High Class Booker Materials/Price List

1. Textblock

Arches 85 gsm. Media: gel pens, roller ball, pastels, pen and ink drawing, etc. Made in France, 100% cotton rag, hand-laid paper. Finished book: approximately 6.5 x 10”. Base price: $150.

Hahnemühle Ingres 100 gsm. Media: gel pens, roller ball, pastels, pen and ink, etc. Colors: rose, antique, or white. Made in Germany since 1584. Mould-made deckle and surface. Finished size: approximately 6.5 x 9.5”. Base Price: $125.

Mohawk Superfine 80 gsm. Media: ball point, pastels, pencil. Italian, made in USA. Finish: smooth with a faux deckle. Size: approximately 6.5 x 9”. Base price: $100.


Oversized sketchbook, Mohawk Superfine 80 gsm for ball point, pastels, pencil. Italian, made is USA. Finish: smooth with a faux deckle. Size: approximately 12 x 9”. Base price: $125

A decorative book with a textured olive green cover and an ornate, patterned top featuring red, white, blue, black, and gold floral and geometric designs, with a silver medallion in the center.

2. Board Wrap

Japanese Washi silk-screened papers (included in the base price)

Hand-marbled papers from various world artists (+$20)

Vintage Papers (maps, nautical and aeronautical charts, blueprints, etc.) (+$20)

3. Spine Covering

Book Cloth (included in the base price)
half-cloth (corners covered) (+$10)

Genuine sheepskin or pigskin (+$25)

Genuine goatskin or calfskin (+$35)
half-leathered in goat (+$35)

Raised cord spine (available in goatskin and pigskin only) (+$5)

N.B. Available upon request: animal-product free design. If this is important to you, be sure to note that in your order.

4. Talisman

Our books include a good luck charm in their covers. We stock a variety of world coins, American and European medallions, and some novelty items. You are also welcome to supply your own talisman; it can be up to 2.75 inches in diameter and not more than ¼” thick. Send inquiries about talismans to Rai@bsu.edu.

Smile of an older woman with glasses, silver hair, wearing a black bowler hat, black blazer with medals, a black t-shirt with yellow design, at a bookstore counter with books and globes in the background.

N.B. All books include archival book board, endbands, book mark, hand stitching, and colophon information describing the materials used in the book.

To get started, email me at Rai@bsu.edu