LEATHER VILLAGELeather Bound Journal - Rustic Brown, 7"X5", 220 Pages - Vintage Blank Paper Diary for Writing, Drawing, Sketchbook, and Travel Notebook - Ideal for Women and Men

This is a 5" x 7" journal which could be used for Journaling, drawing, or as a travel journal. It is made of real leather (and has that wonderful, real leather smell!) and I'd held shut with a leather strap wrapped around it. It has 220 pages. The pages themselves are thick parchment paper which are bound together with thick straps of leather; the straps are as useful as they are decorative.There are many positive things about this journal, the most important being how authentic and historical-looking it is. It truly looks like it was made centuries ago. It is real leather, having that great leather smell to it. The parchment paper is unlined, cream colored, and thick; writing does not seep through, making it possible to write on both sides of the paper. The strip of leather wrapped around it holds it securely closed. It looks like a book that needs important things written in it; it is not for writing your grocery list in. The binding is beautiful: a series of x's on the spine, and, on the inside, the pages are divided into 5 sections which are held together by the leather strips. Though it is the least expensive of this type offered by Amazon, you would never guess it. It is every bit as nice as the more expensive ones.The main downside to it is that it is hard to keep open while writing because of the way it is bound. Also it seems kind of small, though it's size was given in the description. It is perfect to set on your nightstand or in a drawer, but it would be awkward to put standing on a bookshelf with other books.I got it to use in a sacred writing class I was taking, and it is absolutely perfect for it. It's a little awkward to write in, but we'll worth it to give my writing the feel I wanted it to have. It looks like something scribes of old would have used. It looks humble yet important, something I will want to hang onto, not just throw away when I'm done.If you are looking for a modern journal, with bigger, lined paper, and a lack of originality, this is not for you. If you want something which is unique, important, and old fashioned, you will like to get it. The best word I can use is "authentic". It gives a wonderful feel to your writing.

I ordered the smaller one, I'm using it as photo-journal. It fits a 4x6 photo perfectly on the page horizontally and Polaroid pictures as well. The pages are beautifully crafted and the binding is superb. Overall, it's a beautiful journal, and lets not forget the leather, its soft and the green color I bought is eye catching with an old vintage feel to it. Thank you for such a great product!

I LOVE IT SO MUCH!! I am a huuuge art person I have finished 30 sketchbooks so far and I can say confidently this is great . I love the look and idk anything about leather but it feels really weird but nice and smells soooo good!! smells like pine trees ??? And cabins . It’s way too well made for 12$ but I’m not complaining

What a beautiful leather journal. This is for my granddaughter and I know she is going to love the color will have fun using it.. The leather is good quality and soft to handle.

The product was delivered on time and in good condition. The size of it is leaning more towards medium than pocket size. The color is as shown in the photos. There is a decent amount of writing space and room to put pictures. The leather is soft and flexible giving the journal a weathered look. A nice rustic journal for a reasonable price.

This is a great journal or sketch book. I purchased the chocolate brown- great price for a real leather bound, hand stitched journal with so many pages- all natural materials, real leather, hand made paper (?)- simple, pleasant design- well finished- paper is slightly aged/darkened to a pleasant off white, but not yellow or orange, still very light to draw, sketch or journal on it- brown leather is well crafted, color as described (some users report a flat or too light color), minor irregularities desired in this kind of antiqued journals.- I ordered this model and the one with a metal clasp. This one doesn't smell like leather as much, but is equally well done and a beautiful item to hold and to watch.One star off because there is a huge difference in paper quality between this journal and the other model offered by the same maker for a little more money.This was not apparent to me in pictures.This paper is thinner, the edges are straight as if cut with by machine, and it doesn't have any texture.It is also not aged the same way, paper is more even all around in color, and lighter, just barely off white with no grain.It will probably buckle/warp with wet media like watercolor or gouache, and not sure how it would respond to ink or alcohol markers, since it is much thinner than the other seemingly handmade paper form the other notebook.Other than this, a very good, attractive journal with a simple design and excellent for notes and dry materials like pencils, charcoal, chalk, regular pens, oil pastels, collages.

Super cute. Love the texture of the pages, easy to draw and write in, quality is great, and priced well

Great for hiking/camping in that quality of the leather cover, thick inner pages and easy to lay flat while writing. Whether in or outdoors this journal fits any style