Gilded Quill Gallery

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Interested in a truly personalized or printed book? Our library houses customized examples of bringing your ideas to life. Each book is handmade, one-of-a-kind, no mass production. Send us a note and we'll send you a quote!

"If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." -Toni Morrison

"Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one." -Augustine Birrell

	Elvish Spellbook This book of shadows is fae & nature themed, 8.5" x 11". Completely handbound from handmade paper, 5 bookmarks for each element, trimmed w/moss, pine cones, centerpiece is a dappled leaf. Ins. hand stamped & trimmed with golden celtic knotwork ribbon. SOLD		The Elemental Forest: Entirely self-illustrated, printed & handbound. Book was featured in the Academe Obscure exhibition at the Tacoma Arts Center. Done in velvet w/buckle clasp and leather worked spine, this journal-book follows the adventures of Knight Academic Toric Roem as he documents and sketches newly discovered creatures in the Elemental Forest. Creatures are courtesy of the following artists: Goblin Road, Catalyst Studios, Butt Freckle & Elemental Dragons. SOLD
	snihsreddiW Widdershins: Appx 9x12 inches, entirely hand made. Cover decked in black & silver leaf print. A circle of glittery silver leaves spells out the word Widdershins in the counter-clockwise & the book opens from left to right. Centerpiece is a glass clasp through which a silver chain may be threaded & then joined back to itself w/a barrel necklace clasp. Highly detailed book, to read more click the link. SOLD		Secret Score of Erich Zann: From the Arkham Auction House, lot #21 is a notebook of nebulous origins. Hand bound with musical manuscript paper, historians believe this to be an authentic journal dedicated to the mysterious master violinist Erich Zann. Mr. Zann was once a resident of Arkham. Inspired by Lovecraft, 4.25" x 5.5", 156 pages, 3 bookmarks. Click to read story. SOLD
	Citrus Splash Glammerie: Small appx 4.25" x 5.5" Faerie Glammerie (spellbook). 156 pages, all handmade. Pages alternate bright orange & yellow, embossed nameplate on titlepage. Cover has a dried orange slice centerpiece amidst a sparkling flourish, tag reads "Citrus Splash" & "Glammerie. Spine is laced ribbon, this is a one of a kind! SOLD		Liber Draconis: Appx 8.5" x 11" This large grimoire has is red w/dragon scales, trimmed with flames & has black metal corners. Cover reads Liber Draconis w/a celtic dragon centerpiece. Inside it is lined with gold-black scale fine paper and trimmed in black, vellum envelope encloses a removable nameplate, pages are blank. The book closure is a metal spike and chain. SOLD
Green Vine: 8.5 x 11" Large journal or spellbook, black with green vines, trimmed with green-blue satin ribbon, handmade glass clasp. Int is metallic blue. SOLD		Winter Spellbook & Wand Set: Large 8.5 x 11 lined book, wintery blue stripe motif, trimmed w/flourishing border of satin ribbon & snowflakes around a sparkling teal peacock centerpiece. Includes themed Winter Icicle magic wand, teal quill & silver-leaf inkpot as well as Peacock Mist teal ink. From the 4 Seasons Spellbook collection, complimentary blessing included. SOLD		Autumn Set: 8.5 x 11 blank book, autumn motif, trimmed w/red leaf trim & silk leaf corners, glass clasp; inkpot is red quill, metal nib w/an autumn leaf & wheat pot; wand is hand sculpted & painted, matching leaf & wheat theme. SOLD
The World According to Tyler Morgan - Written by: Brian R. Kowalczyk. A collection of short stories about the changeling adventurer Dr. Tyler Morgan.		Legends of the Elegbara - Written by: Christopher J. Williams. Printed and hand bound, on-demand. This book contains tales and folklore of a fantasy tribe of changelings.		Kyllan's Fieldguide of Fantastic Adventures - Personalized, custom gift. 12" x 8.5" lined journal, fun & creative dragon-theme book with built-in curios and blue, leather clasp.
