Books & Stationery

Newport Firsts: A Hundred Claims to Fame

by Brian M. StinsonNewport, Rhode Island, has been a city of innovation since its beginning nearly four centuries ago. Some of the claims on a national level are true, while some have been greatly distorted over the years. The freethinking citizens...

The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook: Cookies and Treats from America's Golden Era

Although most Americans have heard of sugar plums thanks to the famous holiday poem A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore, many have likely never have had the pleasure of tasting one of these luxuries, or even know what they really...

Liberty Call: When Newport was Home to The Atlantic Fleet

This is the Story of Newport... when it was a rough-and-tumble sailor town catering to the thousands of sailors serving aboard the warships of the Atlantic Fleet. You will discover their favorite watering holes and exotic entertainment dives. You will...

Newport Skyline Cutout and Greeting Card

Great Houses connect people to a nation's heritage and open windows to another age. This unique card captures the beauty and charm of Newport's most iconic skyline in six layers. Each silhouette is exquisitely drawn to capture essential features of the...

Hummingbird Trio Quilling Card

Send this beautifully quilled Hummingbird Trio greeting card to any nature lover in your life! Aztecs believed hummingbirds were messengers between them and the gods and now this handcrafted card will be the messenger between you and your loved one. The...

Quotes For Women: Quotations of Great Americans

This pocket-sized hardcover book contains nearly one hundred assorted quotations from inspirational women that will influence, inspire, and empower people of all ages. About the Publisher: Applewood Books, publishers of America's living past, was founded...

The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters: The Tragic and Glamorous Lives of Jackie and Lee

When sixty-four-year-old Jackie Kennedy Onassis died in her Fifth Avenue apartment, her younger sister Lee wept inconsolably. Then Jackie’s thirty-eight-page will was read. Lee discovered that substantial cash bequests were left to family members,...

America's Eden: Newport Landscapes through the Ages

In 1789, Jedidiah Morse described Newport and its environs as the “Eden of America” in the First Geography of the United States. America’s Eden: Newport Landscapes through the Ages builds on this legendary image of a...

Dreaming Of Newport Board Book

In this board book for young readers, ages 2-4, we'll learn to count down from 10 to 1, while discovering welcoming mansions, galloping horses, racing sailboats and more! There's so much to see—won't you join me in Newport, Rhode Island for the...

50 Ways to Help Save the Bees

Have you heard the buzz? Bees―the tiny insects that pollinate nearly all our fruits and vegetables―need our support. If you like to eat your fruits and vegetables (and even if you don’t!), you should value our planet’s bees. Yet, because of...

Scrimshaw Bookmark, The Breakers

Scrimshaw, a timeless art form that began on 18th-century whaling vessels, offers a unique glimpse into the rich maritime history of the past. Now, you can bring home a piece of this fascinating tradition with our Newport scrimshaw bookmark, featuring a...

Invest In Death: A Newport Mystery

When Newport's most sought after investment adviser meets her death while cruising on a sail boat surrounded by several of her biggest clients, amateur sleuth Caroline Kent finds herself in the middle of another murder investigation. Newport police...

Keep My Secret: A Newport Mystery

Broadway actress Meredith Hackett appears unexpectedly at the Inn At Kenwood Court in Newport, Rhode Island. Owner Caroline Kent is delighted to see her old friend. But their happy reunion is short lived as four days after her arrival, Meredith is found...

Scrimshaw Bookmark, Sailing Ship

Scrimshaw, an extraordinary art form that emerged aboard 18th-century whaling vessels, offers a captivating link to the maritime heritage of the past. Now, you can bring home a piece of this seafaring tradition with our Newport scrimshaw bookmark,...

Astor: The Rise and Fall if an American Fortune by Anderson Cooper

The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune. The story of the Astors is a...

Manners: A Modern Field Guide

Good manners aren't about cutlery, codes, or brains--they're about kindness.Good manners are not about knowing what to wear for drinks at six, being pretentious, or catching people out with some mysterious salad fork-related regulation. Writers and...

Julian Abele: Architect and the Beaux Arts

Julian Abele, Architect and the Beaux Arts uncovers the life of one of the first beaux arts trained African American architects. Overcoming racial segregation at the beginning of the twentieth century, Abele received his...

Songbirds Quilling Card

Quilling is the art of rolled, shaped, and glued paper that results in creating a unified, decorative design. The art of quilling has been around for centuries, with a remarkably varied historical background spanning across continents. Quilling has...

Tiffany's Table Manners for Teenagers

Concise, witty, written by Walter Hoving, former chairman of Tiffany's of New York, and illustrated with humor and style by Joe Eula, this classic guide to good table manners has delighted readers of all ages since 1961. This book is a step-by-step...

How to Read Houses - A Crash Course in Domestic Architecture

By Will JonesSmall enough to fit in a pocket yet serious enough to provide real answers, this charmingly illustrated book is the ultimate field guide to domestic architecture. This sixth entry in the hugely popular How to Read series is a one-stop guide...