“Who is John Galt?” With this question, Ayn Rand began her final novel, Atlas Shrugged, one of the most controversial, influential, and bestselling books of the 20th century. It’s a… Read More
Click here to view our rare books by A.A. Milne. “Isn’t it funny how a bear loves honey?” One of the most familiar storybook bears is Winnie-the-Pooh created… Read More
As changes in fortune go, the swings experienced by Ulysses S. Grant during the final chapters of his life are somewhat legendary. From an early age Grant was preoccupied… Read More
Ducks, mice, kittens, and of course, rabbits. A menagerie of small creatures inhabits the pages of Beatrix Potter’s books. As a young girl, she loved nature, feeling more at… Read More
Looking to escape the summer heat? You can’t beat a blissfully cool day exploring MoMA’s current show, “One-Way Ticket: Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series and Other Works.” Jacob Lawrence’s masterful… Read More
The sick and tired adages regarding the relationship between art and the artist are rarely more evident and appropriate than in the curious case of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his… Read More
In 1929, George Macy (of department store fame) founded the Limited Editions Club press for the purpose of publishing beautiful livres d’artiste. Artist’s books, which became especially popular in the… Read More
In the midst of a stultified seminar, a somewhat exasperated professor posited the following question to me and my weary-eyed cohorts. “If you had to pick a single book to… Read More
That Plato should be the first of all the ancient philosophers to be translated and broadcast by the printing press was inevitable. –PMM Printed in the midst of the… Read More
In this new series, I’ll highlight books that the Founding Fathers read, owned, wrote about, and were influenced by— works that were important in the creation of the United States… Read More
