Gilded Leather Notebook

A leather notepad that arrives with the pen already on it. The Gilded Leather Notebook is a top-opening pad, the reporter shape rather than a book that opens sideways, with a full-grain leather cover, 80 sheets and a black Semender pen included. You can have a gilded initial pressed onto the cover. Brown or black.

Gilded Leather Notepad Features

The pen comes with it
A black Semender pen is included and it clips to the elastic at the top of the pad, so the two travel together. A notepad without a pen is half a tool, and this is the half people usually forget.

Top-opening, 80 sheets
The pad opens upward, the way a reporter's or a steno pad does: you flip the page over the top rather than turning it sideways. That is what makes it usable standing up, in one hand, which a bound book is not. There are 80 sheets, 160 pages.

A gilded initial, if you want one
Choose a letter from A to Z and it is pressed onto the cover in gold. It is a small thing that turns a notepad into someone's notepad. If you would rather have a plain cover, choose the no-lettering option and it arrives without it.

Real leather, and you can smell it
The cover is full-grain calfskin. It darkens and takes on a patina over the years, which a card or plastic-covered pad never does; it also smells like leather when you open the box, which is a large part of why it works as a gift.

Notepad Dimensions and Material

Brown reads warm and classic, black flat and formal, and on both the natural grain of the hide shows on the surface. The front carries a small area for the gilded monogram and there is contrast stitching along the edge.

Full-grain leather: the topmost, densest-fibered layer of the hide, its surface never sanded or thinned. Over the years it darkens rather than wears out, and the small scratches of daily use largely disappear when you rub them with a finger.

Who It Is For

• People taking quick notes standing up, at a desk or in a meeting
• People who want the pen to already be there
• Anyone giving a personal gift with a gold initial on it

An honest limit: this is a notepad, not a journal. It opens from the top and it is made for short notes and lists, so it is the wrong shape for long-form writing or for keeping a diary. For that, the Leather Notebook is bound and lined in A5, and the A5 Leather Journal is the refillable one with blank pages. The gilded letter is also a single initial rather than a full name, and a personalized cover cannot be returned for a change of mind.

How to Pair the Notepad

• If you want to write longer: the Leather Notebook and the A5 Leather Journal are the A5 pieces in the same leather.
• For the rest of your pens: a Leather Pencase or a Suede Pencase keeps the desk in order.
• The Semender pairing: Semender Leather Balm a few times a year keeps the cover from drying out.

Notepad Care

• Wipe it with a soft, slightly damp cloth. Never use chemical cleaners on leather
• The leather darkens and gains character over time. That is not a flaw, it is patina
• Apply leather balm a few times a year so the cover stays supple
• Keep the gilded initial away from solvents. Foil sits on the surface and alcohol will lift it

The notepad and the pen in one box, with a gold letter on the front if you want it.

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