Books & Stationery

When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail

Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships. Brilliantly illuminating one of the least-understood areas of American history, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin now traces our...

Why We Garden: The Art, Science, Philosophy, and Joy of Gardening

Explore the mystery of what makes us love gardening, via history, science, art, and philosophy.Whether you seek sanctuary in your potting shed, find paradise amongst your patio plants, or enjoy the simply solace of your hands in the soil, there is...

The Rainbow Comes and Goes, Anderson Cooper & Gloria Vanderbilt

A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss Though Anderson Cooper has always considered himself close to his mother, his intensely busy career as a journalist for CNN and CBS affords him little time to spend with her. After she suffers a brief but serious...

Winnie-the-Pooh Eeyore Loses a Tail

“Well either a tail is there or it isn’t there. You can’t make a mistake about it, and yours isn’t there!” The perfect introduction to Winnie-the-Pooh! Classic Winnie-the-Pooh Story Eeyore Loses a Tail – With The...

Grimm's Fairy Tales, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

With wonderfully detailed covers, sparkling gilt edges, creamy pages and stitched binding, Chilterns Publishing has reimagined the classics into a collection of the most beautiful books published in this genre. Jane Austen’s original books...

Dracula, Bram Stoker

With wonderfully detailed covers, sparkling gilt edges, creamy pages and stitched binding, Chilterns Publishing has reimagined the classics into a collection of the most beautiful books published in this genre. Jane Austen’s original books...

Grace Kelly: The Illustrated World of a Fashion Icon

Grace Kelly: The Illustrated World of a Fashion Icon is a stunning illustrated biography of style and screen legend Grace Kelly, from internationally renowned fashion illustrator Megan Hess.  Oscar-winning actress, muse to one of the greatest...

The Pocket Butler by Charles MacPherson

Author Charles MacPherson lays out the essentials of entertaining and business etiquette in this small, easy-to-follow guide. With a combination of his best tips from the first book and a wealth of new information, The Pocket Butler is the...

Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History

From admired historian—and coiner of one of feminism's most popular slogans—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich comes an exploration of what it means for women to make history. Ulrich explains how that happened and what it means by looking back at women of...

The Art of the Swap

Hannah Jordan lives in a museum…well, sort of. She is the daughter of the caretaker for mansion-turned-museum The Elms in Newport, Rhode Island. Hannah’s captivated by stories of The Elms’s original occupants, especially Maggie Dunlap, the...

The Complete American Revolution Road Trip Guide: More than 500 Sites from Lexington to Yorktown

The Complete American Revolution Road Trip Guide: More than 500 Sites from Lexington to Yorktown Experience the battlegrounds and landmarks of the American War of Independence like never before with this definitive travel guide. Tour every major campaign...

Rebellion 1776

Rebellion 1776 From New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson comes an “thoroughly researched, emotionally resonant” (Booklist, starred review) historical fiction middle grade adventure about a girl struggling to...

Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution

Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution The heroic story of the founding of the U.S. Navy during the Revolution has been told many times, yet largely missing from maritime histories of America’s first war is the ragtag fleet of...

Lexington and Concord: The Battle Heard Round The World

Lexington and Concord: The Battle Heard Round The World George C. Daughan’s magnificently detailed account of the Battle of Lexington and Concord challenges the prevailing narrative of the American War of Independence. It was, Daughan argues, based...

Revolution Song: The Story of America's Founding in Six Remarkable Lives

Revolution Song: The Story of America's Founding in Six Remarkable Lives “An engaging piece of historical detective work and narrative craft.” ―Chicago Tribune At a time when America’s founding principles are being debated as never...

The Genius of Flowers

The Genius of Flowers You will never look at flowers the same way again. In The Genius of Flowers, award-winning journalist and flower historian Jill Brooke reveals a surprising truth: flowers are not passive, fragile objects. They don’t...

Newport Mansions Cream & Gold Feather Pen

Newport Mansions Cream & Gold Feather Black Ink Ballpoint Pen Letter writing played a crucial role in Newport's Gilded Age society, serving as a primary means of communication for coordinating social engagements, maintaining transatlantic...

Newport Mansions Natural Brown Feather Pen

Newport Mansions Natural Brown Feather Black Ink Ballpoint Pen Letter writing played a crucial role in Newport's Gilded Age society, serving as a primary means of communication for coordinating social engagements, maintaining transatlantic connections,...