This book is for all people using, owning, or collecting fountain pens and their matching pencils. It introduces the beginning pen collector to the hobby and answers questions asked by advanced pen collectors about the earliest and rarest pens. With over 1,000 fountain pens illustrated in full colour, it will identify pens and provide the opportunity to examine many rare pens that were produced. The examples represent the whole range of the history and production of fountain pens, from the earliest to the present, and from the most common to the rarest. L.E. Waterman, Parker, Swan, Sheaffer, Wahl-Eversharp, Mont Blanc, Crocker, Chilton, Moore, A.A. Waterman and many other companies are included. A large representation of company advertising has been gathered. A must for collectors, dealers, and all those who appreciate the ingenuity and creativity of industry. AUTHOR: George Fischler is the manager of microbiology for The Dial Corporation in Scottsdale Arizona. He has been an avid collector of foubtain pens since 1977, and is recognized as one of the leading authorities in the field. He has authored several articles on pens and collecting and is the co-author of two other books on fountain pens, as well as the co-author of books on collecting cigarette lighters, and Scandinavian ceramics and glass. << Stuart Schneider is a New Jersey attorney who collects fountain pens and writes books for collectors on fountain pens, cigarette lighters, fluorescent minerals, and other interesting collectibles. He is a prolific writer, having written for most of the antique and collectior magazines and penned a column for Pen World Magazine for many years under the name "Miss Inkly". 1000 colour photos