cuero3 Moon Blue Lapiz Embossed Vintage Leather Journal for Men & Women - 128 Pages, Antique Handmade Deckle Edge Vintage Paper, Leather Journal Writing Notebook Dairy Gift (5 inch by 7 inch, Brown)

I love the design of this book. I specifically bought it because it looks magical. You can write in pencil, pen, and probably even ink/quill since the pages are very thick. The pages are also purposely non-uniform, so expect some weird edges and surfaces, and especially corners. The cover is a little thin for my taste, but i'm sure that can be fixed by adding a protective coating. The latch is also super cool, but you sometimes have to pull the latch away from the cover in order to close it. It doesn't affect anything. Very good value, very demure, very mindful

Such a cool looking and feeling book that my brother actually stole it from me!

This is exactly what I wanted, though the stone on the cover was an extra I didn't know I wanted until I saw it! You should know before you buy it that the pages in this are heavily aged and may even look dirty, and the size of the pages may vary slightly; this is by design and it's a feature I wanted, but some may not like that as much as I do. The pages are thick with a cottony finish and a feathery soft deckle edge. They look like they're a few hundred years old. It has 92 sheets, so 184 pages of writing surface. The cover is not distressed like the pages, so looks new and feels smooth and sturdy. The stone on the cover is a little smaller than I expected, but looks genuine. If it's not, then it's either reconstituted or a high quality fake. I'm delighted with it!

This is a beautiful book. And a bargain for the price as well! The leather binding is unique and gorgeous. It both smells and feels like rich leather. I use it to write Greek biblical scriptures from the New Testament. The pages feel thick and homemade even. A couple pages have bends and wrinkles but I just wet them and let them re dry. There was only one problem with this book that bothered me. These books come with a center stone mounted in the embossed leather. This one was a dark blue stone that was beautiful EXCEPT one thing: It had a HOLE in the middle of it. I could have just let it go, but the whole book is so beautiful except for that one little flaw. I simply pried the stone out and squeezed a generous glob of E6000 into that space and set in another stone of the same size that I had purchased. VOILLA!

The media could not be loaded. I love everything about it. It's gorgeous, it's great quality, and I 10/10 recommend!

I love it.

Review for the 6x8 inch version of this journal. Keep in mind I am reviewing this journal for what it is, an inexpensive, rustic, leather covered novelty journal, and that I am not expecting fine leatherworking or bookbinding skills at this price point. The point of this review is to relate my experience, verify the accuracy of the description, and note any flaws.Upon opening there was no noticeable odor. The cover smells faintly of leather and the handmade paper has almost no odor of its own, compared to a lot of handmade paper I've handled in the past.The cover is a fairly thin leather with what appears to be a backing of some sort of manmade material. It seems like it could be fake leather but certainly smells like real leather. The cover is clearly embossed with a nice stain. The stain did cover the inset stone but I was able to wipe away the excess with a soft cloth. I also used the soft cloth to buff any excess stain from the leather. There was some excess stain so I would recommend buffing the cover down to avoid it getting on your hand or other surfaces. It wasn't a lot but it was notable and not unexpected.The paper itself is surprisingly nice. It is real handmade paper with an actual deckle edge rather than paper that is cut or torn to look deckled. It's thick paper and appears to have at least some sizing in it because the ink I've tried does not bleed into it. I was concerned that the paper would be too rough to use with a fountain pen (a fine nib Pilot Metropolitan) but the pen works smoothly over the paper with no snagging.That said, and expected from handmade paper, there are some sheets with wrinkles that one would have to write around. The paper feels like it's made from cotton or recycled paper. Some other reviews have referred to it as parchment (a writing material made from animal skins) which is wildly incorrect so please don't buy this journal if you are expecting parchment.The downsides: As of the date of this review the listing describes the journal as having 120 sheets/240 pages. Since I don't think they could have realistically crammed that many pages into this journal I suspect the description is a mistake rather than intentionally misleading. However, the fact is that this journal contains 4 signatures folded into 20 sheets each for a total of 80 sheets or 160 pages.On the journal I received there is a dent in the front cover clearly caused by the hardware of another journal which had been set on top of it. For my purposes the damage is not significant enough for me to be bothered but those looking to give this as a gift might take this into consideration.Overall this is a really wonderful novelty journal and, in spite of the lower page count, is still worth the price paid due to the craftsmanship of the handmade paper as well as the cover. If the seller were to correct the description to keep in line with the actual sheet count of the journal I would be inclined to update my review.

It’s a beautiful well made book.