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Handmade Journals & Sketchbooks

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  • Sun and Star Leather Bound Journal Notebook

    Sun and Star Leather Bound Journal Notebook

    £320.00
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  • Tall Portrait Marbled Journal Sketch Book

    Tall Portrait Marbled Journal Sketch Book

    £260.00
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  • Tall Terracotta Leather Note Book

    Tall Terracotta Leather Note Book

    £285.00
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  • Teal Leather Journal With Decorative Blind Tooling & Scarlet Leather Accent

    Teal Leather Journal With Decorative Blind Tooling & Scarlet Leather Accent

    £270.00
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  • Unique marbled leather journal

    Unique marbled leather journal

    £252.00
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  • Unique marbled leather sketch book / journal / writing book

    Unique marbled leather sketch book / journal / writing book

    £250.00
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  • Wavy Edged Tooled Leather Notebook Journal Sketch Pad

    Wavy Edged Tooled Leather Notebook Journal Sketch Pad

    £295.00
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1948 Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift Folio So 1948 Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift Folio Society Illustrated by Edward Bawden. Bound in hand dyed natural goatskin with blind tooling, raised bands on spine, hand dyed fly leaves and leather doublures with decorative tooling. Slipcase covered in original dust jacket. #blackcatbindery #gulliverstravels #jonathanswift #foliosociety #edwardbawden
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Over the bank holiday weekend I was lucky enough t Over the bank holiday weekend I was lucky enough to visit Charleston House in Lewis near Brighton. Wonderful house and a great exhibition about the Hogarth Press.  In 1916, the painter Vanessa Bell and her friend and lover Duncan Grant moved to Charleston along with Duncan’s partner David Garnett. It was the height of the First World War and, as conscientious objectors, Garnett and Grant needed to find farm work to avoid.  On Virginia Woolf’s 33rd birthday in January 1915, the year her first novel was published, she wrote in her diary:
Sitting at tea we decided three things: in the first place to take Hogarth... in the second, to buy a printing press; in the third to buy a Bull dog (likely named John)... I am very much excited at the idea of all three-particularly the press.
Settled at Hogarth House in Richmond, they made their second dream a reality in 1917, buying a small handpress and printing 150 copies of their first book, Two Stories. It includes a story by Virginia and one by Leonard, with woodcuts by Dora Carrington.
The Woolfs loved the craft of printing; Virginia told her sister,
Vanessa Bell:
After 2 hours work at the press, Leonard heaved a terrific sigh and said I wish to God we’d never bought the cursed thing!’ To my relief, though not surprise, he added ‘Because I shall never do anything else:
During its first five years, the Hogarth Press published 17 books, 11 of which they printed and bound by hand, making each unique. This personal touch resonated with readers, setting the Hogarth Press apart in the literary market. In contrast to other private presses, Hogarth placed emphasis on presenting new writing in an attractive binding, but not in the manner of any former ‘book arts’ tradition, such as William Morris’ Kelmscott Press. Hogarth was a literary press, and their emphasis was focused on the quality of the content inside. #blackcatbindery #bookbinding #privatepress #hogarthpress
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6 books on one sewing frame. #blackcatbindery #boo 6 books on one sewing frame. #blackcatbindery #bookbinding #booklover
Sewing a limited edition. One volume down, twenty- Sewing a limited edition. One volume down, twenty-one to go 😋 I’m going to sew them four to the frame and then separate. This means I don’t need to set the sewing frame up each time. #bookbinding #blackcatbindery #limitededition
1948 Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift Folio So 1948 Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift Folio Society Illustrated by Edward Bawden. Bound in hand dyed natural goatskin with blind tooling, raised bands on spine, hand dyed fly leaves and leather doublures with decorative tooling. Slipcase covered in original dust jacket. #blackcatbindery #gulliverstravels #jonathanswift #foliosociety #edwardbawden
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Leather binding with marbled endpapers, gilt edges Leather binding with marbled endpapers, gilt edges and gold embossing #blackcatbindery #bookbinding #leatherbook #handmade #somerset
Over the bank holiday weekend I was lucky enough t Over the bank holiday weekend I was lucky enough to visit Charleston House in Lewis near Brighton. Wonderful house and a great exhibition about the Hogarth Press.  In 1916, the painter Vanessa Bell and her friend and lover Duncan Grant moved to Charleston along with Duncan’s partner David Garnett. It was the height of the First World War and, as conscientious objectors, Garnett and Grant needed to find farm work to avoid.  On Virginia Woolf’s 33rd birthday in January 1915, the year her first novel was published, she wrote in her diary:
Sitting at tea we decided three things: in the first place to take Hogarth... in the second, to buy a printing press; in the third to buy a Bull dog (likely named John)... I am very much excited at the idea of all three-particularly the press.
Settled at Hogarth House in Richmond, they made their second dream a reality in 1917, buying a small handpress and printing 150 copies of their first book, Two Stories. It includes a story by Virginia and one by Leonard, with woodcuts by Dora Carrington.
The Woolfs loved the craft of printing; Virginia told her sister,
Vanessa Bell:
After 2 hours work at the press, Leonard heaved a terrific sigh and said I wish to God we’d never bought the cursed thing!’ To my relief, though not surprise, he added ‘Because I shall never do anything else:
During its first five years, the Hogarth Press published 17 books, 11 of which they printed and bound by hand, making each unique. This personal touch resonated with readers, setting the Hogarth Press apart in the literary market. In contrast to other private presses, Hogarth placed emphasis on presenting new writing in an attractive binding, but not in the manner of any former ‘book arts’ tradition, such as William Morris’ Kelmscott Press. Hogarth was a literary press, and their emphasis was focused on the quality of the content inside. #blackcatbindery #bookbinding #privatepress #hogarthpress
Edge paring and spoke shaving a piece of leather b Edge paring and spoke shaving a piece of leather before covering a book.  #bookbinder #bookbindings #blackcatbindery
Wine lists and stationary holders and a bit of gol Wine lists and stationary holders and a bit of gold tooling #winelist #stationary #blackcatbindery
Sewing endbands. Please excuse the sad looking thu Sewing endbands. Please excuse the sad looking thumb nail. Downside side to working with your hands. 🥴😬 #blackcatbindery #bookbinding #book
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