When to commission

Commission when you have a particular book in mind.

• Say you have found a paper that is just right, and you want a book made out using it.
• Or, say ABA had a book on display that was just right, but then it was sold to someone else.
• Let's say you want duplicates of a certain cover paper/thread combination.
• Perhaps you want to impress your friends or business affiliates by stuffing goody bags with our journals, and you need a large number of books by a certain date. Let's assume you're going all out and you want limited edition high quality Japanese papers or hand marbled papers for the covers.
• A different day, you want a product that is designed exactly to suit its new owner. Perhaps you want a memory book for your eldest living family member. You want to pick out the thread color and the cover paper. You want to see what I have available and choose for yourself. You might even want a different size book than the standard 5"x7".
• Then you decide to open a bed and breakfast, and you want a guest registrar in every room. Through ABA you could customize the exact size, thread, and cover paper for these registrars. You want custom calligraphy on the opening pages to give the name of the establishment and the room. ABA can do it for you.
• Or, you are an artist and you want a tougher paper than text weight, which holds up to writing but is not designed to withstand the strength of your drawing hand.

All of these possibilities, and more, are available if you commission a piece.

How does one place a commission? Easy. Email me with the details about what you want. Put "journal commission" in the subject line. I will get back to you with a quote or questions, and we will make further arrangements from there depending upon the order.

You may be wondering how much all of those ideas listed above would cost you. The price would depend upon your design specifications. If bought directly from me, limited editions usually run around $35/book, depending upon paper prices, and require a minimum order of 3 books. Single copies of books already sold, multiple copies of an in-stock design, or picking out your own design combination based on what we have in stock locks your price in at the standard $30/book. Pretty sweet deal, right?