Gift Guide

This is my Bookstore: 100 Postcards

Each of these 100 postcards features a photograph of a notable international bookstore. Together, they are a peek-in-the-door visual tour that will tantalize any bibliophile.

What good shall I do this day? Cuff Bracelet

Benjamin Franklin began each day by asking himself, in the pages of his journal, "What good shall I do this day?” and returned, at the end of the day, to ask himself the “evening question”: “What good have I done to- day?”

Uncle Wiggily Board Game

First introduced in the 1940s, the Uncle Wiggily Game is fun for both children who can read and those just learning.

Shakespeare's Britain 1000-Piece Puzzle

The beautiful image on this 1,000-piece puzzle is a pictorial map of Britain as it was in 1583, with the geographical settings of Shakespeare’s history plays labeled.

Do Not Disturb 1,000-Piece Puzzle

Leo Lionni Animal Alphabet 24-Piece Puzzle

This puzzle features some of the most endearing characters created by Leo Lionni; Swimmy, Frederick, Alexander, and more make the alphabet fun and accessible for ages 3+.

Classic Books Wrapping Paper

Original 1951 Notebooks - Pocket Size

A mini version of the classic notebook first made in that year by its renowned French manufacturer.

Linen Flex Cover Notebook

This notebook is especially appropriate for those who carry their notebooks with them: flexible linen covers and rounded corners mean no bent corners or broken bindings.

Edward Gorey Assorted All-occasion Notecards

Ten 5” x 7” notecards, blank inside, with envelopes, one each of 10 designs.

Florentine Gift Enclosures and Envelopes

Handsome Index Notes and Envelopes

The index card—elevated—is a handsome yet casual twist on the classic correspondence card.

Toddler Gift Collection

Parents will appreciate the contents of our gift collection for two- and three-year-olds as much as the toddler recipient. We’ve filled a tote with all thing literary, designed not only to build vocabulary, but to keep a small person busy.

Baby Gift Collection

To mark a birthday, a holiday, or a celebration, we have assembled a memorable gift-filled tote for a future reader. We’ve filled them with all things literary and age-appropriate for a baby (ages 1-2).

Whitman Square Inch Bracelet

"Some people are so much sunlight to the square inch.”—Walt Whitman

Newborn Gift Collection

Celebrate the birth of a future reader with our gift collection of all things literary, especially chosen for a newborn.

Book of Hours Silk Chiffon Scarf

The sumptuous imagery is based on illustrations found in copies of the medieval manuscripts; the motifs are printed in the opulent colors used in those works.

Pure Cotton Correspondence Pad and Envelopes

Pad of 50 sheets of creamy white paper with soft wove finish and watermark; made without chemicals. 25 tissue-lined envelopes.

Vibe Fountain Pen

The barrel and click-on cap of the Vibe are slimmer than a typical fountain pen; it is surprisingly light and balanced in the hand. The white matte finish on brass lends a classic yet modern appeal.

“Those who love each other” Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet

"Those who love each other shall become invincible." —W. Whitman

Edward Gorey Sterling Heart Cat Pin

Shakespeare Sonnet 116 Möbius Bracelet

"Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments..."

Bodleian Library Silk Chiffon Scarf

This charming silk chiffon scarf features an artful montage of Victorian and Edwardian girls’ books with enchanting period titles, collated by the Bodleian Library, Oxford.

Louisa May Alcott Pillow Cover- Typewriter

"She is too fond of books and it has turned her brain." —Louisa May Alcott

Rainbow Fountain Pens for Everyday

Color coding is an old-school method, and a proven way to increase productivity. Use color to organize and prioritize a To Do list, or to make any writing project more fun.

Precious Metals Fountain Pens for Everyday

Chic, affordable, and—most important for a tool to be used every day—beautifully engineered: comfortable to hold, lightweight yet anything but plastic-y, with a nib that glides across the page.

Walt Whitman Earrings

"Resist much. Obey little." The poet's rallying cry for individual and collective liberty, from 1860 edition of "Leaves of Grass."

Prohibition and Repeal Amendments Rocks Glasses

Pair of 11 oz. rocks glasses, a witty and sobering reminder of the historical path to legal drinking in the United States.

Rhodia Treasure Box

For the list maker, the stationery lover, the neatnik: a box cleverly designed to look like one of the orange notepads so beloved by Europeans, filled with four essential pads.

Edward Gorey Sterling Cat Reading a Book Pin

This sterling silver pin is adapted from a drawing by Edward Gorey that is part of a series of renderings of fanciful cats engaged in unusual activities.

Jane Austen Replica Ring

Only three pieces of jewelry are known to have belonged to Austen; this is a replica modeled on one of those rare artifacts, her ring, a gold band set with an oval turquoise-colored stone.

Shakespeare's Flowers Playing Cards

Each card has an illustration of a flower, herb, or tree from a work of Shakespeare, the plant’s common and Latin name, and a companion quote.