Available January 5, 2025.

A leather bound ledger book housed in a marbled slipcase.

A beautiful volume of three Properly Made Books, revisits the days of personal account and note keeping.

THE BOOKS:

This volume is bound in brown goatskin, tooled in genuine white and yellow gold leaf to all surfaces.

Many of the brass tools used on this book have been engraved by hand in the studio.

Bound in the most traditional of styles, this handsome books features hand sewn headbands and marbled end papers.

THE PAPER INSIDE:

The pages inside are repurposed from a large antique ledger which has been cut down, folded and sewn into smaller, pocket sized versions.

The ruling and lines on the pages inside these books vary from page to page, lending random-ruled character to what would otherwise be uniform and a little bit boring! 

THE HOUSING:

This set is housed in a gold tooled, leather entry slipcase, covered with  marbled papers, the inside lined in hand printed paper.

LAYFLAT:

All Properly Made Books are made to open completely flat and beyond, opening a full 360 degrees, cover to cover, without causing any damage to the spine and giving you full access to the papery real estate.

SIZE:

Each book measures 4½ x 3¼ inches (115 x 82 mm) and contains 276 pages of blue and red ruled/lined paper.

ABOUT PROPERLY MADE BOOKS.

Properly Made Books are made over a period of weeks and months.

Imagine how a book was made in the 18th century - this is how our books are crafted. They are bound entirely by hand in Scotland to the absolute highest standard using traditional techniques and only the finest quality materials

All Properly Made Books are LayFlat allowing them to open fully without causing any structual damage and making them completely usable in the field or studio.

Properly Made Books can be found in countless collections around the world including the Met Library in New York City, Harvard and Yale Special Collections, Miami U and many more.

Every Properly Made Book is unique - VPCo never makes the same book twice

MADE ENTIRELY BY HAND IN SCOTLAND