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Bella Cosa: Fountain Pens (Bella Cosa Library)
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Features
Paperback: 142 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books November 1, 1995
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0811810836
ISBN-13: 978-0811810838
Product Dimensions:
6.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
Language Notes
Text: English, Italian (translation)
Original Language: Italian
Reader Reviews
A beautifully produced small book with more than 100 color photos of fountain pens from the United States, Germany, Great Britain, and Italy. Included are pens designed by Waterman, Parker, Montblanc, Shaeffer, Omas, Ancora, and Pelikan. While the short history of fountain pens and pen manufacturer histories are in English, the photo captions are in both English and Italian. The history of fountain pens and the artisans who developed them is drawn with a broad stroke from Egyptian history to the 1950s, including the 1884 patent by Waterman for the first truly workable ink feed fountain pen, the fountain pen's heyday in the 1920s, and its resurgence over the past few years. A brief history of several pen manufacturers concludes the book, and includes a look at United States makers Waterman, Parker, Shaeffer, Wahl-Eversharp, and Conklin; German manufacturers Montblanc and Pelikan; English-United States maker Mabie Todd; English designer Conway Stewart; and the Italian firms of Aurora, Omas, Ancora, and Columbus. A nice reference book and eye candy for the collector and an inexpensive introductory text for those looking at beginning collecting. Nothing in the book talks about how to collect and the like. This is just a pretty book with photos of some exquisitely made fountain pens.
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Bella Cosa: Fountain Pens (Bella Cosa Library)
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