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Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Him

Valentine's Day gifting for that special man in your life is easier than you think! We've rounded up twelve great gift ideas. We've selected products made with intention, care, and quality material...

A Stunning 19th Century Family Bible

The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued well as works of art. In the late 19th century, several publishers sought to elevate the book ba...

Documenting the Life of George Washington

Read about two prominent accounts of George Washington's life.

Mitchell's 1847 Wartime "Map of Mexico"

This is the second edition of Samuel Augustus Mitchell's “Map of Mexico, Including Yucatan & Upper California, Exhibiting the Chief Cities and Towns, the Principal Travelling Routes,” published...

Albert Einstein's Life and Legacy

Albert Einstein is considered one of the best known theoretical physicists in history. Einstein’s theory of relativity is one of the two pillars of modern physics, and it earned him a Nobel Prize i...

American Eagle Carver George Strapf

A patriotic work, this hand-carved wooden eagle by American artist George Strapf is a stunning example of early Pennsylvanian craftsmanship. The carving dates to the end of the turn of the 20th cen...

Winston Churchill's "My Early Life"

A gifted writer, Winston Churchill wrote forty-three books that filled seventy-two volumes. In 1953 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his contribution to the written and spoken word...

Arthur Rackham's Masterful Silhouette Illustrations

A star of the Golden Age of British book illustration, Arthur Rackham’s illustrations of beloved classics, from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens to A Christmas Carol, have enchanted generations of r...

Ernest Hemingway and his Literary Critics

Hemingway’s rise from promising unknown writer to world-renowned figure can be charted by the very newspapers and magazines in which his work so regularly appeared. While it is not always common fo...

Gone with the Wind, First Edition

Gone with the Wind was the fastest selling novel in American publishing history. It first went on book stands on June 30, 1936. Mitchell had hoped that her 1,037-page novel would sell 5,000 copies,...