Fountain Pen Books

[Deb]

The best fountain pen books vary from expensive to very expensive. That isn't because the authors or publishers are cashing in, it's because books full of high-quality photographs, of necessity on expensive paper, are costly to produce. They are aimed at a small market and never receive the cost benefits of mass production as bestsellers do. The cheaper ones tend to be at the "entry-level."

As a result there are books that I recommend and others that I would suggest are less useful. That's not to say that they aren't interesting and entertaining but if money and shelf space are in short supply, concentrate on the other ones.

Some books are mainly American, some are mainly (or entirely) British. There is one on Japanese pens that I don't have. That's the one that got away! One of the books I do have makes an effort to be international but it's still quite light on the Far East. If you want more information on any of these books I have reviewed them all at greater length in my blog.

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The one I want to mention today was one of the first that I bought. It's Collectable Fountain Pens by Juan Manuel Clark. This is a thick, small-format book. I think of it as entry-level but within that limitation it's a good production. The profuse photography is very good and each pen is given a brief description. There are pens in this book that you are unlikely to see anywhere else. It covers the main Western manufacturers quite well and mentions some Japanese pens. Though I would hardly regard it as a reference book – it's rather too lightweight for that – it has an index which enables a quick consultation.

The book is part of something called The Collectable Series. It has been around in an English-language version since 2002 and I can't tell whether it's still in print but second-hand copies are widely available. It cost £10 when new and is likely to cost a little more second-hand now. It's by no means an essential but it is an entertaining and informative little book.

More to follow - watch this space.

[Linkinyeah]

I want the Parker books, but they are so expensive. I wish they offered a Ebook option.

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[sgphoto]

Thanks, Deb. Your knowledge and writing clarity will help everyone.

Cheers.

Sg

[Deb]

Very kind of you!

[Deb]

I don't know the David Shepherd books.

[Linkinyeah]

I definitely want this one. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200321/08f690fcfd1bb7a7f741c7ff75ad160c.jpg

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[Fermata]

Sorry, slipped up.

David Shepherd produced the P51, Duofold and VAc books through Surrenden Pens, I think that they are all very difficult to find now, great books to have and very stylish. A little bit of repitition between the three but no big deal. I know that David was working on a book for the Depression era Parkers a few years ago but as all has gone quiet I presume that project has stalled. Perhaps the likely sales of the book was thought to be more limited.

[Deb]

I think that series is one of those that is particularly US. I was unaware of them. I'll be talking about some books that are entirely UK as well.

[Fermata]

I have just looked on Amazon for the Duofold book, have a look at the outrageous price in the link just for the paperback version

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Parker-Duofold-David-Shepherd/dp/0954687523

[grainweevil]

That ain't nothing (https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&ref=bf_s2_a1_t1_1&qi=PNQK74JJIwkQFwfeYPG1R.1U49U_1497963026_1:3:3&bq=author%3Ddavid%2520shepherd%253B%2520dan%2520za zove%26title%3Dparker%2520duofold).

[Deb]

That's just silly money. Does anyone pay those prices?

[Fermata]

That ain't nothing (https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&ref=bf_s2_a1_t1_1&qi=PNQK74JJIwkQFwfeYPG1R.1U49U_1497963026_1:3:3&bq=author%3Ddavid%2520shepherd%253B%2520dan%2520za zove%26title%3Dparker%2520duofold).

Those prices are outrageous, really outrageous.

I bought two copies of the Duofold on publication, I thought £45 was all the money never mind £1000. Sold one for £90 so my copy doesnt owe me anything.

If Covid gets me then the book and its Vac sister book will be in the mail.

eta

The David Shepherd books are on Ebay at a little bit more reasonable price

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xdavid+ shepherd+Parker.TRS0&_nkw=david+shepherd+Parker&_sacat=0

[sgphoto]

Deb recommended Pen Repair by Jim Marshall and Laurence Oldfield. On Amazon US, the price is $120 and up as it's O.P.

There was a 4th edition reprint scheduled for April 2020, but I would assume that's been put on the back burner.

I would expect the used book prices to fall in the next months.

Prices are falling in the Antiquarian book markets and this will happen for other books too.

I see where Richard Binder's books are available on Kindle. That might be worth a look.