Liber Brujah - Hand-bound, exposed spine, soft-cover. Black vinyl decorated with studs. Inside is a collection of short stories, essays and rants.		Bird's Eye View - Handmade, brown cover w/leather strap closesure. Front is decorated w/bird theme owl eyes in Juniper & eagle photograph w/feather. Ins. is fine paper lining w/book tag name plates and satin ribbon.Commission, SOLD		Gwydion Spellbook - 8"x 5.5" lined spellbook. Deep green velvet finish trimmed w/silver-black celtic braid and embellished w/silver skeleton leaves. Ins trimmed w/a sheer, forest green ribbon & embossed corner knotwork. SOLD
Mini Monster Manual - 4.25" x 3.25" lined journal. Textured cover with elastic strap closure. Pocket-sized w/monster lore on the inner covers. SOLD		Autumn Leaves - 8"x6.5" Graph-paper journal w/ wraphia trim and fine, marbled paper lining ins. Corners decorated w/fall leaves. SOLD		Beowulf - Old English to English translation, refinished w/modern-medieval theme. Cover dogtags read "Beowulf", metal clasp. Int lined w/handmade paper & diamond-ribbon trim. This is a used book, minimal brown crayon markings toward back. SOLD
Watermelon Mini Spell - 4.25" x 3.25" lined journal, handmade green paper, cover tin slides open to hold match, candle, incense, dram of magic water, scroll, rose-petal capsule. Int. is metallic pink. SOLD		Florentine Mini Spell - 4.25" x 3.25" lined journal, Italian, gold-gilded cover with silk zip-and-button pouch on front. Interior cover is antique parchment. SOLD		Poppy Mini Spell: 4.25" x 3.25" lined journal, gold-gilded paper, cover-tin slides open to hold match, candle, incense, dram of magic water, scroll & calendula capsule. Interior is black floral. SOLD
Pocket Grimoire: Spiritweed - 2"x2.5" Petite burgundy grimoire with white leaf. Inside contains a short spell for commanding ghosts. SOLD		Pocket Grimoire: Sands of Time - 2"x2.5" Petite white grimoire with green leaf. Inside contains a spell for slowing down time. SOLD		Pocket Grimoire: Spell of Binding - 2"x2.5" Petite green grimoire with white leaf. Inside contains a spell of binding, used for healing wounds. SOLD
Spring Dandelion - 5"x7" Lined journal, with fuzzy dandelion blossom and leaf design, lined with handmade paper. SOLD		Tea Party - 8"x 5.5" lined journal. Checkered, Mad Hatter tea party theme with 3-D tin-teacup and fuzzy ears. Black satin ribbon. SOLD		Spinaltap Book - 8" x 5.5" lined journal, stiched leather cover w/red sand hourglass (appx. 30secs) embedded into human spine. Ins. covers are newspaper clippings. SOLD
Atlantean Mysteries - SOLD		Book of Sodom - SOLD		Sakura (Cherryblossom) - SOLD
Lavender Mini - SOLD		Victorian Journal - SOLD		Red Templar - SOLD
Truthseeker - SOLD. Cover art by Ann Koi.		Book of Fire - Blank journal, gold-parchment interior, 160 pages, hand-stiched. Single, yellow cord-ribbon bookmark.		Mini Spellbook - 4.25" x 3.25" lined, mini-spellbook, green satin ribbon tie; container attached to front comes with incense, parchment, candle, match, glitter phial & calendula capsule, components for spell casting. SOLD
Liquid Gold - 8" x 5" lined journal, front clasp is gold foiled glass; black satin book-mark, gold ribbon tie. SOLD		Pink Truffle - 8" x 5" lined journal with black satin ribbon. Paper-art truffle hand-made with decorative candies. Interior is pink-woven, fine paper. SOLD		Secret Garden Journal - 12" x 8.5" I Kaimel Coa: The Dream Lives. Large, lined journal, fabric cover w/garden gate and opening window, garnished with micro-fibre grass and silk flowers, interior is leafy-green, handmade paper. SOLD
Goldfish Book - 8" x 5" lined journal with hand-folded origami goldfish; black satin book-mark. SOLD		Liber Clavium Priscarum - 6.5" x 6.25" Book of the Ancient Keys. Outside is covered with dry leaves and stick-bound, most pages are blank, however several bear various designs & inscriptions so as to provide the aura of a grimoire. Excellent for use as a prop. SOLD		Herbal Garden Spellbook: 8.5 x 11" blank book; this spell book has been covered w/a quality patchwork cloth & embellished with a garden theme. Ins is lined w/handmade paper foiled with leafy vines and trimmed in satin ribbon. Title page is gold embossed garden critters. Perfect for all those magical spells and herbal recipe concoctions! SOLD
