Just found this in the latest journal of the Virginia Woolf Society. Mont Blanc - the very expensive fountain pen maker - has what they call Writer`s Edition pens and the latest, to celebrate VW`s 125th birthday is now available in a limited (sic) edition of 16,000.  OK this is what you get.

'The barrel of the pen is not straight-edged but swells and tapers slightly, gracefully suggestive of the female form. It is made of a black epoxy resin and features a guilloche pattern of finely-engraved waves. The  surging and subsiding of the waves are a truly autobiographical metaphor for the ups and downs of Virginia Woolf`s life. Upon the cone is engraved the limitation number of 16,000 and more importantly the tiniest, absolutely accurate reproduction of Woolf`s signature. , It is so fine an engraving, so understated, that you have to look hard to see it but once you do it is absolutely unmistakeable.

A small faceted ruby has been set on the clip that arches over the cap, commemorating the brilliance of her work and symbolising the individuality of VW`s avant-garden style and the climax of her literary creation. It was a stroke of genius to think of engraving on the 18ct gold nib the elm trees representing the Woolfs Leonard and Virginia  that stood in their garden at Monk`s House and where Leonard buried Virgina`s ashes in 1941.

The pen is presented in a book-shaped box with a spine bearing VW`s signature and it opens like a book too. This truly elegant and unique writing implement is available on its own for £475 or in a set with  a similarly styled ballpoint pen and propelling pencil for £995.'

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