The German edition of Andreas Lambrou's 'Füllfederhalter' — original 'Fountain Pens, Vintage and Modern' — appeared in 1992 from Wilhelm Heyne Verlag Munich in the translation by Stefan Wallrafen, partly with different photos than the English edition. Lambrou offers an overview of the development history of the fountain pen and presents the most important international makers; a chapter on care and troubleshooting also belongs to it. Richly illustrated, the volume is a standard work for fountain pen collectors.
The table of contents covers the development of writing and writing instruments up to 1883, three US chapters on the phases 1883–1920 (birth and early development), 1921–1940 (the golden age) and 1940s to 1980s (modern design), followed by country chapters on England, Germany, France, Italy and Japan. Sections on modern fountain pens and limited editions, on handling fountain pens, plus appendix, bibliography, club lists, picture credits and index are added. In the German part the makers Soennecken, Kaweco, Osmia, Faber-Castell, Tropen, Rotring, Pelikan, Lamy and Montblanc-Simplo are presented in short biographies.