Is it worth having????
PEN SPEAK, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF PEN LOVERS. PRINTED FOR SHEAFFER BY GLEN B. BOWEN.
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Is it worth having????
PEN SPEAK, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF PEN LOVERS. PRINTED FOR SHEAFFER BY GLEN B. BOWEN.
Is it worth having????
PEN SPEAK, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF PEN LOVERS. PRINTED FOR SHEAFFER BY GLEN B. BOWEN.
Hi Tom,
I got my autographed copy as a gift from friends who attended the LA pen show in 2004 (I think) and I find useful, especially the 135 page glossary of pen terms in my book's edition. I know Richard Binder has an excellent online glossary, but it's nice to have a book to which you can refer without having to boot up your computer.
Hope this helps,
~Maja
I got my autographed copy as a gift from friends who attended the LA pen show in 2004 (I think) and I find useful, especially the 135 page glossary of pen terms in my book's edition. I know Richard Binder has an excellent online glossary, but it's nice to have a book to which you can refer without having to boot up your computer.
Hope this helps,
~Maja
That's a nice book. I wonder if I could find any FP related books at Barnes & Noble?
I was interested enough to have my library get a copy for me through the Inter Library Loan (known in library world as ILL). Apparently only two libraries in the nation that are willing to loan through the ILL had a copy, so I had to wait a bit. The copy came to me from the Madsion Public Library, Madison Wisconsin.
Anyhoo, I think it is a pretty neat book. The glossary has a lot of terms I hadn't heard of, and I've been through Richard's glossary a few times over. The sections on what to consider when purchasing a pen, though slanted toward the collector, is especially well written.
However, the one point that will probably keep me from getting a copy for myself is this: there is no entry for the Parker "51". At least not one I can find looking under 51, Parker, or Fifty-One. Many entries refered to the pen, there were entries on other pen models, but there was nothing I could find on the "51" itself. Considering the influence the "51" had on early modern pens, I found that oversight curious. If the book left out something as important as that, what else did leave out?
Now, please realize that my thoughts are heavily influenced by having been a librarian for the last ten years, reviewing (and using) reference materials for use in my library. I couldn't stand a book that repeatedly refers to a subject, and then not have an entry on that subject itself. Other than this one point, it really is a fine and informational book.
YMMV greatly.
Warm regard,
Kevin
Beaker606
Anyhoo, I think it is a pretty neat book. The glossary has a lot of terms I hadn't heard of, and I've been through Richard's glossary a few times over. The sections on what to consider when purchasing a pen, though slanted toward the collector, is especially well written.
However, the one point that will probably keep me from getting a copy for myself is this: there is no entry for the Parker "51". At least not one I can find looking under 51, Parker, or Fifty-One. Many entries refered to the pen, there were entries on other pen models, but there was nothing I could find on the "51" itself. Considering the influence the "51" had on early modern pens, I found that oversight curious. If the book left out something as important as that, what else did leave out?
Now, please realize that my thoughts are heavily influenced by having been a librarian for the last ten years, reviewing (and using) reference materials for use in my library. I couldn't stand a book that repeatedly refers to a subject, and then not have an entry on that subject itself. Other than this one point, it really is a fine and informational book.
YMMV greatly.
Warm regard,
Kevin
Beaker606
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