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This lavishly illustrated book is the first of a three-volume series on the history of the fountain pen and its primary manufacturers throughout the world.
This volume contains over five hundred full-color photographs of the most important and some previously unpublished pens from the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
Each pen is reproduced individually and to actual size for ease of identification, making the book the ideal reference guide for both the collector and the enthusiast. Many original specially commissioned, hand produced line drawings, present the pens in an exciting and informative manner.
The authoritative and comprehensive text as well as period advertisements compliment the illustrations and provide up-to-date and detailed information on the history of the fountain pen and its industry in the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
The second volume, scheduled for publication in 2002, will feature fountain pens from Europe and the third, to be published in 2003, will cover fountain pens from Japan and China.
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This book cover is the Classic Pens Limited Edition version of 'Fountain Pens -- USA and UK'.
Only 1,000 copies from the first edition print run will be numbered and signed by the author.
The limited edition is available only to collectors who directly purchase from Classic Pens.
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The Author
Andreas Lambrou is recognized as a distinguished pen collector and one of the leading international authorities on fountain pens and their industry world-wide. He started collecting fountain pens 46 years ago, at the age of 12 in his native Cyprus. He is a founder member of the Writing Equipment Society formed in 1980, and has served on the Executive as Trade Liaison Officer for fountain pens. He has written articles for international publications including Pen World, Business Magazine, The V.I.P. Guide to London, Vogue, etc., and has also catalogued and valued pen museums of international pen manufacturers.
He is an authorized pen restorer and co-founder of Classic Pens Ltd., established in 1987, a company that specializes in the customization of limited edition pens through a fruitful working cooperation with international pen manufacturers. Andreas Lambrou has created exclusive and novel guilloche designs on sterling silver pens and has been responsible for the marketing of the Classic Pens CP series of Limited Edition pens worldwide.
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His first book, Fountain Pens Vintage and Modern published by Sotheby’s in 1989 has come to be recognized as the definitive work on the history of fountain pens and their industry. It is the most successful book on the subject having sold 40,000 copies in five languages. His second book, Fountain Pens of the World published by Classic Pens Ltd., in 1995 contains the largest selection of pens ever published in professional full color reproduction. It is recognized as the nearest approximation to an encyclopaedia and the most important book ever published on fountain pens.
Also available
Fountain Pens of the World by Andreas Lambrou
448 pages, 188 color, 108 monochrome illustrations and line drawings, 309 x 225 mm, cloth ISBN 0 302 00668 0
Classic Pens Incorporated
E-mail: ClasPenInc@aol.com USA Tel: + (323) 658 7367 USA Fax: + (323) 658 8886
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Publication date: October 20, 2000 List Price: US $75
Our Special Offer: $60 plus S&H
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