[Deb]

I've read some of Richard Binder's Kindle books. They're quite good.

[guyy]

Is it still possible to get one of the Collectible Stars books? The web site just leads me in circles.

[Deb]

It works OK for me. It may be different in your location.

[Jon Szanto]

I see where Richard Binder's books are available on Kindle. That might be worth a look.

Binder's three volumes are, essentially, repackaging of the content he has on his website, freely available. I'm not saying this as a complete negative, as I purchased two of them so that I could have them on my iPad for handy reference away from the net, but only mentioning so someone wouldn't get ticked off that it wasn't completely new material.

[sgphoto]

I see where Richard Binder's books are available on Kindle. That might be worth a look.

Binder's three volumes are, essentially, repackaging of the content he has on his website, freely available. I'm not saying this as a complete negative, as I purchased two of them so that I could have them on my iPad for handy reference away from the net, but only mentioning so someone wouldn't get ticked off that it wasn't completely new material.

Thanks, Jon. Saved me some money!

[Deb]

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Martins, Leite & Gagean: The Chronicle of the Fountain Pen. This is by far the best effort at an international history of the development of the fountain pen. It is presented in chronicle form, as the title indicates. The yearly introductions are informative and the photography is first class – very good for pen identification. As you can tell, mine has been used so much that it is battered and tattered.

This is an expensive book. Andy's Pens has it at £89.95. I don't remember what I paid for it but it probably wasn't much less when I bought it several years ago. It can be found second-hand for a little less. In my estimation it is worth every penny. Apart from its utility, I am fond of this book because I had some correspondence with Luiz Leite, a kind, helpful and very knowledgeable gentleman.

If you buy this book and make much use of it, you will develop mighty arm muscles: it is a heavy book!

[guyy]

It works OK for me. It may be different in your location.

I was able to register today and the site worked better. However, i am not able to checkout because there’s “no delivery option available”. (I’m in the US).

The site seems to say that PDFs are available, which, given the situation, is what i would prefer. But maybe they’re just saying that there are sample pages in PDF form.

[guyy]

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Sorry about the poor photo!

Martins, Leite & Gagean: The Chronicle of the Fountain Pen. This is by far the best effort at an international history of the development of the fountain pen.

I have that one, but alas, i don’t have it with me now. Aargh.

[Voiren]

The Chronicle of the Fountain Pen is currently my only fountain pen book - it contained a picture of a rare pen someone else was asking about (yellow ripple Mabie Todd) and I found the timelines made it very interesting to just read.

[FredRydr]

This is a book I enjoy, because it covers more than just 20th-century fountain pens. Yes, the author is the same as the Marshall-Oldfield repair book.


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[FredRydr]

Deb recommended Pen Repair by Jim Marshall and Laurence Oldfield. On Amazon US, the price is $120 and up as it's O.P.

There was a 4th edition reprint scheduled for April 2020, but I would assume that's been put on the back burner.

I would expect the used book prices to fall in the next months.

Prices are falling in the Antiquarian book markets and this will happen for other books too.

I see where Richard Binder's books are available on Kindle. That might be worth a look.
I bought Jim Marshall's 4th edition from him at the Ohio Pen Show, and he told me it was his last copy.

Although Richard Binder does update things from time to time, I really need to tie it down and get a paper copy. After all, the internet is ephemeral, and one day I will try going to his website and it just won't be there.

[Deb]

I have no doubt that will be an excellent book, Fred. Doesn't seem to be available anywhere. Waterstones prices it at £60 but doesn't have a copy.

[FredRydr]

I have no doubt that will be an excellent book, Fred. Doesn't seem to be available anywhere. Waterstones prices it at £60 but doesn't have a copy.
I bought that one from Jim at a pen show some time ago. It is copyrighted 2014. ISBN No. 978-0-9927670-0-6. Only 300 copies, with profits going to Cumbrian Cerebral Palsy. It was printed by H&H Reeds Printers in Penrith, www.hhreedsprinters.co.uk. Perhaps they have a couple copies laying around.

[Jon Szanto]

This is a book I enjoy, because it covers more than just 20th-century fountain pens. Yes, the author is the same as the Marshall-Oldfield repair book.

