Books

A facsimile reproduction of a Victorian Birthday Reminder Book in a beautiful hardcover edition. This little book entwines flowers and their emblems with charming poetry. With space to handwrite notes...

In 1880, the great American author and humorist Mark Twain wrote his essay "On the Decay of the Art of Lying" for a Historical and Antiquarian Club meeting in Hartford,...

A Pocket-Sized Collection of Quotations by Walt Whitman in an Elegant Hardcover Edition. This pocket-sized hardcover book contains nearly one hundred quotations from poet Walt Whitman. Hardcover

This balanced account of the Salem Village witchcraft trials, including the events leading up to them, was first printed in 1702. The book was written by Reverend John Hale, the...

An Illustrated Reproduction of a Victorian Floral Dictionary in a Beautiful Hardcover Edition This colorful book evokes an age gone by, before the days of email and overnight shipping—when communication...

Originally published in 1849 as "Resistance to Civil Government," Thoreau's classic essay on resistance to the laws and acts of government that he considered unjust was largely ignored until the...

A Pocket-Sized Hardcover Edition of our nation's founding document. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence summarizes America's founding political philosophy. At...

A Pocket-Sized Collection of Quotations by Benjamin Franklin in an Elegant Hardcover Edition. This pocket-sized hardcover book contains nearly one hundred witty and wise quotations from one of America's first...

One of the defining documents of the women's rights movement in the United States is the "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions." Principally authored by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the declaration was...

Sarah Orne Jewett places her most famous short story, "A White Heron," in her native Maine. Originally published in 1886, it's a coming-of-age story about a young city girl now...