Montblanc Writers Edition George Bernard Shaw Mechanical Pencil Preowned

Montblanc's Writers Edition for 2008 honors the Irish dramatist and Nobel Prize winner George Bernard Shaw.

For the Dublin-born dramatist, the written and spoken word was at one and the same time the expression of his artistic creativity, his free spirit and his criticism of social evils.

Although his works constantly sparkled with subtle dialectics and his characteristic wit, they were also always a sounding board for individuality, social responsibility and humanity.

"Pygmalion" -perhaps Shaw's most well known work, is the essence of his literary creativity.

In this dramatically brilliant comedy full of wit and fine irony, Shaw subtly ridicules the class differences in Victorian England.

Shaw also proved his political consciousness away from the literary sphere: in the Fabian Society, which he co-founded, Shaw sought the reformation and modernisation of English society.

In 1926 George Bernard Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

In 1938 he won an Oscar for his film script adaptation of "Pygmalion".

On Montblanc's limited edition George Bernard Shaw writing instruments the interplay of platinum coated metal and deep green marbled lacquer, and the design of the pen recalls "Pygmalion" the Irish dramatist's most famous work.

This is a very impressive mechanical pencil with exceptional color, whose magnificence is further enhanced in natural light.

**Product Specifications:**

* **Writing Technology:** Pencil

* **Edition:** Limited Edition - A collectible edition, manufactured in a limited and numbered quantity (A total of 4000 numbered George Bernard Shaw mechanical pencils were produced and were made available as parts of sets along with a fountain pen and a ballpoint pen.)

* **Main Materials:** Lacquer, Platinum-coated metal

* **Cap/Operation:** Twist Operated

* **Dimensions:** 13.8 cm Length (capped)

* **Weight:** 60.5 grams

* **Personalization Options:** No

* **Box Style:** Standard Montblanc Giftbox Supplied by the Manufacturer (not the dedicated Writers Edition box).

* **Condition:** Used - Preowned. This mechanical pencil comes from a private collection and shows minor superficial signs of use. It has no deep scratches, or other significant marks of use, and works flawlessly.