I purchased a copy from Jim in LA a couple years ago and he signed it as well. What a nice man and this book is the perfect book to pick up occasionally and just browse. One of the interesting corners he goes into is the history of pen collecting and the relatively recent timeline. Good stuff.

[sgphoto]

This is going to be an expensive thread - I'm making a list of these books to find and buy.

[Jon Szanto]

This is going to be an expensive thread - I'm making a list of these books to find and buy.

Oh, they can definitely be expensive because almost all of them are limited run pressings, and can fetch a high price even when new. Jim Marshall has never sold his books as high-priced 'boutique' items, something that can't be said for other.... ahem, noted authors. Nonetheless, they are great resources that have yet to be duplicated online. The wealth of large format, great pen photos combined with in-depth writing is something I have a very hard time resisting!

And the "Chronicle" book that Deb posted? That got mentioned in another thread last year and I *had* to track down a copy. What a massively interesting book, and again, great pen photos.

Shit, I think I'm going to spend some downtime reading today!

[Fermata]

This is a book I enjoy, because it covers more than just 20th-century fountain pens. Yes, the author is the same as the Marshall-Oldfield repair book.


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The last time I saw him was at a pen show, he had a huge collection of vintage rod stock, they were about 5 -6 feet long. I had gone to the show on a Norton but I was still thinking, could I tuck the rods under my arm for the journey home. I decided I would look like Sir Lancelot going into battle and so I gave them a miss.

[Deb]

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This book, Waterman Past and Present, The First Six Decades, makes me sad. When it was known to be in production there was much excited anticipation. Max Davis, with all his long and encyclopaedic knowledge of Waterman, should have brought us the ultimate Waterman book. Instead, we have this.

What's wrong with it? Essentially it's a coffee table book. The many photographs of Waterman pens vary from average to very good but for the most part that's all it is: photographs. The two-page introduction brings us nothing new. The same is true of the other brief scraps of text throughout the book.

It can be useful for identifying some Waterman pens but it is hardly a good coverage of this hugely important marque. It is to be hoped that someone will go ahead and bring out the real Waterman book one day.

[Deb]

This is going to be an expensive thread - I'm making a list of these books to find and buy.

There's a lot more to come!

[Fermata]

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This book, Waterman Past and Present, The First Six Decades, makes me sad. When it was known to be in production there was much excited anticipation. Max Davis, with all his long and encyclopaedic knowledge of Waterman, should have brought us the ultimate Waterman book. Instead, we have this.

What's wrong with it? Essentially it's a coffee table book. The many photographs of Waterman pens vary from average to very good but for the most part that's all it is: photographs. The two-page introduction brings us nothing new. The same is true of the other brief scraps of text throughout the book.

It can be useful for identifying some Waterman pens but it is hardly a good coverage of this hugely important marque. It is to be hoped that someone will go ahead and bring out the real Waterman book one day.

There was a reasonably good Waterman website, a little in the style of the Jonathan Donahaye CS site but not as comprehensive, I havent seen it referenced for some years, I think that it was Max Davis' own site, it may have been taken down.

[sgphoto]

This is going to be an expensive thread - I'm making a list of these books to find and buy.

There's a lot more to come!

That's what I'm afraid of! Maybe Trump will send me my payment real soon!

[sgphoto]

This is a book I enjoy, because it covers more than just 20th-century fountain pens. Yes, the author is the same as the Marshall-Oldfield repair book.


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The last time I saw him was at a pen show, he had a huge collection of vintage rod stock, they were about 5 -6 feet long. I had gone to the show on a Norton but I was still thinking, could I tuck the rods under my arm for the journey home. I decided I would look like Sir Lancelot going into battle and so I gave them a miss.

How many pages in this book? Thanks.

[FredRydr]

How many pages in this book? Thanks.
292pp plus flyleaves

[Jon Szanto]

How many pages in this book? Thanks.
292pp plus flyleaves

Small print, too!

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[FredRydr]

You do realize, of course, that this thread will drive up the price of this book.

[Jon Szanto]

You do realize, of course, that this thread will drive up the price of this book.

Shut up while I finish photocopying mine to get it in the queue...



















(What's a poor boy to do? At least I know my original purchase went to Jim Marshall's charity cause.)

