An Ian Fleming Shop exclusive. The 'Double O Notes' notebook is a trusted place for observations, musings, sketching and taking notes. This exceptional British-made handbound book is designed for work and pleasure - perfect for drafting mission reports or writing your own spy story. Open the leather-bound hard cover to reveal a bespoke monochrome 007-inspired gun sight pattern on the inside. Then discover 140 pages of finest unlined British off-white 100gsm paper with a smooth texture, carefully selected for use with fountain pens. The paper is milled by James Cropper in Kendal, Cumbria, UK from sustainable sources and not only guarantees minimal ‘feathering’, but is reasonably opaque and has nominal show-through. The notebook is bound in naturally textured leather, with a hardwearing, wipeable finish. It has a silver embossed title on the front and a silver embossed Ian Fleming hummingbird and blind embossed Fleming signature on the rear. A sky blue elastic closure, lay-flat binding and a sky blue satin ribbon page marker complete the design. Size. A5, 140 pages The makers. Established in the 1950s, the Stamford Notebook Company is based in the Georgian town of Stamford, England and has a fine collection of traditional bookbinding equipment along with more up-to-date production machinery. All notebooks are hand bound, in the workshop in Stamford, by true craftsmen using centuries old techniques and some modern equipment – carrying out all aspects of production including the printing of paper, folding, sewing, trimming. case making and casing in. The company’s aims have always been to bind the best notebooks and journals for writing and drawing, using the best handwriting paper, leathers and bookbinding cloths available, using British made, sustainable materials wherever possible.
