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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.

The World of Jane Austen: 1,000-Piece Puzzle

You’ll find 60 characters and great houses from the novels of Jane Austen, set against the landscapes in which they are featured. Also included is a fold-out poster of the image on the puzzle, along with a key to people, both real and fictional, featured on the puzzle.

What Good Shall I Do This Day? Journal

This journal, inspired by Benjamin Franklin, invites modern diarists to contemplate the good they can do in their everyday lives using his own daily questions.

Baby Lit Shakespeare

Introduce Shakespeare to your favorite young one with these cheerful, colorful, and humorous board books, two favorites from the witty and whimsical Baby Lit series: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Fairies Primer and Romeo & Juliet: A Counting Primer.

Booklover’s Holiday Advent Calendar

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 Holiday Card Assortment

‘Tis the season to be Gorey… This is Edward St. John Gorey at his festive best. Join him to sip the flaming punch, sample a cookie, dispose of the fruitcake, and decorate the fireplace. 20 assorted cards and envelopes.

Shakespeare Cocktail Napkins

"Good company, good wine, good welcome can make good people" and three other quotes; 24 napkins with 6 each of four quotes.

Women Who Changed the World Notebook

This amazingly detailed design celebrates 35 women who have made a significant impact on the world from Ancient Egypt through to the present day. Hardcover: 5-7/8" x 8-1/4" (A5); 96 pages; cream lined paper. Includes a ribbon page holder.

Story Map of Ireland: 500-Piece Puzzle

This delightfully detailed pictorial map of Ireland was part of a series of “story maps” produced by Colortext Publications in the 1930s and 1940s.

Booklover's Cocktail Napkins

Designed with book clubs in mind, but also the perfect gift for any bibliophile, teacher, or librarian. Packaged with 25 or 100 or 250 napkins.

Baby's First Books

Four board books with padded covers are ideal for babies and toddlers. The set includes: First 100 Words, First 100 Animals, Numbers Colors Shapes, and First 100 Trucks. Each book is illustrated with engaging photos, not drawings.

Classic Books Wrapping Paper

Printed in rich colors and detailed with metallic gold ink accents, the design incorporates beautifully bound antique book spines; acid free and therefore also suitable for bookbinding, scrapbooking, and other creative projects. Imported from Italy.

The Little Prince Wrapping Paper

The design incorporates images from Saint-Exupéry’s novella, including characters from the story, along with lines from the book (in Italian); acid free and therefore also suitable for bookbinding, scrapbooking, and other creative projects. Imported from Italy.

The Company They Kept, Volume Two

Twenty-seven memoirs of personal and intellectual relationships among writers and artists from the pages of The New York Review of Books, including pieces by Elizabeth Hardwick, Philip Roth, Isaiah Berlin, Bruce Chitin, and more.

The Children's Travel Journal

Help your favorite little globetrotter create a masterpiece of memories. While on the road, this unique diary is a fun-filled work-in-progress. When completed, it becomes a treasured keepsake that vividly preserves memories of a special trip.

Rainbow Fountain Pens- Refills

8 cartridge refills per box. One of each color.

Vintage Bodleian Christmas Wrapping Paper

Highly decorative vintage books from the Bodleian Library at Oxford University are incorporated in the design of this holiday wrap with metallic gold ink accents; acid free and therefore also suitable for bookbinding, scrapbooking, and other creative projects.

Opera Wrapping Paper

Detailed pictures of musical instruments, notations, scores, and the names of operas decorate this wrapping paper. Muted colors are overprinted with gold metallic accents. Some listed operas are: Aida, Madama Butterfly, Rigoletto, Turandot, Carmen, and more.

Edward Gorey Dragon and Man Exchange Gifts Holiday Cards

'Tis the season to be thoughtful and loyal, generous and kind: everything suggested by this drawing by the inimitable Edward Gorey, creator of, among other things, a wealth of darkly hilarious books and the animated opening sequence of the PBS television series Mystery!

Dark Forces Holiday Greeting Cards by Glen Baxter

"It is December and already dark forces are gathering." These holiday cards are sure to enchant both confirmed Baxterians and those in dire need of an introduction.

Charles Addams Lurch Tree Holiday Cards

Lurch as a Christmas tree surrounded by the family. Cartoonist Charles Addams (American, 1912–1988), of Addams Family fame, was inspired by the quirks of his fellow New Yorkers and the singular nature of their city—itself one of Addams’ characters.

Edward Gorey Noel Holiday Cards

Send holiday wishes with panache and good cheer via greeting cards decorated with this drawing by the inimitable Edward Gorey, creator of, among other things, a wealth of darkly hilarious books and the animated opening sequence of the PBS television series Mystery!

New York City Almanac and Planner, 2024

For New Yorkers, New Yorkers at heart, anyone who has ever visited New York, anyone who is longing to visit New York…be assured, you don’t have to be a resident of the five boroughs to appreciate the Almanac of New York City.

Monograms Wrapping Paper

Calligraphic letters embellished with flora and botanicals, in jewel tones on cream background with gold metallic accents decorate this luxurious all-occasion wrapping paper.

Word 4 Word

Test your vocabulary skills with the Word 4 Word game. Create as many high scoring words as you can, building each word card by card. It’s a more portable/packable version of Scrabble™: letters are printed on cards, not tiles, and there’s no need for a board. Packaged in a tin.