[Nethermark]

The Marshall and Oldfield repair book 4th edition seems to be available on Laurence Oldfields website (https://www.penpractice.com/page23.html)at £30 ($50)

[FredRydr]

The Marshall and Oldfield repair book 4th edition seems to be available on Laurence Oldfields website (https://www.penpractice.com/page23.html)at £30 ($50)
Stateside some retailers still have it, too.

[Deb]

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This book, another by Jim Marshall, is small but a gem. It's part of the Miller's Collectors Guide series and was published in 1999. It contains a price guide to the various items discussed and that is obviously well out of date but otherwise it remains completely relevant.

In a mere 64 pages the various subjects cannot be covered in any great depth but it is an excellent introductory volume. As well as fountain pens, mechanical pencils, dip pens, inkwells and other desktop items are covered.

This little book can be picked up online for as little as 17p! Very well written with splendid illustrations. Not an essential but very interesting and entertaining.

[sgphoto]

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This book, another by Jim Marshall, is small but a gem. It's part of the Miller's Collectors Guide series and was published in 1999. It contains a price guide to the various items discussed and that is obviously well out of date but otherwise it remains completely relevant.

In a mere 64 pages the various subjects cannot be covered in any great depth but it is an excellent introductory volume. As well as fountain pens, mechanical pencils, dip pens, inkwells and other desktop items are covered.

This little book can be picked up online for as little as 17p! Very well written with splendid illustrations. Not an essential but very interesting and entertaining.

Thanks. I just found a copy and ordered it.

What do you think of the books by George Fischler and Jonathan Steinberg?

[FredRydr]

This book, another by Jim Marshall, is small but a gem....
I have that, and this one as well due to my divergence into 19th-century gold dip pens and paraphernalia.

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[amk]

For Francophones, *the* Waterman book is André Mora's:
https://www.amazon.fr/Waterman-125-dexp%C3%A9rience-Andr%C3%A9-Mora/dp/B01HGKYZN4

I don't have the book, but I saw the fantastic exhibition of Waterman pens at Mora Stylos to celebrate the company's anniversary. He has more prototype CFs and Man 100s than you can shake a whole plantation of sticks at.

[Deb]

I have Collectible Dip Pens too, Fred. A lovely book and there is more to dip pens than I ever imgined!

[Deb]

sgphoto, I have a copy of The Book of Fountain Pens by Schneider and Fischler. It isn't really one of my favourites. It's quite old, of course and times have moved on. There's a concentration on overlay pens and that isn't where my interest lies. There is a section on pen repair that is best ignored. That said, it's a well produced book and there are pens there that you will not see elsewhere.

[sgphoto]

Thanks, Deb. I'm laying in a supply of pen books for the isolation period. Fortunately, reading about a subject I'm interested in is almost as good as doing it and certainly increases my knowledge at less cost than making a pen buying mistake.

Cheers.
Sg

[Deb]

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The Swan Pen, Mabie Todd in England 1880 - 1960

This, the latest of Stephen Hull's scholarly pen works, is a big book by any standards. It is large format, has 12 chapters, nearly 400 pages, over 1000 illustrations and 8 appendices. It's expensive, of course, at £65 plus postage. I paid a little more for the signed, limited edition. I don't do limited edition pens but this book is the exception!

This is my bible among pen books. Mabie Todd pens and pencils have always been my main interest. This book was long anticipated and Stephen has made a superb job of it. I'll never be in doubt about the date of a Swan pen again.

[FredRydr]

...This is my bible among pen books. Mabie Todd pens and pencils have always been my main interest....
Similarly, the "bible" for my Conklin crescent fountain pens is The Conklin Legacy, by Alfonso Mur. I believe he sold all 300 English-language copies at the 2013 Ohio Pen show where he introduced it. It is 326 big illustrated pages of goodness, with details that enable me to determine manufacture years and "correctness" of Conklins that come into my possession. I suspect there is a Spanish-language edition, too.

ISBN: 978-84-616-5960-9


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[Deb]

That's a splendid book, Fred. I didn't know it existed until this moment.

