This is a personal diary, a place to keep your secret thoughts, poems, meditations, day-dreams.....

The journal consists of a lockable leather slip cover and a replaceable hardbound insert book. There is a choice of two kinds of paper:

1) lined milled paper (100 pages/200 sides)

2) unlined 170gsm cartridge drawing paper (46 pages/92 sides)

The cover will also fit standard A5 printed diaries, year planners, address books etc. You can re-use the cover year after year with a new insert, and the leather will acquire a beautiful antique patina as time passes.

The cover is hand-tooled all over with a decorative pattern. It is fitted with a sturdy chromed hasp and comes supplied with a brass padlock.

If you wish to use one of these covers with a book of your own, please remember that A5 is a standard page size, not a cover size, and that many books sold as 'A5' differ significantly in the size of the cover and thickness of the spine.  You can check whether my covers will fit your book by measuring your book as follows:

1) Open the book and lay it open-face down on a flat surface
2) Measure the long diagonal across the back of the open book, and the short vertical side If the diagonal is not more than 37.5cm and the vertical not more than 22cm your book should fit comfortably.

I love working with leather, but for ethical reasons I only use vintage leather for my books- ie leather from working animals that have come to the end of their lives.