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Green and Yellow Coptic handbound blank book, Use as journal, sketchbook, notebook etc

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:12:01 -0400

$60.00
Roughly 5" x 4 3/4" and just over 1" thick
Handmade journal/sketchbook/notebook
Coptic binding

112 pages (14 sections), light yellow high quality Ingres paper. Edges of pages are hand torn (deckled).

Boards are covered in my own paste papers, and the edges of the boards are covered in green cloth for greater durability. Sewn with hand-dyed dark yellow linen thread.

One of a kind! Since the book was designed by me and handbound using my own paste papers, there is not another book like it.

Handbound journal with navy leather spine and paste paper covers

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:12:01 -0400

$125.00
8.25" x 6" (pages are just under 8" x 5.5") 1" thick.
160 pages (20 sections)

Rounded-spine case binding.

Book is sewn on linen tapes, rounded, and lined with sturdy linen. The spine of the book is covered in navy blue Moroccan goatskin and the boards are covered in my own paste papers. Headband is also navy leather.

Textblock is blank; a nice quality Mowhawk textweight paper, very light gray with slightly darker flecks. Endsheets are dark gray.

This book will make an excellent journal or sketchbook.

Please note that item colors may be slightly different from what you see on your monitor, depending on the settings of your monitor.

Handbound journal with lime green leather spine and italian woodblock printed covers

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:12:01 -0400

$180.00
7.75" x 6" (pages are 7.5" x 5.75") 1.33" Thick.

Roughly 150 pages, creamy white acid-free text weight laid paper.

Lime green, goldenrod and pink exterior.

Will make an excellent journal or sketch book.

The construction is a sturdy perfect binding with strong linen cord and airplane linen supporting the spine. The endbands are hand sewn with silk thread around a triangular leather/vellum core. Endsheets are dark orangy-brown color.

Spine is lime green leather, and boards are covered in a fantastic woodblock printed paper that I picked up in Italy.

This is one of my favorite blank books I've bound, and I'm pleased to present it here in my Etsy shop. I hope it ends up with someone who loves it as much as I do!

Please note that the colors of the actual item may vary slightly from the colors on your screen, depending on the settings of your monitor.