, New Jersey

[Ruddy Turnstone, Eskimo Curlew]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
$79.95
TINNIES
PLATE 22

"TINNIES"

[Whimbrel, Cork Sanderling]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
THE VERITYS
PLATE 23

THE VERITYS
Great South Bay, New York

[Black-bellied Plover]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler
DAVE WATSON
PLATE 24

DAVE WATSON
Chincoteaque, Virginia

[Dowitcher]

Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)

Artist: Milton C. Weiler

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