| “It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.”—Aesop As we clear some shelf space for new items for the Reader’s Catalog, it’s time for us to say goodbye to a few old favorites. Below is a selection of our many items on sale. Visit our sale page for the complete selection. Pi 3.14... Rocks Glass The decimal representation of pi never ends, and hundreds of the decimals are etched onto one side of this glass. On the other side, the equation for pi is printed, along with an illustration of it, proving that nothing is more elegant than mathematics. | Festival of Fruits Tea Towel This 100% organic cotton tea towel features remarkable illustrations of fruits hand-painted by an unknown artist in the early 1600s. The images were originally painted on the blank sections of a christening book published in 1596 in Bavaria. The towel comes neatly folded and bound by a fabric ribbon, ready for gifting | The World of Agatha Christie: 1,000-Piece Puzzle Follow the intriguing trails of murder and mystery created by Agatha Christie while you work this puzzle. Travel down the Nile, on the Orient Express, and into the drawing rooms of English country homes on the heels of Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence, and Parker Pyne. | The World of the Tudors: 1,000-Piece Puzzle From the Wars of the Roses through plagues, plots, executions, and more, the Tudor period is the most dramatic and turbulent in English history. As you build this detailed puzzle, journey through time to identify Shakespeare, Sir Francis Drake, Henry VIII’s six wives, and dozens of other renowned figures. | Magic Wands KitQuick, easy, and mess-free, the activities in this kit are ideal for playdates, school, parties, rainy days, and holidays. Kids can make beautiful, artistic, quality keepsakes they can use endlessly for imaginative play, whether they want to be a Merlin or a pharaoh, a fairy godmother or a sorceress. | Lighted Pendant MagnifierThe Lighted Pendant Magnifier is a convenient way to keep magnification at hand. Strong and compact, it’s perfect for grocery shopping, reading a menu, or any other situation where you need quick access to a magnifier and additional light. | Beginner Loom Winner of the Teachers’ Choice Award and the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal “Best Toy” Award, this beginner-friendly loom is a great way to discover the excitement of real weaving and create your own beautiful tapestry. | The Real Women of Greek Myths: 1,000-Piece Puzzle Rediscover the lives and stories of the women of Greek myths. These classic figures, mortals and goddesses alike, are portrayed with expanded facts and interpretations by author, broadcaster, and classicist Natalie Haynes. | Dandelion Tea Towel This cotton tea towel reproduces a vintage book illustration of several types of dandelions, set against a rich navy blue background, surrounded by a small cream border. The brilliant yellows of the common dandelion, displayed with its magnificent roots, contrast with the deep blue, while delicate white dandelion seeds look poised to scatter in a breeze. Beautifully detailed and hand-colored, these images of flora have a classic and timeless appeal, and have been faithfully reproduced on this soft, absorbent, and generously sized tea towel. | Cerisier Tea Towel These charming illustrations of cherries were discovered in a French book about fruits and flowers first published in the 1830s. Cherries hold a vivid place in the collective French imagination. The illustrations call to mind the song “Le temps des cerises” (“The Time of Cherries”), written in 1866 and still beloved throughout French-speaking countries. Strongly associated with the Paris Commune, it is considered an anthem predicting an idyllic life in post-Revolutionary France. | Decoder Jigsaw Puzzle with Eyeglasses MasksThis is a delightful puzzle that comes with a fun payoff: once it is completed, the puzzle worker dons the special animal masks to discover hidden objects printed on the puzzle that are invisible to the naked eye. | Precious Metals Fountain Pens for Every DayChic, affordable, and—most important for a tool to be used every day—beautifully engineered: comfortable to hold, lightweight yet anything but plastic-y, with a nib that glides across the page. | Pocket Notebooks Not only are these notebooks of exceptional quality, their manufacturer donates 25% of the profits they generate to public schools, so you can feel good using them! This pack of three notebooks is also appealingly simple in its design, with a soft cover and ruled pages on an attractive cream paper. | Reporter’s NotebookBased on the classic—a spiral-bound 4" x 8" pad designed with a stiff back cover to facilitate while standing and walking, and an elastic band closure. Made of environmentally friendly materials by a third-generation family business based in Baltimore. | Rachel Comey x New York Review of Books Rachel Comey is an American independent fashion designer based in New York City. She is the founder of the eponymous clothing, shoes. and accessories brand known for its “intellectual, arts-and-crafts aesthetic.” | Cal BookendsA clean, architectural solution for keeping your prized volumes upright and organized, the Cal Bookend is comprised of two steel rods, which elegantly bend across each other and are locked into place by a single bolt. It’s named for its resemblance to the caltrop—a rudimentary antipersonnel weapon—but in this case a tool of warfare has been redeployed as an object whose purpose is to literally uphold knowledge. | Scattergories Vintage Bookshelf Edition This stylish bookshelf edition of