Fountain
Pen Books
Subjects covering the history, art, design, and collecting
of fountain pens.
The
Pencil : A History of Design and Circumstance
Like most other human artifacts, the common pencil, made and sold today
by the millions, has a long and complex history. Henry Petroski, who
combines a talent for fine writing with a deep knowledge of engineering
and technological history, examines the story of the pencil, considering
it not only as a thing in itself, but also as an exemplar of all things
that are designed and manufactured.
Fountain
Pens: History and Design
This is an eminently readable survey of the history and design of the fountain
pen. A series of essays offers an encyclopedic account of the social, economic
and aesthetic impact that was made by these small writing tools. The fountain
pen is set in the historical context of the development of writing and
writing instruments, from the earliest cave drawings and clay
tablets to the advent of the ball-point pen and the electronic keyboard.
Fountain
Pens: Their History and Art
Transform your view of the handwritten word with this beautiful illustrated
guide to the art of the fountain pen. In an intimate trim size perfect
for giftgiving, Fountain Pens traces the history of the development of
the pen from early reservoir systems to selffilling pens to modern reproductions.
Fountain
Pens: Past & Present
Colorfully illustrated with photos and advertisements, this book reveals
everything one could possibly want to know about fountain pens as collectibles.
Includes Price Guide. Discusses the many phases of vintage pen collecting;
numerous
photos plus a section on contemporary pens.
Fountain
Pens of the World
‘Fountain Pens of the World’ is the nearest approximation
possible to an encyclopaedia of the fountain pen and constitutes an indispensable
source-book for collectors, designers, traders, retailers, investors
and devotees of fountain pens in general. Described as "the definitive
book on the world's fountain pens." Priced accordingly.
The
Book of Fountain Pens and Pencils The Book of Fountain Pens and Pencils illustrates and describes over 700
never before illustrated pens and pencils. This companion book to Fountain
Pens and Pencils: The Golden Age of Writing Instruments will excite collectors
and dealers, while expanding their knowledge of this rapidly growing field
of collectibles.
The
Write Stuff: A Collector's Guide to Inkwells,
Fountain Pens, and Desk Accessories
For lovers
of pen and ink, The Write Stuff is an informative book on the history
of ink and ink containers, pen making, and collecting. Filled with black-and-white
photographs
and illustrated advertisements (plus a 31-page full-color section), this
book takes
us through the advent of the writing trade up to the rediscovery of the fountain
pen in the 1980s.
Pens & Pencils:
A Collector's Handbook
This informative book is full of wonderful
international fountain pens and pencils,
showing a great variation in more than
1,300 illustrations. The limited and
standard production pens of the famous
makers Montblanc, Parker, Pelikan, Sheaffer,
and Waterman are presented along with
their particular numbering systems. Many
smaller companies' pens are also included.
Collectible
Fountain Pens : Parker Sheaffer Wahl-Eversharp
Waterman
Don't let anyone borrow that pen until you find out what its worth! You're
bound to discover its value in this hefty volume- over 1,200 pens illustrated
with pricing information included as well. Pocket-sized prizes of all
makes can be discovered within its pages, comprised of pens made by Sheaffer,
Wahl-Eversharp, Waterman, Parker, and others.
Fountain
Pens: Collectible
A factfilled collector's guide to the fountain pen, with over five hundred
color photographs: part of Flammarion's Collectibles series. Collectible
Fountain Pens brings you a comprehensive selection of fine fountain pens
past and present, some commonly found but nonetheless well worth collecting,
others as elaborate and intricate as jewels, that have become highly sought
after by collectors the world over.
The
Illustrated Guide to Antique Writing Instruments
This wonderful book has become the standard pocket guide in the field.
It is just what collectors need for quick and easy reference...and its
newly updated prices make it invaluable. Both handy and beautiful, it
shows over 500 pens and pencils in nearly full-size color photos and
provides short histories of nineteen main manufacturing companies.
Antique
Boxes, Tea Caddies & Society - 1700-1880
Antigone Clarke & Joseph O'Kelly - This is an indispensable companion
for box collectors and reflects fascinating information about cultural
forces that shaped the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Fountain
Pen Books
