Introducing our new leather-bound blank notebook in the highly convenient A5 size. It features the stunning fountain pen-friendly Tomoe River Paper. This blank journal is perfect as a standalone travel notebook for recording all your special memories and ideas, or as a refill for our best-selling Leather Notebook Covers. Our specially crafted A5 size notebooks are made of Tomoe River 52 gsm white paper, known as the best fountain pen-friendly paper. Each notebook contains 400 pages and is hand-bound with traditional bookbinding techniques. This particular leather bound journal is available in a variety of colors, including the popular Crazy Horse Brown. Reviews On YouTube Specs Completely flat-lay Comes in a magnetic closure cardboard box. Vegetable-tanned cow leather cover Hand-bound from Tomoe River 52 gsm white paper Blank paper 200 sheets (400 pages) Includes grid and lined guides Includes blotter (also can be used as a writing mat for comfortable writing) 145 x 210 x 20mm (5.70 x 8.26 x 0.8 inches) Tomoe River Paper The 52 gsm paper in this A5 leather bound notebook is incredibly thin, and fountain pen-friendly. This paper shows off the beautiful sheen and shimmer in inks unlike any other paper. Our 52 gsm Tomoe River paper is the same Tomoe River paper that's used in the popular Hobonichi notebooks. For fountain pen enthusiasts who favor shading ink (that is, those that create subtle color gradations as the ink is applied to the paper) will appreciate how the paper shows off these subtle color variations. Sheening inks also perform well as pools of color will sit on the surface of the paper and when dry, will create the reflective look so many fountain pen users love. It’s important to be patient and let the paper fully dry to prevent smudging, especially when using sheening or metallic inks. You can read more about this in our blog post about Tomoe River Paper. Tomoe River Paper Writing Samples Thanks to the Well-Appointed Desk for the guide sheets. For the images, we give credit to @writetomeoften Color/Finish: Crazy Horse Brown/DistressedDistressed brown color showing a lot of different brown under-tones including tan, mocha and hickory. Ages and softens quicker compared to regular leather. Suede feeling finish. A5 size This handy A5 size is half the size of a standard A4 notebook. A5 size notebooks are very popular as journals or daily/weekly/monthly diaries. The size makes them easy to carry while still allowing lots of space for writing on each page without having to impact the size of your handwriting.