Carlo Collodi : 2011 ballpoint pen version of the Ecrivains collection, published annually since 1992 through which Montblanc honors the lives and works of the greatest icons in the history of literature. A special tribute is paid to Italian writer Carlo Lorenzini, better known as Carlo Collodi, author of the famous children's tale : The Adventures of Pinocchio, published in 1883 and comprising 36 chapters. Number 4053 out of 14600 copies. The 2011 edition features a dark-brown resin body and a cap adorned with superb Champagne-tone gold-plated chasing. The cut-out trim features a number of characters from Pinocchio's imaginary world: the Fairy, the Fox and the Cat, the Whale and the unmistakable wooden puppet. Beautiful relief work, with the deeper parts in matt finish. Very long body tip in matt gold-plated finish, a nod to Pinocchio's long nose. Articulated, screw-mounted clasp reminiscent of the puppet's limb joints. Ivory Montblanc emblem star. Quarter-turn ball release mechanism. In its book case with papers and over-box.