Autumn Journal - 8"x 5" lined journal, black satin ribbon, cover is an russet autumn motif featuring the poem "Dying" by Rumi. Int. is complimentary fall leaf theme. Donated to Charity		Leopard Book - 8" x 5.5" blank book journal, fine, hand-painted paper interior cover, fuzzy spotted trim on front and back, black satin ribbon and gold-black clasp. Donated to Charity		Venetian Book - 8"x 5.5" line journal, fine, Italian gold-leaf cover w/miniature boquet, metallic gold interior, black satin ribbon and golden clasp. Donated to Charity
Peacock Mini Spell: 4.25" x 3.25" lined journal, Arabic calligraphy peackock tin ("god is one") slides open to hold match, candle, incense, dram of magic water, scroll & calendula capsule. Interior is metallic gold. SOLD		Book of Kells - SOLD		Book of Raphael - SOLD
Anatomy Journal - 8"x 5.5" lined journal. Raised, bloody gash wound wrapped in gauze, clasp is a small pair of medical scissors, black satin ribbon. SOLD		Music Journal: 8"x5.5", Lined journal, music theme w/famous classical composers and inspirational embellishments; black satin tie and bookmark SOLD		Elegba Journal - 5"x7" Lined journal, brown-bark finish with puka-shell face of Elegba and voudoun beads and metal talisman and leather clasp. SOLD
Tech Book - SOLD		Egyptian - 12"x 8.5" large, lined journal. Cover is handmade paper and painted papyrus from the Luxor; interior lines with parchment. SOLD		Treasure Island - 6" x 8.5" Restored adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, full colour illustrations; leather buckle-closures, watery interior w/nautical, starry satin trim. SOLD
Templar Book: 8"x5.5", Lined journal, silver and black brocade cover, satin ribbon and metallic silver & white harlequin interior. SOLD		Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe - Refurbished with antiquated silk and mesh cover, fitted with a bird-skull clasp. Ins is gilded filagree lining. $SOLD		Dragonfly - 8" x 5.5" Lined journal w/satin ribbon. Purple, leafy-vine motif w/pearlized dragonflies. Satin-floral green trim. Striped tag says "Believe". Ins is lined w/tall grass and stripes. SOLD
Shadows Mini Spell: 4.25" x 3.25" lined journal, black-silver textured cover, tin slides open to hold match, candle, incense, dram of magic water, scroll & dragon's blood capsule. Interior is silver. SOLD		Pocket Grimoire: Luck - 2"x2.5" Petite emerald grimoire with magenta leaf design. Inside contains a spell to increase one's luck and a lucky I Ching coin. SOLD		Cryptozoology - 12"x 8.5" large, blank journal. Cover is 'scrapbook design' with cloth lettering; ins. covers are filled with fun myths and lore on imaginary creatures. SOLD
Oak Book of Shadows Set - Book of Shadows, brown w/celtic knotwork design, satin trim & brass corners, inkpot w/gold embossed knotwork & pheasant quill w/metal nib, Oak wood wand w/black bag, blessing. Int is green leaf paper w/embossed oak-leaf page corners. SOLD		Prayer Book - 8"x 5.5" lined journal. Medieval illuminated text on cover, interior lined with handmade paper. Black satin ribbon and gilded red & clasp. SOLD		Grimm's Fairy Tales:Refurbished Grimm's Fairy Tales in black-red fleur pattern. Apple opens 'booklike' to reveal graphically redesigned depictions. Ins is fine red on red paper, embossed nameplate. SOLD
Ice Branch Journal - Blank journal, teal & silver winter theme w/ice branch centerpiece & snowflakes. Ins is gorgeous silvery paper w/white satin ribbon trim & silver embossed title page SOLD		Book of Kells - 8" x 5" lined journal, green-gold silk finish, knotwork trim. Front: Illuminated Gospel According to Matthew; Int: Handmade paper and gold trim, black satin book-mark. SOLD		Moss Spellbook - Lined spellbook trimmed with reindeer moss & decorated w/a Celtic trinity symbol. Ins is trimmed w/gold leaves & embossed corners. SOLD
Summer Spellbook Set - 8.5 x 11" blank spellbook, Italian vineyard summer theme, handmade glass clasp, grapevine wand & purple ostrich quill w/metal nib & pot. Int is purple-gold lined w/grape-cluster & embossed decorative corners. SOLD		Seashell: 8"x5.5", Lined journal, decorated w/seashell centerpiece amidst streams of colorful seaweed curtains. SOLD		Republic of Plato - Small copy of Plato's Republic (Politeia). Used book, refurbished with a mosaic theme, columns are embossed framing miniature portrait of Plato bust. SOLD
