Skip to main content

Pen books on my book shelves

Books in English



1)
Maki-e: A Story Waiting to be Written – A Journey through the World of Lacquered Fountain Pens.
Alberto Gerosa
2012

2)
Collectible Stars 1
1908-1947
2014 edition
Jens Rösler, Stefan Wallrafen

3)
PELIKAN The Brand
Detmar Schaefer
2013

(in transparent cellophane dust jacket)
4)
Fountain Pens: Vintage and Modern
Andreas Lambrou
1990/1995?

5)
Fountain Pens: United States of America and United Kingdom
Lambrou, Andreas
2000

6)
Fountain Pens of Japan
Lambrou, Andreas; Masamichi Sunami
2012

7)
Fountain Pens of the World
Lambrou, Andreas
1995

8)
The Ultimate Book of Pens
Dietmar Geyer
2010

9)
Collectible fountain pens : Parker, Sheaffer, Wahl-Eversharp, Waterman
Bowen, Glen
1982

(10)
Lacquer : an international history and collector's guide
Jonathan Bourne ... [et al.]
1984

11)
Fountain Pens = Penne Stilografiche (Bella Cosa Library)
Fortis, Alex; Vannucchi, Antonio
1995

12)
Pen Passion: a Cylindrical Obsession
by Jac Zagoory, Rachel Yohai, Hilda Chan
1992

13)
The Pen: An Appreciation (Design Icons) 
Hardcover – Illustrated, March 1, 1999
David Attwood

14)
Fountain Pens (Identifiers)
Steinberg, Jonathan
1998

15)
The Fountain Pen: A Collector's Companion
Alexander Crum Ewing
1997

(16)
Fountain Pens: The Collector's Guide to Selecting, Buying, and Enjoying New and Vintage Fountain Pens
Jonathan Steinberg
1994

(17)
Fountain Pens: History and Design
Giorgio Dragoni, Giuseppe Fichera
1998

(18)
Animal Design on Pens
Regina Martini
2014

(19)
Fountain Pens – Past and present; Identification and value guide; 2nd ed
Paul Erano
2004

(20)
Pen Repair, 3rd ed
Jim Marshall, Laurence Oldfield
2014

(21)
CHRONICLE OF THE FOUNTAIN PEN: Stories Within a Story
Luiz Leite, Antonio Gagean, Joao Pavao Martins
2012

(22)
Fountain Pens and Pencils: the Golden Age of Writing Instruments 
George Fischler, Stuart Schneider
1990

(23)
Fountain Pens and Pencils: the Golden Age of Writing Instruments (revised Price Guide, 1998) 
George Fischler, Stuart Schneider
1998

(24)
Pens & Pencils: A Collector's Handbook (A Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Regina Martini, Harald Grotowsky
2001

(25)
The Write Stuff: A Collector's Guide to Inkwells, Fountain Pens, and Desk Accessories
Raymond G. Jaegers, Beverly C. Jaegers
2000


(26)
Collecting Writing Instruments
Dietmar Geyer
1990

(46)
pdf: The history of the Italian Fountain Pen, 1900-1950 Vol. I
pdf: The history of the Italian Fountain Pen, 1900-1950 Vol. II
photos of 1200 pens

Books in Japanese

(27)
Catalogue of Namiki


(28)
万年筆国産化一〇〇年―セーラー万年筆とその仲間たち
桐山 勝
三五館
265 pages

(29)
The万年筆
梅田晴夫

(30)
万年筆の生活誌 筆記の近代
2016

(31)
万年筆クロニクル
すなみ まさみち, 古山 浩一
2007


(32)
万年筆の達人
2006


(33-34)
2 available
世界の萬年筆 Fountain pens of the World
中園 宏
2001

(35)
世界のアンティーク万年筆
中園 宏
1985

(36)
「日本産」万年筆型録: 今買える国産万年筆のすべて
2004

(37-45)
from the left side


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

My Scriptorium Pens

Since 2017, Renee Meeks from Scriptorium Pens is providing me with custom-made pens.  It was always a pleasure to discuss with Renee how the pens should look and I am very grateful to her for her advice and for making such beautiful pens available to me. There are so many more woods which I like but ... Thank you, Renee. from left to right: Custom design in Olive Wood (Palestine, Extreme Figure) & SEM Ebonite Sand 06; Bock 380 18k M CSI grind (by  @nibgrinder ) Custom design in Ancient Kauri Wood (New Zealand) & SEM Ebonite Honey 10/8; Bock 380 14k EF Custom design in Mahogany Wood (Honduras) & SEM Ebonite Brown 04/08; Bock 380 14k EF Custom design in Camatillo & NYH Cumberland; Bock 250 in Pt950 XXF grind (fpnibs.com) Custom design in Amboyna (Heirloom Quality) & NYH Cumberland; Jowo6, 14k, semiflex Custom design in Snakewood & NYH Cumberland; Jowo6 18k, EF CI grind (by  @nibgrinder ) Custom design in Nikko ebonite, aftermodified to midori tamenu...

Nib comparisons

  Jinhao #6 M, F, EF Jinhao #8, #6, #5 - all in EF normal and heartbeat Jinhao #6 in F Nemosine and Jowo #6 in EF left Jinhao #6 and right Kaigelu #6 as replacements for Jowo #6