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"WHERE IS THE LIBRARY?" Language Pencils

This set of five No. 2 pencils is imprinted with the all-important query,”WHERE IS THE LIBRARY?” in five different languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian and German. The text is engraved, not printed, on the pencils. Made in the U.S.A.

Classic French Notebooks

Walk into any stationery shop in France and you’ll see an extensive array of these beloved notebooks. This is the basic model: versatile A5 size with a stapled spine. Pages are smooth ivory French-milled 90g paper, ruled, acid-free and pH neutral, fountain pen- and marker-friendly. Six colors.

Classic French Notebooks—Spiral Bound Size A4

Walk into any stationery shop in France and you’ll see an extensive array of these beloved notebooks. This version is ruled, with a margin; the spiral allows the notebook to lie flat. The pages are smooth ivory French-milled 90g paper.

Classic French Notebooks—Spiral Bound- Size A5

Walk into any stationery shop in France and you’ll see an extensive array of these beloved notebooks. This version is ruled, with a margin; the spiral allows the notebook to lie flat. The pages are smooth ivory French-milled 90g paper.

FAF Desk Pad

Manufactured in Paris in a workshop built by Eiffel, a desk pad with everything one would expect of an item with such an estimable pedigree: a unique vintage look, solid construction, and high functionality.

FAF Desk Pad Refills

available in unlined or graph pages

Literary Quotes Cocktail Napkins

Quotes, on the martini [Noël Coward, Elaine Dundy], whiskey [William Faulkner], and Champagne [Winston Churchill]. Offered in pack of 100 or 24 napkins.

Madeline Tea Set

This deluxe Madeline Tea Set is decorated with scenes from the beloved book by Ludwig Bemelmans and includes a tray; teapot; four cups, saucers, plates, spoons, and napkins; and a tablecloth, packaged in a sweet little suitcase for tidy storage.

Original 1951 Notebook

This is a reissue of the original notebook made in that year by a renowned French manufacturer. Legend has it that this is the model used by Julia Child to record her recipes when she was a student at Le Cordon Bleu. (The notebook made a cameo appearance in Nora Ephron’s 2009 movie, “Julie & Julia.”)

Rhodia Treasure Box

This sturdy flip-top box—cleverly designed to look like one of the famous orange Rhodia notepads so beloved by Europeans—is filled with essential stationery items: four notepads of various sizes for various uses, as well as two Rhodia pencils.

Scribe Rollerball Pen

“… the pen of my dreams… It looks kind of retro, I suppose, but not annoyingly so. It is just a brilliantly designed tool... I am not a pen snob (boring), but I do believe that we should take as much enjoyment as possible from utilitarian objects.”—Luke Edward Hall, The Financial Times

Sophie la Girafe Baby Gift Bundle

Indulge a beloved newborn or baby with the iconic French teether toy Sophie la giraffe (spotted peeking out of many a Parisian pram) and four Sophie board books. Made in France out of 100% natural rubber, she has been the most popular teether in France for more than 55 years and is the original all-natural teether.

Twelve Subject Graph Notebook with Tabs

A sophisticated variation on the iconic French composition books, this version has 12 tabbed sections, with four different colors of graph paper. It’s a one-stop organizational tool for people with multiple ongoing projects. Available in four colors.

Voltaire Guest Book

Traditionally guest books have been used to record the name, and sometimes a comment, of an attendee at a special occasion. This is a handsome all-occasion volume in which to document lasting memories. The cover imprinted with gold, copper, and silver inks is based on an antique binding.

Voltaire: Book of Fate Journal

The design of this beautifully made hardcover journal is based on an antique binding of Voltaire’s "Zadig," or "The Book of Fate," crafted in 1893 in Paris by Chamerot et Renouard; the original is now in the Rare Book and Special Collections archive at the Princeton University Library.