For the writer, the reader, and anyone who still misses the clack of the keys. A detailed black and white drawing of an old manual typewriter sits at the center of this sign, with "ELLINGTON" lettered across the top of the machine and a soft gray letterform and weathered wash rising behind it. Fine scrollwork curls into every corner, a thin line border frames the scene, and a small "No. 29872 / 9876A" stamp in the lower right gives it the look of an old catalog plate. The black outer edge is cut with ornate shaped corners.

Lean it on a bookshelf, set it above the desk where the next chapter gets written, or work it into a gallery wall in the study. At this price it is an easy little gift for a novelist, a journalist, an English teacher or a friend from book club.