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quintessential journal · artisan

Saddler

$65.00

Burgundy full-grain leather with a mahogany ribbed spine. 400 pages, 394 of them numbered, with a table of contents, on 100 gsm paper suited to fountain pens. Comes gift-sleeved.

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full-grain
african leather
smyth-sewn
opens flat
double-sleeved
gift-ready
30-day
returns
drawing a journal from its double sleeve

giving it?Arrives double-sleeved in a silver-stamped slipcase, ready to give as it is.

details
  • A ribbed spine with raised bands, in the style of an antique book
  • Heavier 100 gsm paper for handwriting and fountain pens
  • 400 pages, 394 of them numbered, with a table of contents
  • Double-sleeved packaging, ready to give
  • A soft-touch, dark mahogany ribbed spine and a burgundy leather hardback cover
specifications
  • 5.9" x 8.6" (150 mm x 218 mm)
  • 400 pages: 394 numbered, a table of contents and a blank page or two
  • Creamy white 100 gsm paper
  • Heavy double-sleeved gift packaging
  • Smyth-sewn binding
  • Champagne-colored satin ribbon marker
shipping & returns

Free shipping on every Artisan journal. Return it within 30 days for a full refund, no questions asked.

the leather & binding
Full-grain African leather, cut in Vereeniging, South Africa, by a company that makes only bookbinding leather. Each journal is then Smyth-sewn in Asia, so it opens flat and stays flexible with use. visit the bindery >
the spine
hubbed & ribbed, in dark mahogany
the page
100 gsm acid-free, 394 numbered
sleeved
arrives in a gift slipcase

Burgundy and Mahogany

Two full-grain leathers on one journal: a burgundy cover and a dark mahogany ribbed spine, joined with visible stitching. Burgundy changes most with age, warming first at the corners and wherever your hand rests.

Raised Bands and a Sewn Binding

Raised bands run across the spine, each one over the sewn signatures beneath. The pages are sewn with thread, not glued, so the journal lies flat wherever you open it and holds up to daily use.

400 Pages, 394 Numbered

400 pages of creamy 100 gsm acid-free paper: 394 numbered pages, a printed table of contents and a blank page or two. The paper suits fountain pens, and the numbering makes a year of entries easy to index.

Saddler or Blacksmith

Both are the Quintessential journal. The Saddler, in burgundy and mahogany, is the warmer and more traditional of the two; the Blacksmith pairs black with a tan spine.

Caring for It

Keep it away from standing water and direct heat. If it gets wet, let it dry slowly at room temperature. Marks become part of the patina, and a dry or slightly damp lint-free cloth is all it needs.

pairs well with
Blacksmith

prefer black and tan? the same journal, darker.

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