Winter Filagree - 8"x5.5" lined journal, deep-blue velvet cover w/raised silver filagree. Ins. snowflake lining w/metallic blue & silver trim. SOLD		Spring Set: Spellbook (an leabhar), inkpot & quill, Yellowheart wand w/bag & handmade glass bead pommel, blessing. Book has floral motif w/satin trim & pearlized, fine-paper interior, w/a matching yellow turkey feather quill & inkpot, all handmade. SOLD		Oak Book of Shadows Set - Book of Shadows, brown w/celtic knotwork design, satin trim & brass corners, inkpot w/gold embossed knotwork & pheasant quill w/metal nib, Oak wood wand w/black bag, blessing. Int is green leaf paper w/embossed oak-leaf page corners. SOLD
Venetian Set: 8.5 x 11 Fine Venetian spellbook w/gold foil highlights & decorative metal corners; Int fine red flourish paper trimmed w/golden ribbon. Redheart wand w/pouch, red Ostrich quill w/metal nib & pot. SOLD		Princess Diaries - Hand-bound with a rainbow of brightly coloured pages, pink-metallic cover with gold corners and jeweled clasp.		Murder Book - Hand-bound, codex spine, hard-cover. Front depicts the beauty of life surrounded by the grotesque, back is personals overlaid with news headlines. Ins: hand-antinqued paper, with red cover pages, embossed name plate.
Winter Maple Mini: Little coptic bound book has barkish motif with snowy maple and white leaves. Inside is green sage paper and pine lining. Clasp is fashioned from a decorative "W" brad w/ribbon closure. SOLD		Beast - 8 1/2" x 11", 800 pages. Custom project for The Resurrectionist available at Catalyst Studios.		Frappucino Fairy: Miniature coptic bound book; appx 2.75 x 2.1 inches & 178 mocha pages, cover is hand marbled paper with a latte cup depicting a steamy fairy, the muse of coffeehouses everywhere! Coffee bean styled brad & ribbon clasp, embellished with decorative trim & corners. SOLD
Steampunk Journal: Brown brick steampunk journal, blank, w/Da Vinci prints & antique scrap design. Trimmed w/copper rope. Ins. handmade crinkle paper w/satin ribbon trim. SOLD		Mona Lisa Journal - 5"x7" Lined journal, gold on black murder mystery lettre d'amour cover design, red ink ballpoint quill. SOLD		Russian Book - Blank journal excellent for drawing, bronze clasp w/blood-red beads. Gold-foil, fine paper cover, with micro-fibre fur trim (very touchable!), Ins Cov: black on black wavy print. SOLD
Teal Bronze Leaf: 8.5 x 11" book, teal w/bronze highlights. Flourishing centerpiece w/jeweled accents & complimented by bronze & gold leaf corners. Ins is lined with gold filagree embossed paper and satin trim. SOLD		Steamer Passport Travel Log: This mini book has been redesigned with a basic steampunk feel of a pocket travel log for adventurous globetrotters or use collecting antiquated passport stamps from around Victorian dystopia. Ins. covers have singed pages w/hand-stamped and embossed map & compass as well as a simple nameplate in the front of the book. SOLD		Legend of Sleepy Hollow: "Book-rescue Project" saved from the sale shelf. This is a collection of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle & Golden Dreams, illustrated by Pablo Marcos. Refurbished book w/fine purple & black treebranch motif. Ins. has embossed name plate. SOLD
Hunchback of Notre Dame: One of my "Book-rescue Project", a salvaged classic, saved from the used store! Works of Victor Hugo,cover depicts a rare photo of the actual room in Notre Dame believed to be Esmerelda's Room and stair. Interior is red on red w/gold & red trim. SOLD		Dia de los Muertos: 8.5 x 11" Death theme Book of Shadows, striped handmade paper w/black metal corners and iron key centerpiece, inside is silver lining w/dancing skeletons. (Slightly damaged title page, small oil stains) SOLD		Dewdrop Glammerie: This Glammerie (faerie book of secrets) is totally handbound. Cover depicts a blade of grass sparkling w/dew, fine celtic trim. Ins. has 156 lime green pages and 4 bookmarks, appx 4.25" x 5.5", discounted for the slight oops on the rear top corner. Metallic green elastic, wrap-around closure. SOLD