[FredRydr]

That's a splendid book, Fred. I didn't know it existed until this moment.
Two contacts printed in the back of the book:


Alfonso Mur - alfonso.mur@gmail.com

Pens & Friends - pensandfriends@gmail.com

[Deb]

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Another art-work, this time by Andy Russell on the Conway Stewart Dinkie. As you may know Dinkies come in the most glorious array of colour patterns and they are beautifully photographed here, actual size. Photos by Andy himself. Certainly the most beautiful pen book that I have. I think it's still available, £65 plus postage.

[Linger]

Does anybody know if there is a book about ink as well? With all brands, bottles, advertising, and so on?

[FredRydr]

Does anybody know if there is a book about ink as well? With all brands, bottles, advertising, and so on?
Gary Lehrer's Waterman book covers vintage Waterman's ink and bottles and advertising.

[Deb]

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This book will be familiar to many. Until his sudden and untimely death Frank was active in the USENET fountain pen group, as was I. We had several interesting discussions, often about his well-known hatred of the Onoto shut-off valve. He could be gruff, especially with those questions which had been answered many times before, but he was always helpful and generous with information.

Though some of his methods are frowned upon today and this book has been superseded as a repair manual, it remains a fascinating snapshot of things as they were in the early days of this hobby. Frank's personality shines through on every page.

[sgphoto]

Good day at the mailbox.

[Deb]

Collectible Fountain Pens is a great resource - an oldie but a goodie!

[kazoolaw]

Www.booksaboutpens.com

Discusses but does not sell pen books. Let's you see what's out there.

[Deb]

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A good read and, with a decent index, a useful reference. It's 20 years old and there are one or two factual errors but they are minor and of no great consequence.

You can tell that mine has been well used...

[sgphoto]

Deb, do you think this is the "best" of the Lambrou books for people like me (GPPs -general pen practioners} or one of his other books?

Waiting for my 'stimulus' check for more books and a couple of ebonites, particularly an old Waterman with a great 14k nib.

[Deb]

Probably this is best. There's also Fountain Pens Vintage and Modern (1989) but it is a little more dated.

[Jon Szanto]

I've got his Fountain Pens of the World, which certainly seems quite comprehensive. I don't have a deep enough interest in the Japanese history to get his book focusing on that but FPotW gives at least a decent look outside the US/UK history.

[FredRydr]

For Montblanc collectors, the following are quite helpful. The Diary is going to be expensive if you find one. Collectable Stars is useful for the postwar pens. Made in Spain is interesting for the unusual celluloids not generally available from Germany and Denmark.

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[Deb]

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Edited by Dragoni and Fichera. Though it has an index I wouldn't regard this as a reference, mainly because some of the information in the section on individual pens is inaccurate. However, it takes a wider viewpoint on the whole subject of fountain pens and is informative and entertaining. Not an essential but a good read. Cheap when I bought it second-hand many years ago. Prices are variable now - cheapest I saw was £32 + postage.

[ChrisJ]

Stefan Wallrafen , one of the Collectible Stars co-authors has recently published a Soennecken book covering the company from the 1870's to 1995

Very similar chronological layout to the Collectible Stars books, with tons of pen photos with text in English and German along with detailed tables of all identified model variants from early eyedoppers (1888) through the gorgeous pre-war Rheingolds and up to the 1960's including the Swiss production models and Swedish The Tower brand

Very detailed and comprehensive , even more that the two Collectible Stars books, my only criticism is the pen pictures are scaled larger than real size but all the tables have the relevant dimensions so this can be forgiven

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[Lightmanv]

Hello,
Do you know where I can find “Montblanc Pens in Spain - english version”? Thank you.

Best regards,
Valeriu

[Yazeh]

Hello,
Do you know where I can find “Montblanc Pens in Spain - english version”? Thank you.

Best regards,
Valeriu
https://www.libreriacastillon.com/historia/380274-las-montblanc-espanolas-montblanc-pens-made-in-spain.html

[Lightmanv]

Thank you so much!

[JosephFranklin]

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Edited by Dragoni and Fichera. Though it has an index I wouldn't regard this as a reference, mainly because some of the information in the section on individual pens is inaccurate. However, it takes a wider viewpoint on the whole subject of fountain pens and is informative and entertaining. Not an essential but a good read. Cheap when I bought it second-hand many years ago. Prices are variable now - cheapest I saw was £32 + postage.
A great book about history and design. I've been studying this for a long time and decided to arrange everything in the form of research work.
I turned to the service for help and here's a review of it https://www.topwritersreview.com/reviews/myhomeworkdone/ I'd like to take this book as a basis for writing, although there are many other good books and useful sources.

