VALERY classic Leather Notebook-vintage Diary &Journal -Lined Refillable Pages-mediterranean &Middle Ages Design-men&women Daily Use Gift(Aqua blue)

I haven't found a purpose for this one yet; I won't learn anything new if I put jackson browne 's lyrics here. I am learning quite a lot about Al Stewart, though. These books are exquisite and highly recommended.

This journal is beautiful and the pages are perfect for penning thoughts. I love to write and this journal makes it fun.

Love the cover of this journal. It is not only durable but I love the gold tree and the closers are unique. Also being able to get refills is great (I do a lot of writing)This journal would make a wonderful gift!!

I found this item when I was looking for a cover for my Hobonichi Cousin, which is a A5 full size planner. Although I could tell this item would likely not fit it (the refill is an A5 slim), I was enchanted by the appearance, and figured I could always use another journal. (Punch line for those hoping this will fit a Cousin or other full A5 journal: it won't, because it is not meant to do so). I was disappointed to find that Amazon had sent me a damaged item, but the seller took care of it immediately when I emailed. Proper service always wins me over, so even if the product falls short, I would not fail to acknowledge the seller.This product, however, is lovely. The cover is faux leather, but feels lush and soft to the touch. The flap along the open edge of the notebook holds a pen loop, so it protects both pen and pages when packed in a bag. Bending back the flap allows it to sit flat when open, as does the cover and refill. The inside front and back covers have a small pocket to hold cards, stencils, or similar. The design is delicate and embossed into the surface, so it won't be peeling off over time. The color I chose (Aqua blue) is just delightful, a warm turquoise beautifully contrasted by the dark brown faux leather ties along the spine, one of which wraps around the cover to hold it shut. The medals on the ties are a kind of antique bronze color, depicting a tree and a bird that looks like a phoenix or dove to me.The refill has a slightly flexible textured paper cover in light blue. It has soft pleasantly ivory paper with 6mm spacing between the lines, discreet page numbers in the lower outside corners, three different colored ribbons, and an name/email page and three-page contents section at the front of the book. The last 15 pages or so are perforated for easy removal. If the seller made a 5mm dot grid refill, this journal would be a serious competitor to Leuchtturm1917 and other bullet journal favorites. As the picture shows, I tested the fountains pens that I have inked at the moment (yes, I have a thing for Pilots), and all did quite well, with no feathering, light ghosting, and some ink bleed-through only with the Nemosine stub nib inked with very wet de Atramentis ink, and a smidgen with the Pilot Falcon, which is a slightly flexy F nib. Even my M nib Pelikan, which lays down a decidedly wet line, behaved well on this paper. Dry times were all good.Although my refill was damaged, due to the seller's responsiveness and its overall quality and features, I will not hesitate to replace it with another of their refills. The cover could also house any A5 slim journal (such as a Moleskine large and the like). And if they ever made a cover to house a full A5 size notebook, such as a Hobonichi Cousin (W: 148 x H: 210 x T: 17 mm / W: 5.8" x H: 8.3" x T: 0.7"), I would snap it up in a heartbeat.Highly recommend this seller and product, without reservation.

People were truly amazed and grateful for this beautiful gift

Very nice quality leather journal. Love it!

Nice quality and price. I highly recommend and will purchase again.

was gift and person loved it.

Well, I received the wrong colour but I liked the colour better than the one I ordere, so that was bad but good lol. Anyway I love it, this journal is beautifully made and very tactile. The quality is fantastic and the paper quality is also very good. I hope that this journal will be one I will use all the time, as I hope to write my children's stories and along with my sketch pad for my ilistrations this will be with me at all times, so needs to be strong and it is. The best part is I can replace the writing paper when finished without having to replace the lovely binder. So yep, I'm very pleased with my purchase and hopefully it will be with me through meany story's.

We purchased this for a birthday present, but the journal is lovely & we love the tree of life on the front of it.The only point I do have is that a pen should be supplied as well, but not a huge issue, as we purchased a pen to go with the journal elsewhere.We hope the birthday girl will love this journal as much as us.

I bought this as a gift after searching for "leather journal". Although it is very nice - soft cover, good quality notebook insert - it is not real leather. The description is Vintage PU Leather, I didn't realise that PU means faux leather. Elsewhere the cover is described as leather, and the cover material as PU leather. A bit disappointed that it was not made clear up front that it's not real leather.

The note book/journal is much, much better than I expected. I bought this as a retirement gift for a friend, and I'm so impressed I will buy one for myself. The craftsmanship is gorgeous and I've certainly made the correct decision in buying this as a gift, highly recommended to anyone who is thinking of purchasing a journal.

Very nicely presented in a gift box and the notebook looks well made and of good quality. I like the tree design too.