Collectible Fountain Pens: Parker, Sheaffer, Wahl-Eversharp, Waterman & Many More

i ordered this one and another i now cant find; got two of this one from two bendors, and not whatever the other one is. gifted it to a happy fountain-pen newbie (and a handfulla pens!). it Iis good, if dated

Interesting book to read. The history of these fountain pen companies was quite enjoyable. The illustrations were not up to the level I'd expect from such a nicely written book.

WORLD BOOKS your goto for hard to find books. This is bookof pens made by Sheaffer, Wahl-Eversharp, Waterman, Parker, and others. I've purchased books from World Books and ways find what I'm looking for. A 5 star company.

Could this book have clearer photographs- yes. However, the book is comprehensive and covers U.S. pens in great detail. I am so pleased I purchased this book on Amazon

This is an out of print book which is perfect for a collector. It adds to the knowledge base and helps when evaluating to buy the old writing devices.

This book covers the primary models from four pen manufacturers up until the mid 20th century, providing some history and some B&W photos of a selection of pens (not comprehensive). The bulk of the pages are dedicated to B&W reproductions of advertisements, with rather poor image quality. The descriptions of individual pens is almost completely absent, and no real guide to distinguish them beyond low-quality B&W images. For example, if you wanted to distinguish between Sheaffer Snorkels (Special, Admiral, Statesman, etc), you could not do it from this book. No resources for color options are described (which were available), let alone shown (all images are low-quality black and white). The time lines cease very early, and many models listed in those timelines are not shown. Much better resources are available on-line. For broad overviews of of these four makers, this does the job. But for a guide to assist in collective, one can do far better. If you are interested in the advertisements (and satisfied with B&W renderings), then this is better than many resources available on-line.

Very nice book loaded with pictures and values. This was extremely helpful to me as I am learning and selling off some of my fathrer's pen collection. Highly recommended.

For a collector is very interesting reading with excellent information on the different pen brands and manufacturers from around the world

THIS WAS A PRESENT FOR MY EIGHTY YEAR OLD BROTHER WHO HAS BEEN COLLECTING PENS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HE ASSURES ME THAT HE WAS EXTREMELY PLEASED AT RECEIVING THIS BOOK AND THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A WELL INFORMED BOOK. THE DELIVERY WAS ALSO ON TIME. SO WELL DONE TO ALL CONCERNED D.RIGBY

Excellent reference book on the fountain pens of the 'Big Four' firms: Parker, Sheaffer, Waterman and Wahl Eversharp. Black and white photos are not very clear (though the colour plates are good) and the prices are out of date, but an essential reference for collectors.

I haven't as yet given this book to my son-in-law... (it is for his forthcoming birthday), however, he collects fountain pens and I am sure that he will love this book.