Montblanc George Bernard Shaw - Writers Edition 2008
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Writers Edition “George Bernard Shaw” — 2008
Key facts
- Series
- Writers Edition
- Released
- 2008
- Writing instruments and edition sizes
- fountain pen: 16,000 pieces
- ballpoint pen: 18,000 pieces
- pencil: 4,000 pieces
- set: 4,000 sets
- Base model
- 146 (diameter as on the 146: cap approx. 15 mm, barrel approx. 13 mm)2
- Launch price
- pencil: only in set
Sources and notes
- An edition has the grip-section diameter of its base model. Dimensions from an overview in the forum (forum post of 13 September 2005), measured without callipers.
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Writers Edition 2008
- George Bernard Shaw -
In addition to writing instruments, various leather articles are also offered
Photos: D.S.
George Bernard Shaw — life and work
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) was born in Dublin, moved to London in 1876 and spent his last decades in Ayot St Lawrence in Hertfordshire. The dramatist, critic and committed socialist wrote more than fifty plays, mostly comedies with a core of social criticism. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1925.
Major works
- Man and Superman (1903)
- Major Barbara (1905)
- Pygmalion (1913), the basis of the musical “My Fair Lady”
- Heartbreak House (1919)
- Saint Joan (1923)
The edition
According to the list of editions, the Writers Edition of 2008 comprises 16,000 fountain pens, 18,000 ballpoint pens and 4,000 sets of fountain pen, ballpoint pen and pencil. The pencil was available only in the set.
All writing instruments of this edition
George Bernard Shaw4
| Number | Version | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 102389 | fountain pen — edition size 16,000 pieces | 2008 |
| 102391 | ballpoint pen — edition size 18,000 pieces | 2008 |
| — | pencil — edition size 4,000 pieces; launch price only in set | 2008 |
| 102392 | set — Fountain Pen, Ballpoint Pen and Pencil; edition size 4,000 sets | 2008 |
Sources: dealer listings.
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