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they're mostly symbolic — though a secret society for swallows would be pretty cool

It's made from printed calf hair leather at a family-owned factory in Tuscany that's been in business since the 1960s

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It's the official paperie of the Belgian Royal Family (hence the crown) and it will make everything you write feel a little more… regal

1972 FIDE Commemorative Travel Chess Set StyleNumber_S44149 they're mostly symbolic — thoughThis chess set is a thing of beauty. It was originally designed in 1972 by Cy Endfield, a jack of all trades film director who was also trained in theatre, mechanical drawing, silversmithing, and mathematics. (Magic, too.) But what about chess? His early friendship with Man Ray linked him to both chess and Modernist aesthetics. President of the International Chess Federation and former world chess champion Max Euwe chose the Endfield chess design as