Petroski, Henry. The pencil : a history of design and circumstance / by Henry Petroski. - 1st ed. - New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1990. - xi, 434 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 385-407. ISBN: 0394574222 Subjects--Topical Terms: Pencils--History. LC Class. No.: TS1268 / .P47 1990 Dewey Class. No.: 674/.88