Mark Twain . handbound leather journal . old west tan cowhide (320 pgs.)

Description

"Twenty years from now you will be
more disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover."

— Mark Twain


I can almost imagine Twain himself using a journal much like this. In fact, the dark brown tie in the front reminds me of Twain's famous mustache! :) The first page of the journal has a sepia photograph of Mark Twain captioned with the above quote.

The leather is a buttery soft but antique-looking tan cowhide. The hearty binding is handstitched with dark brown beeswaxed Irish linen thread visible on the spine. The book is kept closed with a contrasting leather tie (strung through 2 slits in the front cover), keeping the journal closed and protecting the pages within.

The journal measures approx. 5.5" x 4.25" and is 1.5" thick. It boasts 320-pages (both sides) of good quality white unlined 28 lb./105 gsm writing paper with handtorn edges - it's acid free, archival, and 3rd party certified to the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council (high quality paper with a conscience!). The book opens flat so you can write/draw all the way into the margins.

Each book comes with a little "card of interest" containing information about your book (the history of the binding, the type of stitch) - which makes a lovely addition as a gift.


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Added on Nov 03, 2009

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