This luxurious book is bound in vintage water-buffalo hide and the cover is hand-tooled overall with a 'Columbine' floral design. The colour is a rich mahogany brown.

I designed this book as a centre piece for a formal occasion. It would make a fine Guest or Memorial Book, and it would also make a fine Sketchbook or Life Book.

Specifications:

cover size 39x31.5cm (15.5 x 12.5 inches)

page size 38x30cm (15 x 12 inches)

thickness 3.5cm

landscape format

*The actual size of the book is a little smaller than A3 (true A3 is approx 42x30cm; this book follows an old Imperial page size, which has better proportions than A3)

The book contains 110 pages/220 usable sides of a heavyweight (150gsm) Cartridge art paper*. The paper is suitable for drawing. painting and sketching in a wide variety of media. You are welcome to try a sample of the paper before making a purchase. The book is also available with pages of handmade cotton paper to order.

This book has a luxurious and richly tactile quality, but its materials and construction also make it exceptionally tough and durable. The folios of paper are stitched into the leather cover with a traditional 'Italian' stitch - a style of binding that guarantees a long life.

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.

*If you wish to use this book as a sketchbook I can supply it with optional pages of handmade cotton paper.