[Cyril]

Mama Mia !!!!:haha:

What ..... into what a rabbit hole of treasure that I have sucked into . :thank_you2:

[BoBo Olson]

"""Deb recommended Pen Repair by Jim Marshall and Laurence Oldfield. On Amazon US, the price is $120 and up as it's O.P.""""

I think I paid E-30-40 plus minus for the then new second edition, with Oldfield's autograph. From his site.

""""Probably this is best. There's also Fountain Pens Vintage and Modern (1989) but it is a little more dated. """"
It a basic book....quite advanced for me....in I don't have a collection of all 51 colors and styles of the P-51.

I have read it was better than the later version.
I have it in German, living there, so it takes me twice as long to read it in germanshringwrapswords and one has to pry them apart with a pry bar.

When I first came on FPN I must have downloaded 10meg of info....and it was of no help really. That Lambrou book put everything in order and I knew not only I had an A and Elbow, but where it was. It gave me new fields to hunt....even if I was only hunting in Germany...
It was of help when I went looking for a 'flexi' Swan pen on English Ebay. I'd decided from his book to leave all the convoluted filling system '30-40'a pens alone and get a lever early '50's torpedo shaped flexi nibbed pen.

(By the way one of the three prettiest pens I've ever seen pictures of was a Swan middle brand Blackbird...seen on the FPN com. Not in the book.)

I ran into a no name German flexi (as superflex was called way back in the when of a decade or so ago) and bought it as in my hand rather than hope and pray the Swan nib would indeed be flexi and not the semi-flex I had. But with out that book I'd never known how complicated Swan pens could be.

I have some pen books not listed here. so will have to load up my camera and take a few pictures.

[BoBo Olson]

1994 book.... Werkzeug des Geistes, (tools of the soul) by Friedrich E. Linscheid,takes you from stick scribbles up to the mid 18th-19th century tool's before it becomes interesting with all the pens, ink wells and other writer's tools.
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Das Grosse Buch der Schriebkulture.....the Ultimate Book of Pens...By Geyner and Garenfeld in French, German and English on every page. It is quite a large book...was disappointed it only had two pages w/pictures of Geha....but one can not always win.
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Fullfedeerhalter(fountain pens) by Jonathan Steinbery 1994, a good overview only.
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The sadest book of all Regina Martini's Fullfederhalter (fountain pens) with all those pre-2000 DM prices................lots and lots of pens, no big explanations, including German, English and US ones.
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I don't know if these Parker prices will make someone happy or sad..........I am sad because I certainly could have had some fine pens for affordable prices had I started collectiong pens 10-15 years before I did.
https://i.imgur.com/FgNvDt7.jpg

They had been laying around for I don't know how long, but now that I'm reminded I have them I can find them in my library again.
This is the German version of Andreas Lambrou's '89 book.
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And have both Pen repair by Marshall and Oldfield and the Dubal book.

Grumble cubed, outside of stiff nib calligraphy, my calligraphy books leave 'much' to be desired on Copperplate and Spencerian....when I need more than you've practiced the other stiff nib stuff enough to catch on in a couple of pages, for either. I need more Copperplate and Spencerian for Dummies 2.0, a book for those who find 1.0 complicated.

I'm wondering if those authors are saying learn stiff nib calligraphy First, then get into flexi scripts...........after you know how to form letters.

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[Mık Joger]

I found it very interesting and useful to read your discussion. I think I will put some of your recommendations into practice. Books about fountain pens are something I've been interested in recently. It's always interesting to explore the diverse world of writing instruments through literature. And one of my books is in MOBI format then I needed a program that converts MOBI files to PDF. If you are interested, you can use https://pdfflex.com/mobi-to-pdf that helped me solve my problem. And will help to make your fountain pen related ebooks more accessible and easier to read.

[Cyril]

These are great books . Thank you for sharing all the resourceful titles of books on pens and writing instruments. here. Thank you Deb for the thread and the rest of all folks sharing all the informations on books and their knowledge of encyclopaedic inner knowledge in pens and inks .:D