Blue Embossed Dragonfly Leather Journal - Lined

by Eccolo

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.5 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000OMIL0K
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,340 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #68 in Office Products > Office Supplies > Paper > Notebooks & Writing Pads
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 10, 2007

Product Description

Perfect as a gratitude journal or personal diary, this embossed dragonfly journal features classic styling and timeless charm. The leather cover features an embossed dragonfly while the acid-free paper features writing lines. The soft cover and small size makes it easy to add to your purse or bag for journaling-on-the-go. Makes a wonderful personal gift. Imported. 7Lx5W".

Customer Reviews

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125 of 128 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best notebook yet!!, February 25, 2010

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Hillary Brown "Lunar Loner" (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very high quality journal, January 6, 2011

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Scott - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blue Embossed Dragonfly Leather Journal - Lined (Paperback)

I own several of Eccolo's journals and they all are exactly the same except for the covers, so my reviews will be pretty similar. I couldn't find specifications on this journal initially, so I ordered it and came up with the below information:

COVER - The cover is made of light blue leather with an embossed dragonfly on the front. The color matches what is pictured on Amazon. The cover does not seem to scratch easily or hold marks on it. It should hold up to some abuse.

PAGE LENGTH - 128 pages or 256 leaves if you write on the front and back + 1 blank prelim page at the front and 1 blank trailing page at the back.
18 lines per page (not counting writing on the top line)

MATERIAL - The paper is ivory and goes well with the cover. It is acid-free (meaning it will not deteriorate or turn yellow easily) and made of heavy stock. The paper is not very thick and in my hands it feels about the same weight as standard American 20lb weight copy paper. The lines on the paper are a somewhat light color. They are the perfect shade in my opinion and don't stand out too much, but are dark enough for ease of use. There is some light bleeding through to the pages in areas where I pressed the pen down too hard, or when I've used a heavy fountain pen. It is enough that you can easily read what is written on the back of the page. Unless you have a light hand or are using a light ink, I would probably recommend against using both sides of the page. You could certainly do it without a mess, but it just depends on how clean of a look you want on each page. I cut a piece of a manila envelope to the same size as the journal pages, and put it underneath the piece of paper I'm writing on each time so that it doesn't bleed through to the next page.

SIZE - 4.75" x 6 5/8" (not quite 5x7 as the description says)
Actual writing space (length of the lines inside the margins) = 4.25" x 5.25"
|THIS IS EXACTLY HOW MUCH SPACE U HAVE PER LINE| (if you were to write in 12 point Times New Roman font). So expect not to get any more than 162 words per page unless you handwriting is very small. The margins are the perfect width to ensure you get enough use out of each sheet and no room is wasted.

BINDING/CONSTRUCTION - the binding is sewn in, and separated into 8 sections. This way you don't have to worry about too many pages being held by one thread, and the threads can actually break and only 1/8 of the journal will separate. This method of binding is also very useful because it means you can easily open to any page in the journal and it will naturally separate along one of those sections, so you don't have to break the binding too much to lay the journal flat like you would have to with a paperback book. The binding and threads are also secured on the back with a strip of adhesive. The binding is very well made and the threads seem tight, but strong. I do not have any qualms about the binding breaking and would think this journal should hold up to daily use for awhile and several decades of storage. After heavy use, I do not see any noticeable creases on the spine of the journal where you can tell it has been opened many times. It still appears new. There is no bookmark built into the journal.

I find this to be a very nicely-made and simplistic journal and think it would satisfy the requirements for anyone who wants something small and nice-looking. It is not something I would write my Presidential memoirs in, but satisfies my requirements for regular daily use.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Design, High-Quality---But Not For Heavy-Duty Writers, November 17, 2010

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S. Coleman (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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The Blue Embossed Dragonfly Leather Journal by Eccolo has an amazing quality and great design for being under $15.00. The material feels smooth and does not show dirt or wear, and the cover of the book is extremely durable. Also, the embossing looks really gorgeous in person (the photos do not do it justice)and the dark gray-blue color of the exterior is pretty as well. The pages within the journal are a creamy color and are tightly sewn into the book. They are thick enough for gel or fluid pens, but not so thick that you feel as if you are writing on cardboard. Overall, for such a cheap price, I think that this journal is amazing. However, if you are someone who likes to write A LOT (a few pages a day), this journal will be used up in no time. I recommend this only for people who like to write short journal entries only a few times a week.