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What brought me to learn the art of bookbinding in the first place was the need of a historically correct 18th century blank book to record my meager adventures in. After a healthy search, and finding nothing to my satisfaction, I took on the quest to learn to make my own.
Many of you may also be on a quest for just such an item. You have found the right place! |
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Made from acid free paper that resembles paper made in the 18th century, these journals and sketchbooks give the writer or artist blank books which will last them a very long time! Hand sewn pages are bound into hard covers. Each is covered in a dark brown leather from pig with a blind tooled design on the front cover. |
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These blank journals has 144 pages to record your adventures. It also has a frontice piece that is representative of 18th century printing and words (see image right) that is letterpress printed. At a portable size of 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, it is small enough to pack easily, but also large enough for comfortable writing.
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Constructed with identical techniques as the journals. These sketchbooks are basically the same as the journals using a natural white smooth finished acid free paper. Each leaf is hand sewn onto linen tapes which hold the book together in the boards making it strongly constructed. At 8 1/2” x 11” page size, any artist will have plenty of room to draw or watercolor their masterpieces. These larger versions also make great account books for a reenactor portraying a merchant or lawyer.
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