Seven Seas Tomoe River Paper A5 Writer Notebook and Skirting Leather Gfeller Cover

Janet Carr

12 years ago

Well, this parcel arrived in Sweden after four days – all the way from the US! Unbelievable. I was so pleased! In fact it probably arrived on Friday as they usually send out parcel slips the day after the parcel arrives.

Nicely packaged

Beautifully padded and protected for travel

Cardboard box holding the leather cover

2 Seven Seas Writers Notebook to the left, 5 sheets blotting paper and the box holding the cover to the right

Inside the package – two notebooks in slipcases. These can be used to carry the books if you do not wish to buy a cover. Each book is covered in plastic and comes with a sheet of blotting paper. I really like sealed products because then you know it has not been used, thumbed or battered about before you get it (I’m funny that way).

Back view

Book slips easily in and out of the case, which also holds it securely in place when inside.

Lays completely flat – and the glorious thin paper!!!! Hard to believe there are 480 pages in these books as they are thinner than a book with 240 pages. If you have used a Hobonichi or Tomoe River Paper before, you will know what I mean.

First peep of the leather cover

Also wrapped in plastic for travel

This cover is made for the Seven Seas but fits other A5 notebooks so I do think it will fit a Hobonichi Cousin. You can choose the exact cover you receive if you so wish. Or if you don’t want to choose, you can let Nanami choose one for you.

These flaps are to eliminate ‘writing bumps’ caused by normal covers.

This is the true colour – toasty and warm. The book has double bookmarks

I like ‘range marks’ on my leather. These are caused by bites, scars and movement of the animal which once wore this skin. It shows that the animal roamed free and looked up at the sky

Look at that stitching

It does not lay flat yet – this is not due to the book but due to the cover which has not moulded to the book yet. It is not used to being folded in half around a book!

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