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26%OFFJoão P. Martins - The Chronicle of the Fountain Pen: Stories within a Story - 9780764326165 - V9780764326165
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The Chronicle of the Fountain Pen: Stories within a Story

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Description for The Chronicle of the Fountain Pen: Stories within a Story Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 606 color photos. BIC Classification: AJC; HBT; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2384.
A beautifully illustrated, well-researched presentation of the evolution of fountain pens, showing how political and social events influenced their designs, the trends in their evolution process, and competition, fights, and mergers among manufacturers. This guide shows more than 3000 fountain pens, in 606 full color photographs, with competing models side-by-side to reveal their similarities and differences. At the end of each chronological organized chapter, a timeline shows the main events in the world together with the models introduced by each manufacturer. Other books have addressed the history and development of fountain pens, typically, looking at the evolution of ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
2383g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764326165
SKU
V9780764326165
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About João P. Martins
João P. Martins, Professor of Computer Science at the Technical University of Lisbon has been collecting fountain pens since 1977 and has developed a special interest on Danish-made pens. Luiz Leite, born Giné-Bissau, a former colony of the Portuguese Empire is a consultant of dermatology and has collected pens since 1990. António Gagean's family has held the agency of Parker ... Read more

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