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Title: Fountain Pens: History and Design by Giorgio Dragoni, Giuseppe Fichera ISBN: 1851492895 Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Pub. Date: November, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4
Rating: 4
Summary: A very entertaining book with excellent pictures
Comment: This book consists of two parts. The first part gives general information about the history and development of the fountain part, plus its side-effects (FP advertising, FP's in arts, influence of FP's on regular life). The second part gives information on 100 pens from the last 100 years. Apart from the excellent photographs, it is very interesting that a lot of Italian/European pens are covered. There are a few inconsistencies in the text, but overall a lot of useful info is given about the covered pens.
It is not a reference book, because of the choices and number of pens covered. However, it is a very beautiful and entertaining book that is very well worth reading. You could even spend an evening just dreaming away with the pictures ...
Rating: 4
Summary: Broad in scope with great depth and excellent photography.
Comment: This book comes has two distinct sections . The first deals with the pen , its history and design(Natch!). It starts with a history of pen technologies used down the ages and takes a look at the pen's role in art and design, and also at the inventors along the way who have brought us the modern fountain pen.
The second part is a selection of pens produced over the last one hundred years and all the major manufacturers as well as some of the long forgotten ones; Nettuno, Ercolessi and Pygmalion to name a few. The interesting thing here is that the pens mentioned are ones off the beaten track and the same old list of names is not replicated here, making this book quite unique. The selection is in chronological order and even a quick read gives a moving picture of pen design over the last century.
The images used in the book are first rate and are interspersed amongst the text , avoiding the boring visuals normally associated with such books.The graphics are also excellent and add to the quality of the book.
Quality is a by-word here , not only are the design and technological aspects of the pen discussed , there is also a wealth of information on pen production dates , company information and marketing and advertising by the different companies.
A technique used in the book to interrupt the narrative , mid-stream by using a different page design to focus on a particular topic discussed in the main narrative can become quite irritating and the book would have been better served by putting these pages at the end of each chapter.
This is a small gripe with what is essentially an excellent book. Eminently enjoyable , unique and with coffee-table quality , this is a must have for any pen collector.
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Title: Fountain Pens: Collectible by Juan Manuel Clarke, Juan Manuel Clark ISBN: 2080107194 Publisher: Flammarion Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Fountain Pens: Past & Present by Paul Erano ISBN: 1574321102 Publisher: Collector Books Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Fountain Pens: Their History and Art by Jonathan Steinberg ISBN: 0789306816 Publisher: Universe Books Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $32.50 |
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Title: Miller's Pens & Writing Equipment: A Collector's Guide (Miller's Collector's Guides) by Jim Marshall ISBN: 1840001461 Publisher: Mitchell Beazley Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Collectible Fountain Pens : Parker Sheaffer Wahl-Eversharp Waterman(1018) by Glen Bowen, Glenn Bowen ISBN: 0910173001 Publisher: LW Publishing & Book Sales Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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