Paperblanks New York Rose Ultra Softback Flexi Journal – Lined, 176 Pages

Capture your ideas, plans and memories in this New York Rose ultra softback flexi journal from Paperblanks, with 176 lined pages of 100 gsm acid-free paper.

Adorned with garlands of flowers and gold embellishments, this cover design reflects the sophisticated beauty of the original 1898 binding, which contained Prue & I by George William Curtis. Written during the height of the Gilded Age period, the work was a sentimental, tender, and humorous study of life.

The Story Behind the Design

Alive with opulence and splendour, no place was as magnificent during the Gilded Age (1870–1900) as New York City.

Brought to us through our partnership with The New York Public Library, this majestic New York Rose design is inspired by an 1898 binding produced by the Club Bindery, a leading design house of the era. Adorned with garlands of flowers that cascade gracefully, the gold embellishments of this cover design are rich with delicate details reflecting the original binding’s sophisticated beauty.

Club Bindery was formed in 1898 by members of New York City’s Grolier Club – now the oldest existing bibliophilic club in North America – to bring the art of fine bookbinding to the United States, and to bind their most prized books in the tradition of European binderies. The original volume reproduced here contained Prue & I by George William Curtis (1824–1892), an American writer and reformer who was a favourite in New York society. Written during the height of the Gilded Age period, the work was a pleasantly sentimental, fancifully tender, and humorous study of life.

While today this copy of Prue & I can be found at The New York Public Library, it was once held in the personal library of William Augustus Spencer, a wealthy man with a passion for fine books. Spencer bequeathed his massive collection to The New York Public Library after seeing its new, yet-unfinished magnificent central building. Following Spencer’s tragic death as one of the Titanic passengers, the Library received his book collection and a sizable donation for establishing the Spencer Collection. This institution is dedicated to preserving material history of the illustrated word and book binding, an undertaking that we, of course, support wholeheartedly.

We hope the romantic elegance of this New York Rose design encourages your own love affair with the art of fine bookbinding.

• Original artwork: Binding of Prue & I by George William Curtis
• Era: 1898
• Region: New York City

Product Details

• Size: Ultra – 175 × 225 × 12 mm
• Interior: Lined
• Pages: 176 (88 sheets)
• Paper: 100 gsm acid-free smooth paper
• Cover: Softback flexi (flexible cover)
• Closure: Elastic band
• Binding: Smyth sewn – lies flat and stays durable
• Edge printing: Yes
• Corners: Rounded
• Pouch: Back cover pouch
• Design: New York Rose
• Series: Gilded Age
• Satin ribbon marker
• Decorative printed cover paper
• Endpaper with credit and copyright information as well as historical background for the original artwork
• Threaded stitching and glue, as needed
• Acid-free paper
• Memento pouch
• Weight: 396 g
• Product code: FB1538-4 | ISBN: 9780349715384

About Paperblanks

Paperblanks works with museums, libraries, galleries and artists around the world to faithfully reproduce remarkable artwork, historic bindings and treasured manuscripts, and every notebook is crafted with the same attention to detail, from the paper inside to the finish of the cover.