The Fountain Pen: A Collector's Companion

by Alexander Crum Ewing, Digby Lowwe-Sandes (Foreword by)

Alexander Crum Ewing heads the Collectors Department at Bonhams Auctioneers in London, the world's largest auctioneer of fine and rare vintage fountain pens. Ewing chronicles the development of writing implements; gives a brief history of fountain pens; explores the process of making a pen, from design to consumer; plus offers a full directory of sources. 200+ full-color photos.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1997

Reviews

[Kevin]

Lovely photographs of a wide range of fountain pens. Spans the history of development as well as several more modern designs. I really appreciated that it included some less familiar brands as well as more modern high end pens.