Gift Guide

Classic Laid Note Card Presentation Box

50 classic 4" x 6” plain-edged pale blue note cards, with 50 matching envelopes lined with white tissue. The cards have a laid finish. The surface has the appearance of fine lines running the length of the paper.

“Those who love each other” Gold Bracelet

"Those who love each other shall become invincible." —Walt Whitman Whitman’s beautiful line has been hand-cast on a 14K gold vermeil bangle. Each design is sculpted out of clay, and the clay model is then cast in reclaimed metals using the ancient art of lost wax casting.

Canterbury Cathedral Silk Chiffon Scarf

The flower motifs on this beautiful scarf are taken from 14th-century medieval French Lady's Book of Hours, housed in the Canterbury Cathedral Library. The colors are bright and clear but because the scarf is chiffon, have a certain transparency.

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.

Pure Cotton Note Card Presentation Box

Most pure white paper is made using bleach and/or fluorescent whiteners, but Pure Cotton is made without the use of chemicals; with a soft wove finish and watermark. Fifty cards and tissue-lined envelopes in a presentation box. Made in Belgium.

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.

Women Who Changed the World: 1,000-Piece Puzzle

From secret agents, scientists and suffragettes, to politicians, presidents and paleontologists—and of course writers—this amazingly detailed design celebrates 35 women who have made a significant impact on the world, from Ancient Egypt through to the present day.

The Art of Instruction: 100 Postcards of Vintage Educational Charts

Used throughout Europe in the mid-19th and 20th centuries, these illustrations inspired students to appreciate the wonders of nature, science, and the world around them.

Vintage Italian Travel Poster Wrapping Paper

Printed in sumptuous colors with metallic gold accents, the design incorporates vintage travel posters advertising famous Italian towns and cities; acid free and therefore also suitable for bookbinding, scrapbooking, and other creative projects. Imported from Italy.

Alphabet Go Fish

Letters are the stars of this version of the classic game. A fun way for children to learn and practice the alphabet, the sturdy deck of 52 oversized cards includes illustrations and lowercase letters, making the game appropriate for preschool through early lower school.

The James Bond Sock Collection

Our new range of socks celebrates master spy and style icon James Bond and the films based on Ian Fleming’s novels and short stories. “Extremely comfortable and high quality. A sustainable way to refresh your basic wardrobe staple.”—GQ Magazine

The James Bond Sock Collection Gift Box

These luxurious socks are a fitting sartorial tribute to 007: from the design, engineering, and manufacturing of the socks to the sourcing of materials, every detail has been obsessively perfected. “Playful yet classy socks. A fun spin on a classic.”—The Scotsman

Bees & Honey Mini Notebooks

Each cover features a vintage illustration from The Beekeeper’s Guide to Pollinating Honey Plants.

Celestial Mini Notebooks

Beautifully detailed and colored, these celestial images have been faithfully reproduced on the covers of three charming and useful notebooks. Each cover features a vintage illustration depicting the heavens.

Shakespeare Love Silk Chiffon Scarf

The design incorporates favorite love quotations from Shakespeare, along with stylized illustrations of flowers mentioned in his works (wildflowers, the Tudor rose, sprigs of berries, and bees).

Bird Watching Mini Notebooks

Beautifully detailed and colored, these illustrations of birds have been faithfully reproduced on three 5.5" x 4" charming and useful notebooks.

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.

Hourglass

Each hourglass is made of glass and is packaged in a box ready to give as a gift. Available in Blue, Turquoise Blue, Green or Amber.

Password Notebook

This compact notebook is a straightforward and low-tech way to store and organize account information in one place. Plenty of space to write new passwords and record changes.

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.

Medieval Manuscript Silk Chiffon Scarf

Based on motifs found in a circa-1500 book of hours in the collection of The Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge.

Eudora Welty Cuff Bracelet

“All serious daring starts from within.” For anyone interested in writing, reading, and creativity, Eudora Welty’s autobiographical One Writer’s Beginnings is an iconic work. This sterling silver cuff is engraved with the memoir's most famous line.

Card Catalog Notecards

Evoking memories of wooden card catalogs, this replica cardboard box includes 30 flat notecards and envelopes. The front of each card is a reproduction of an original from the Library of Congress and features a different classic work of literature.

Old School Lap Desk

Perfect for writing and drawing as well as for working on laptop computers, this lap desk is made of handsome hardwood, includes a roomy a storage compartment, and in the spirit of old-fashioned practicality, a groove on the top to keep a pen or pencil from rolling off.

Camera Pencil Sharpener

This manual pencil sharpener, designed to look like a vintage a twin-lens reflex camera, can be adjusted to match the size of most pencils. Insert a pencil in the top "lens" and turn the handle on the back to sharpen. Shavings are caught in the bottom pull-out tray.

Booklover’s Holiday Advent Calendar

Charles Dickens Characters Mug

Heirloom quality bone china mugs decorated with wonderfully detailed humorous illustrations depicting more than 50 central characters from 16 of Dickens’s major works.

Young Booklover’s Holiday Advent Calendar

This non-religious version of the traditional Advent calendar was designed for The New York Public Library and features animals from children’s books through the years, by illustrators such as the d’Aulaires, Ludwig Bemelmans, Wanda Gag, Ruth Krauss, the Petershams, Dr. Seuss, and others.

Edward Gorey Dancing Cats: 300-Piece Puzzle

These felines—knitting, skating, balancing, and juggling their way through Edward Gorey's book "Dancing Cats and Neglected Murderesses"—are classic examples of his anthropomorphic animals and Edwardian eccentrics.

The World of the Harlem Renaissance: 1,000-Piece Puzzle

Step back in history to one of New York City’s most vibrant eras as you work this jigsaw puzzle picturing the artists and the thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance; includes a fold-out poster of the completed puzzle and a glossary of various scenes within the puzzle.

Decoder Jigsaw Puzzle with Eyeglasses Masks

This is a delightful 100-piece puzzle for ages 4+ that comes with a fun payoff: once it is completed, the puzzle workers don the special animal masks to discover hidden objects printed on the puzzle that are invisible to the naked eye.