Peter Pauper Press Old World Journal (Magnetic Closure)

The travel journal is even better than I expected. Lovely, strong colours on the outside, part of the world map is embossed which gives it a very high quality feel. I wanted a blank, lined journal for my daughter's 21st Birthday, and I think she will be delighted with this. The travel and life quotes inside are a nice touch. I ordered the matching bookmark, which is equally gorgeous.

Don't hesitate, just buy it. It's a beautiful notebook. I have become somewhat of a notebook collector and am dismayed if one falls short of my expectations. Wonderfully made, nice strong magnetic closure, lovely paper. The photo does no justice as to the outside of the book, which looks and feels very expensive. If I were to be given this as a present, I would be very delighted!! Peter Pauper Press are just brilliant.

Recipient loved it. Good quality.

I must say, I instantly felt drawn to buying this journal because of the old fashioned look to it and the fact that it reminded me of my nana and grandpa, who are sadly no longer here! My journal arrived today and I am already looking forward to filling it in on all of my trips that I plan on taking. I'm definitely considering buying more of these journals and hope to have a whole collection of them, filling them all in years to come. Would recommend this to anyone, the quotes inside are lovely too. Such a nice touch!

The journal is nice enough but the huge sticky label on the back is an absolute pain to get off, started peeling it because it said the RRP on it but then it began disintegrating, was left with a yucky white sticky mass on the back which I managed to get off with water but this left an invisible sticky goo which I have had to laboriously scratch off, luckily didn't damage the book in the process but easily could have done. I would have thought for this price they could put on an easily peelable sticker. Other than the above the journal seems good quality and looks nice.

Even more beautiful in real life, little touches of gold running through the cover. Off to buy the rest of the collection!

This is the 3rd one I've bought. The pages are thick, lined and have great quotes on them !! The magnetic close is good too 😀😀😀

High quality, vintage look! Perfect as a present, for a travel journal. It came damaged, with a dent on the inside cover, but the seller was very helpful and will send me another one soon at no extra cost! Thank you

Me encantó. Tiene detalles muy bonitos en la pasta y adentro tiene frases escritas. Perfecto para llevarlo de viaje

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Beautiful journal, great quality, was shipped fast.

Articolo ben fatto, curato e della grandezza giusta, ne troppo grande ne troppo piccolo come un tascabile...la copertina e rigida,le pagine sono resistenti e le righe appena accennate.

IF you are looking for a beautiful notebook THEN this is perfect. -This journal is absolutely stunning. The outside has gold details that don't show up in the picture. The colors are vibrant, the words on the map are readable, and every last detail (trust me, there are a lot of details) is stunning. The inside lining features a lovely red design of, yes, map prints. All the linings of this journal are a regal red color. The side binding are red and the left binding says "journal" in a metallic gold as to match the details in the art. The title page is also lovely, with simple but appropriate font and features a lightly printed small globe in the middle of the page.The pages for writing also include intriguing quotes from various sources every 2-3 pages. Across the top of each page is a light stripy print. The notebook feels perfect in your hands with smooth front and back covers that are raised in certain parts as to add to their beauty. Any time I pull this journal out in a class I receive various compliments from my envious peers. THAT BEING SAID, the quality is questionable. -The pages are thick and smooth, and the magnetic closure feels secure, but other details seem to fall short. I have not had this journal long so I cannot be certain of its shelf life, but I noticed a few things. Upon inspection you may notice a few threads sticking out or lose in the binding. The flap with the magnetic closure makes a sickening cracking and crinkling noise when swung open past about 160 degrees. The edge of that closure also are cracked and bubbled up in some spots after only being opened a handful of times. There is a small crack on the top of the outside binding. The inside lining does not line up perfectly with the edges and a bit of unflattering trim is left for show. This lining is also starting to already peel up. I feel the top margin of the lined pages should be larger. The pages are also somewhat stiff to fold and I, being left handed, find it almost difficult to comfortably write in this journal. The magnetic closure can almost be too secure and when I allowed others to see my journal they had a hard time opening it in fear that they may harm it. This closure also does not line up perfectly with the size of the main cover and is slightly shorter. IN CONCLUSION: If you are looking for an attention grabbing gorgeously piece of art as a journal then this is absolutely perfect for you. If you are looking for a very sturdy high quality journal as to be abused and used for a while to come perhaps you should look elsewhere. Also, if you are left handed like myself this may be uncomfortable or awkward to write in.