Scattergories, the creative-thinking game that asks players to list objects within a given category, packs all the fun of the original 1988 game into a sleek, collectible item. While the fabric-bound “book” and slipcase will blend right into your shelf, inside you’ll find all the game components neatly organized. | Alice’s Wonderland: 1,000-Piece PuzzleTumble down the rabbit hole and fall into your own adventures in Wonderland with this richly detailed jigsaw puzzle. From the Mad Hatter’s tea party to croquet with the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee, rediscover all the unforgettable characters and scenes in the Alice stories. | See the USA: 100-Piece Puzzle Travel across the fifty nifty United States without leaving home as you piece together this beautifully illustrated puzzle. The completed puzzle offers an interactive road trip across the United States, from San Francisco all the way to New York City. Discover remarkable landmarks and meet some historical figures along the way. Buckle up and let the excitement unfold as you navigate this incredible map of discovery! | See the World: 100-Piece PuzzleTravel the world from the comfort of home with this beautifully illustrated puzzle. Did you know that Costa Rica is the hummingbird capital of the world? Explore the rich diversity, unique traditions, and hidden wonders of various nations with the included sheet of fun facts in hand, explore the rich diversity, unique traditions, and hidden wonders of fascinating countries around the globe. | Current socks past due? Try our yellow, unisex Library Card Socks for adults. Made of 75% cotton, 10% nylon, 12% polyester, 3% spandex. | Top-Secret Diary with LockThis journal/diary is covered with high-quality, finely woven bookbinding linen and has a lock and key. Each diary contains 144 thread-stitched sheets of fine, cream-colored writing paper and comes with a matching ribbon marker and a simple, silver-colored lock. | Greek Gods and Goddesses NotebookThis colorful notebook is decorated with twelve Greek gods and goddesses, along with their Roman names in italics and their areas of dominion. Hardcover, ninety-six lined pages. | Baby Bear SlippersDesigned in France, these slippers feature an adorable bear at the toes with a soft rattle that sounds when baby kicks their feet. Soft luxurious fabric inside and out makes this a precious baby gift. Products from this company are designed with the finest, softest fabrics and pass rigorous safety testing in Europe. | Build-Your-Own Space RocketThis DIY kit delivers a lot of bang for your buck. The final product is impressive—a three-story rocket and more than fifty-five items of furniture and accessories (robots, satellites, tablets, etc.)—but putting it together isn’t as complicated as the result would suggest. First color the pieces, then pop out and assemble the heavyweight cardboard, and finally enjoy playing with a new toy. | Marble Run Deluxe The classic marble run is taken to the next level with this deluxe version featuring new creative challenges and less-restrictive building requirements. This innovative marble run uses a specially designed system of flexible tracks and adhesive pads that does not require any support structures. Traditional marble runs require lots of pieces to create height, but with this run, doors, windows, cupboards, bookcases—virtually any smooth surface—can become part of the track, allowing you to build higher with ease. | New York City Subway Map: 500-Piece Puzzle This puzzle provides a bird’s-eye view of the New York City subway system: all 472 stations on twenty-five routes, spread along 665 miles of track. 1% FOR THE PLANET: New York Puzzle Company puzzles are sustainably crafted with the environment in mind. One percent of the sale of each New York Puzzle Company puzzle is pledged to environmental non-profits committed to creating a healthy planet. | The World of Frankenstein: 1,000-Piece Puzzle This puzzle’s detailed illustration includes characters and key scenes from Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Each piece has enough visual interest to capture the imagination, so that building the puzzle is both challenging and richly rewarding. Also included is an illustrated poster of the puzzle image and a key to people, places, and things featured in the illustration. | Maps Letter Writing Set The Maps Letter Writing Set contains forty sheets of writing paper (ten each of four different designs, printed on one side), forty envelopes (twenty each of two designs), and fifty assorted stickers and labels. The sheets, envelopes, and stickers can be used in endless combinations. All the components are packaged in a beautiful keepsake box with a pocket that can be used long after the stationery has been depleted. | Vintage Pencils Enamel Tray The artwork on this charming tray was reproduced from illustrations of vintage pencils adapted from A.W. Faber’s 1898 stationery catalogue. It’s the perfect receptacle for coins, keys, or jewelry—or you can use it as a pencil tray to keep writing implements from rolling off the desk. | Trio of Nesting SuitcasesThese three children’s suitcases will inspire imaginative play and are perfect for storing little treasures or packing to take to grandma’s. All the toys manufactured by this Belgian company pass rigorous European and US safety tests. | Shapes of Leaves Tea TowelPainted by a Japanese artist, these intricate illustrations of leaves and flowers were first published in the book The Introduction to Botany in 1873. The 100% organic cotton towel comes neatly folded and tied with a fabric ribbon, ready for gifting. | |
