Our Very Best Calfskin Albums

Our Very Best, Custom Designed and Exclusively Ours...

Our calfskin photo album is handcrafted by Italian craftsmen in Florence. Not satisfied with "off the shelf" choices from Italian binderies, we set out to work with a bindery who could make a perfect leather album to our specifications. The leather is soft and supple hand-dyed calfskin in a warm honey tone. The paper is finely milled heavyweight cardstock in an off-white color. The slipcase is custom crafted to fit the album and protect it from dust and moisture, with a hand-marbled paper covering and linen-reinforced corners.

All in all, this is the very best plain album we offer. If you're looking for something plain and simple with no embellishments and loads of luxury, this is the choice for you.

Small Album Features

30 Sheets (60 Sides)

Glassine tissue between the sheets protects photos

Outside dimensions approx. 9 x 6 x 1 3/4

Exact page dimensions 7 1/2 x 6

Accommodates up to 60 4x6 or 5x7 photos

Naturally, the album is completely archival and acid-free.

Includes a handsome slipcase for storage and presentation.

Medium Album Features

50 Sheets (100 Sides)

Glassine tissue between the sheets protects photos

Outside dimensions approx. 10 x 12 x 2

Exact page dimensions 8 3/4 x 11 3/4

Will hold any combination of 4x6, 5x7 and 8x10 photos

Up to 300 4x6 photos

Naturally, the album is completely archival and acid-free.

Includes a handsome slipcase for storage and presentation.

Large Album Features

50 Sheets (100 Sides)

Glassine tissue between the sheets protects photos

Outside dimensions approx. 14 x 15

Exact page dimensions 13 1/2 x 13 3/4

Accommodates up to 100 8 x 10 photographs, or any combination of smaller sizes.

Naturally, the album is completely archival and acid-free.

Includes a handsome slipcase for storage and presentation.

Use photo mounting corners or Glue Dots for Memory Books to attach your photos to the page. See Accessories for mounting options. Also see Learn More for a discussion of how to assemble your album.

If you dislike plastic, or if you are looking for a more traditional style album, you should consider a scrapbook-style album. Most of our bound albums have 30-50 sheets, and you can use both sides, which means you have room in them for 60-100 photos if you use both sides. If you have fewer photos than this, you can use just one side of each page and the album will still look very nice.

A bound album has the pages already stitched into the cover, and they are fixed position. This means you will want to plan ahead a bit more, as the pages cannot be rearranged or added to.

Our 6x9 album size gives a nice way to display one Photo per page, up to 5x7 horizontal.

In this example, there is one 5x7 photo held in place by photo corners.

In this example, a single 4x6 photo is held in place with photo corners. Note that the margins arouind the photo are wider, giving room to write in or attach a caption if you wish.

Almost all of our bound albums include thin translucent sheets of ÒglassineÓ tissue between the sheets. The glassine serves to protect your photos, and is a great feature if you do choose to use the front and back of each pageÑwhen the book is closed, your photos will not press against each other.

In this example, the photo corners have been put in place without the photos, as it was given as a gift to people who were going to put in their own photos. It illustrates how all of the images centered on the page will be lined up to each other, and the final assembled book will be very neat and professional.

You can add captions or titles to the pages if you like, either with handwriting or computer printouts.

Because the paper page doesn't have any pre-set format, you can add creative artwork or titles and captions to the pages. The blank page approach allows you to be very flexible and creative.

An important feature of these albums is the spacers bound in between each page. The spacers create a small gap between each page, leaving room for the extra thickness of your photos and documents. When the book is filled, the covers will not bulge open.

Personalize your photo album by adding an embossed name or phrase for only $15 per line. You can personalize your album with BLIND embossing on one or two lines, up to 20 characters and spaces each. To choose this option, fill in your personalization information above.

Your inscription will be positioned in the lower-right corner of the book. The font we use is Garamond, and the font size will vary depending on the number of characters you request.

Blind embossing uses heat to "brand" the letters into the leather. It is a subtle look where the letters are pressed into the leather. Your inscription will be pressed in and darker than the surrounding leather.

Please note: When choosing personalization, allow one extra day. Personalized items may not be returned.

Click here to learn more about how we can personalize this item just for you.

We Ship Everywhere. Fast.

We want to get your order to you as quickly and inexpensively as possible. Most orders ship the same day, and we ship via UPS and the U.S. Postal Service to ensure your items arrive safely and quickly.

Do You Ship To My Country?

Yes, we do! We have shipped to almost every country on earth, and we are happy to ship to your country too. If you do not find your country listed when you get to the checkout, please let us know. We'll see if we can add your country to our growing collection!

International packages are shipped via U.S. Postal Service Worldwide Priority.

Calculate Your Shipping Total

To calculate your shipping costs, just go to your shopping cart and use our handy shipping calculator to get an instant shipping price.

How Long Will Shipping Take?

Most orders leave our building within 24 hours. If you order personalization, it may take a little longer. Plan on 1 additional day for embossing, and 2-3 additional days for custom graphics.

100% Satisfaction Guarantee.

Our return policy is simple. If you don't love it, we don't want you to keep it.

We take pride in the exceptional quality and craftsmanship of our designers. Our attention to detail in design, material, and archival preservation is unyielding, and so is our commitment to customer satisfaction.

We want you to love what you order from us, and we'll do everything we can to make sure that shopping with us makes you really, REALLY happy. If you are dissatisfied with your purchase for any reason at all, just give us a call and we'll work with you to find a solution.

We mean it when we say we want you over-the-moon happy about shopping with us.

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