Civil War Soldier’s Diary Cut Edge

A much simplified version of our period-perfect pocket diary, this one is double-fan adhesive bound, blank but for a title page, with no rear pocket, and printed endpapers rather than hand-marbled. The leather is a high quality vegetable tanned morocco, but with edges simply cut rather than turned in. Otherwise, it retains much of the look and feel of the nineteenth century, with all the work done by hand here in east Tennessee. At a glance, it’s identical to our more expensive version, and still looks great with a closer gaze. We’re pretty proud of the $185 copy, but are very happy with this one too, and trust it will be an important part of your kit.

6 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 5/8″ thick. 220 pages. In either Black or Brown.

It’s a fully bound book and is not refillable. For the refillable version (a leather sleeve you can refill with Moleskine inserts, click here.

Click here for the full version.

There is one more option for the truly budget-conscious; identical with the above except that instead of leather, we’ve used Kraft-Tex, a sturdy paper-cloth that looks much like heavy construction paper, but can actually be washed and retain its full strength. (Not that you’d want to wash your whole diary, but if you’re caught out in a rainstorm, this cover will weather the weather well). Click here for a look at the Kraft-Tex version.