21 ABV

This archival, hand-sewn journal is made from 80 gsm Mohawk Superfine archival paper stitched with Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that dates back to the ancient Copts. This stitch allows the book to lay open easily at any page.

This book’s endbands are blue and white cotton, and its bookmark is goatskin.  It is half-leathered, and its boards are wrapped in a 1948 road map of Indiana and Ohio distributed by Sunoco Service Stations.

Treasure binding began with monks in the 6^th Century who would encrust volumes with jewels. During the Renaissance, there was a resurgence in treasure binding. This is a contemporary revival of the treasure binding in which a lucky charm has been embedded in the cover of this book.  

 The talisman in this journal is single fare token from the Toledo Traction Company, an Interurban and railway company that operated during the first half of the 20^th Century. Carry it on your travels near and far.

This book is roughly 6 x 9” with a few more than 150 blank pages.