Illustrated Guide To Antique Writing Instruments

Author : Stuart Schneider
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780764309809
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated Guide to Antique Writing Instruments written by Stuart Schneider and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1999-11 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quick and easy reference for pen and pencil collectors. Over 500 pens and pencils in beautiful, nearly full-size color photos. Short histories of the 19 main companies are provided. Concise, helpful information with each photo includes a guide to the current price of each.

Author : Paul Erano
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781574323856
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fountain Pens Past and Present written by Paul Erano and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This deluxe second edition has been expanded and reformatted to be almost one third larger than the first edition, a book that is already regarded as one of the most authoritative and entertaining books on the subject of pen collecting. Outlining eight major manufacturers and their classic model pens, the book is colorfully illustrated with photos and advertisements. You will find current collector values; new photographs including hundreds of additional vintage and contemporary writing instruments; new tips on buying, selling, and trading; and a new 'Collectibility Status Chart' identifying over 100 brands and models of fountain pens and their relative values. In addition, there are new sections on individual artisans and their unique creations and a revised section on contemporary manufacturers, double the size of the first edition. Discussions are included on building your collections, storage and display, refurbishing and repair, paper and inks, and valuing your pens. 2004 values.

Author : Jonathan Steinberg
Publisher : Booksales
ISBN 13 : 9780785810223
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fountain Pens written by Jonathan Steinberg and published by Booksales. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the full range of fountain pen design providing an at-a-glance guide to hundreds of models. Technical terms are explained and distinguishing marks pinpointed. Includes a comprehensive directory of key manufacturers.

Author : Jonathan Steinberg
Publisher : Universe Publishing(NY)
ISBN 13 : 9780789306814
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fountain Pens written by Jonathan Steinberg and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transform your view of the handwritten word with this beautiful illustrated guide to the art of the fountain pen. In an intimate trim size perfect for giftgiving, Fountain Pens traces the history of the development of the pen from early reservoir systems to self-filling pens to modern reproductions. Lavishly illustrated, the book features more than one hundred four-color images, from lush photographic portraits of individual pens to rare vintage advertisements and original patent illustrations. A celebration of the pen from quill to nib, Fountain Pens will be a valued addition to the libraries of collectors and enthusiasts alike.

Author : Deb Crosby
Publisher : Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN 13 : 9780764304132
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Victorian Pencils written by Deb Crosby and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking study of the development of mechanical and metal cased pencils in the nineteenth century. Illustrated with over 700 photographs, the book provides examples of the extraordinary variety of propelling pencils that were created between 1800 and 1920. Readers will be struck by the ingenuity of the inventors and creators of this (until now) forgotten form of decorative art. From metal cased pencils that are elegantly practical, to "magic" pencils that are more whimsical than functional, this book follows the progress of the mechanical pencil as it evolves from a usable tool to something more akin to jewelry. This history of mechanical pencils also includes definitions of terms, descriptions of various mechanisms, ornamentation and surface decoration, and the multitude of combinations created by nineteenth century pencil-case makers. Value ranges are also included.

Author : Steven Roger Fischer
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1861895887
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Writing written by Steven Roger Fischer and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A History of Writing offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. Illustrated with numerous examples, this book offers a global overview in a format that everyone can follow. Steven Roger Fischer also reveals his own discoveries made since the early 1980s, making it a useful reference for students and specialists as well as a delightful read for lovers of the written word everywhere.

Author : Steven Roger Fischer
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780239467
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Language written by Steven Roger Fischer and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Steven Roger Fischer’s fascinating book charts the history of communication from a time before human language was conceived of to the media explosion of the present day. Fischer begins by describing the modes of communication used by whales, birds, insects, and nonhuman primates, suggesting these are the first contexts in which the concept of “language” might be applied. He then moves from the early abilities of Homo erectus to the spread of languages worldwide, analyzing the effect of the development of writing along the way. With the advent of the science of linguistics in the nineteenth century, the nature of human languages first came to be studied and understood. Fischer follows the evolution of linguists’ insights and the relationship of language to social change into the mid-1900s. Taking into account the rise of pidgin, Creole, jargon, and slang, he goes on to raise provocative questions about literature’s—and literacy’s—relationship to language. Finally, touching on the effects of radio, television, propaganda, and advertising, Fischer looks to the future, asking how electronic media are daily reshaping the world’s languages and suggesting a radical reinterpretation of what language really is.

Author : Ewing A
Publisher : Running Press
ISBN 13 : 9780762400089
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fountain Pen written by Ewing A and published by Running Press. This book was released on 1997-02-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Crum Ewing heads the Collectors Department at Bonhams Auctioneers in London, the world's largest auctioneer of fine and rare vintage fountain pens. Ewing chronicles the development of writing implements; gives a brief history of fountain pens; explores the process of making a pen, from design to consumer; plus offers a full directory of sources. 200+ full-color photos.

Author : Dietmar Geyer
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780887402722
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collecting Writing Instruments written by Dietmar Geyer and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1990 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the flint tool to the stylus, from the quill pen to the fountain pen and felt-tip marker, this book invites one to develop anew or deepen one's love for beautiful old writing instruments. Hundreds of contemporary engravings, illustrations, advertisements, photos, and catalog and brochure excerpts accompany the reader through the written history of the quill pen, pencil fountain pen and paper and their use. Here editors and journalists, salespeople, architects, students, and above all, collectors of historic writing instruments, will find facts about the origin, variations, and further development of one of the most important and personal of our useful tools-the writing instrument. Beginning with the origins of writing, Geyer covers the early writing instruments, steel pens, pencil, fountain pens, ball-point pens, and even the felt-tip marker. The greatest emphasis is on beautiful historical fountain pens. The major brands studied include Conway-Stewart, Cross, Edding, Faber-Castell, Geha, Kaeco, Lamy, Montblanc, Onoto, Parker, Pelikan, Senator, Schwan-Stabilo, Sheaffer, Soennecken, Staedtler, Swan Wahl-Eversharp, Waterman

Author : Chuck Wills
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1607109840
Total Pages : 845 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weaponry written by Chuck Wills and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 845 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete look at weapons—from the Stone Age and Bronze Age to present day—from spears and swords to handguns and automatic weapons. When did hunting weapons begin to be used against humans instead of animals? What is the difference between the Plains Indian War Club and the Fijian War Club? What weapon is common to peoples in every part of the world? The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weaponry is a comprehensive guide to arms and armaments throughout history. Beginning in the Stone Age, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weaponry travels through the Bronze Age to our present day, showing the tools humans have used to defend themselves all around the globe. There’s the Japanese tanto, or dagger, which have become identified with gangs known as yakuza. There’s the flaming arrow used when Swiss and Austrian forces clashed in the 14th century. And there’s the revolver that Samuel Colt made practical for both military and civilian use in Hartford, Connecticut. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weaponry will help readers better understand how—and why—the battles of history were fought.