The binding of this book is hand-sewn, with page signatures stitched with red waxed linen thread onto dark brown bomber-jacket goatskin leather bands, which wrap around and are glued to the wood cover boards. The bands have been given an old-timey kind of shape. Art Nouveau? Steampunk? I'm not sure. The boards are fine-grained thin plywood. The book opens easily and lays flat, and the boards buying will provide a firm support for writing, or drawing, or doodling, or making things up as you go along.
The edges and corners of the wood have been sanded and slightly rounded. The wood has been stained with MinWax Golden Oak stain. I was going to varnish the boards, but I love the feel of the bare wood, so they are simply sanded down a bit with Emery paper. The pages are sewn in snugly, with three stitches per signature, and will not fall out or work loose.
This book is a delight to look at, and to feel in your hands, and will be a delight to use. The book you receive will look a little different from the book pictured here, due to natural variations in the wood and leather.
SHIPPING: I ship via USPS Priority Mail, which gets things anywhere in the US in typically two to four days. International orders typically take a week to ten days to reach their destination.
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PAGE SIZE: 5.5 x 7 inches.
NUMBER OF PAGES: 8 signatures, 32 pages each, 256 pages total.
PAPER: Acid-free Strathmore 400 series 60-lb drawing paper.
ENDPAPERS: Acid-free tan Canson pastel paper.
GLUE: Hollander's archival PVA book adhesive.
THREAD: red waxed linen.
WOOD: Fine-grained strong thin "doorskin" plywood.
WOOD STAIN: Minwax Special Walnut wood stain.
HEADBAND: Hollander's woven silk headband
LEATHER: Dark brown calfskin.
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Product code: Elegant handmade blank book, case-bound buying in dark brown calfskin and wood. Journal, diary, sketchbook.