WICCA Altar Book/Grimoire/Book-of-Shadows

Hand-embossed cover of Buffalo Hide

Sacred PENTACLE design

·        Grimoire/Book-of-Shadows, cover of buffalo hide 13x10 inches (33x25cm)

·        front cover hand-embossed with sacred PENTACLE

·        fastening by tie-strap of goatskin thong

·        100 pages/240 usable sides heavyweight unlined ivory cartridge paper

·        paper suitable for drawing/sketching/writing

·        paper also suitable for writing with fountain pen

·        FAST freepost within UK

·        handmade from 100% renewable and natural materials

I designed these magnificent Wicca tomes to supply the need for ceremonial altar books. They will also serve as large Grimoires and Books-of-Shadows.

They are available with three different designs to the central panel: The Pentacle, Gaia-Luna Mother Goddess, and Tree of Life. Both the front and back covers are embossed all over by hand. There is a tie-strap of goatskin thong for fastening.

The book offered in this listing is the PENTACLE design. For the other designs please see separate listings in my eBay store. A smaller (10x7 inch) version of these books is also available in my eBay store.

*I produce books in a variety of papers for different purposes. For advice on choosing a book that has the right paper for your needs please check my notes on paper: Notes on Paper 

Size: 13 inches x 10 inches (actual page size)

Contains 100 leaves/200pages heavyweight unlined ivory cartridge paper

Weight: 1500 grams (approximately 3 lbs)

Quality: - Paper is a very high quality plain cartridge paper, suitable for writing, sketching, or water colour painting. It will NOT yellow with age!

Binding: is 100% genuine water-buffalo hide, stained with a natural dye. The leather is of a heavy quality, and is thick but supple. The edge of the binding is blanket-stitched with leather thong. The binding will NOT crack, tear, or disintegrate (as glued bindings do!). The book will lie flat and remain open at any page you select.

Fastening: is a durable leather tie-strap that doubles as a bookmark. There is a protective inner flap of leather to prevent crushing of the edges of pages.

I decided to make these reproduction sketchbooks because I could not find the kind of sketchbook I wanted to use - which needs to be beautiful, practical, and durable.

I have similar books in a wide range of sizes and colours. I am always open to new designs and ideas.

All my journals are entirely handmade, and each piece is unique.

RETURNS POLICY

I hope that you will be happy with the quality of my books. If not, you are welcome to return them to me in as-new condition within 14 days of receipt. I will refund the purchase price, less postage.

My Ethical Production Policy

It is my policy to produce books from natural and renewable materials that will have a minimum impact on the environment.

I use exclusively water-buffalo hides, cow hides, and goatskins from mature animals that have come to the end of their working life. No animals are bred and slaughtered solely for the purpose of producing leather for my books.

To tan leather I use a natural tannin wash as an alternative to the highly toxic chromium salts commonly used in tanning. This natural tannin dye occasionally leaves a small residue on the surface of the leather, and some dye may appear on your hands on first handling of a new book. This is entirely harmless, and will cease altogether on further handling when the dye stabilizes. I hope you will agree with me that this is a small price to pay for a method of production that avoids poisoning our environment.

My handmade paper is produced without the use of bleaches and other toxic chemicals commonly associated with paper production.

It is my aim to produce books that meet the needs and wishes of the artists, art students, travelers and writers and poets who commonly purchase my books. For that reason I am always interested to hear your comments, and any suggestions you have for improvements or for new products.