Luxor Papyrus - 9"x 12" This large journal has be artistically redesigned w/a papyrus painting on leather cover. It has been hand embossed with two Egyptian phoenixes & a clay centerpiece shows a stair leading up to the sun or summit. Pages are lined, inside cover is recycled coffe-leaf paper, trimmed w/decorative ribbon. SOLD		Shakespeare's Sonnets: This palm-sized copy of the Sonnets is part of the Book Rescue Project, saved from the second-hand store and given new life! It is illustrated in the pre-Raphaelite style & depicts the Bard cameo embellishment on the cover. This art-book has been remade by hand. SOLD		Mariposa - 8" x 5.5" lined journal, cover is stained-glass theme with butterflies entering from a beautiful, fantasy paradise. Wings pop-up and window opens and closes. Corners slightly damaged. SOLD
Dreamgate Journal: Artistically recovered journal is called using embellishing techniques & fine handmade papers. The centerpiece is a piece of digital artwork that I've rendered from one of my dreams,hence the name Dreamgate. Pages are lined in blue and the book includes a bookmark, nameplate and artist seal. Blue satin ribbon wraps around book for a closure. SOLD		High Tea - 8"x5.5" This is a charming Victorian Tea themed journal with lined pages. It has been remade with a yellow-and-cornflowre blue cover that compliments a 3-D tea cup centerpiece, trimmed with satin ribbon & includes ribbon bookmark. The inside is a complimentary floral 'wallpaper' interior. This book can be seen at Angelique's Fine Used Furnishings in Thomaston, Maine. SOLD		The Iliad & Odyssey: Book Rescue Project. This is an upcycled, prose copy of Homer's epic poems the Iliad & Odyssey, saved from the used store! It has been refurbished depicting a Green trireme sailing between the Scylla (raised tentacles) & Charybdis (giant rotating whirlpool). Book plate inside is changeable. Unique rendition of a classic whilst keeping it green! SOLD
Bard Spellbook: Appx 8.5 x 11" lined journal. Handmade model harp w/metalic green strings is centerpiece on a leafy green cover. Sides are trimmed w/celtic theme ribbon & the leave vine across the top reads BARD. Inside is lined with old world musical composition paper, trimmed in gold & printed satin. Book has decorative metal corners. SOLD		Havest Fairy Spellbook: This orange 2" x 2" is a mini lokta paper book with a red skeleton leaf cover. I have crafted it into a fairy spell for a good harvest, leaving some pages blank for your own writings. Inspired by Keats & the invocation reads: "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Conspire now to load and bless This hearth with bountiful autumn harvest". Signed by the artist. SOLD		Elf Key: Appx 2.75 x 2.1 inches. Handbound with an antique brass style centerpiece that is a curved branch of leaves, it makes me think of an elvin key to a tree-knot doorway. Spine is black & plum pattern & edge is trimmed w/matching ribbon. Pages are purple w/a single satin bookmark. Inner cover has gold embossed corners. SOLD
Faust - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust, Parts 1 & 2. Refurbished, used book. Textured cover, bronze clasp and fine paper lining w/trim inside. SOLD		Hobgoblin Handbook - Blank journal, yellow skin-textured cover, art by Ann Koi. Made in the style of "-ology" books, w/fun inside factoids about Hobgoblins throughout the book. SOLD		Willow Glammerie: Handbound Faerie Spellbook. This magical book is draped w/a willow tree dotted with butterflies. 4.25" x 5.5", signatures alternate between sage & emerald. Mini butterflies spell the word Willow and placard says "Glammerie". 156 pages & 4 ribbon bookmarks. Lined w/pearly green, Victorian-style print, corners are capped w/metal, title page has embossed name plate. SOLD
Acacia Tree Mini: This small journal is about 3.25" x 4.25". It is an art book so once was an ugly little thing that's received a superstar makeover w/fine handmade paper, ribbon embellishments & a framed picture of sprawling acacias at sunset. Pages inside are lined, work is signed by artist. SOLD		Lavender Glammerie: A sprig of gentle lavender centered among a field decorates the cover of this magical Glammerie. From the Library of Faerie, this Book of Secrets) is about 4.25" x 5.5" & entirely handbound w/156 alternating light-dark purple signatures & 4 satin bookmarks. It is lined w/fancy cream printed paper to echo the cover. Signed by artist. SOLD		Mini WISH Book Set: 1.75" x 2" handbound book with sunshine pages set in sky-blue cover w/wrap-around ribbon tie. Set includes a naturally collected pigeon quill with steel nib, scented 5/8 dram Peacock Mist teal ink & Florentine-style upcycled spool-quill rest. SOLD
Alchemy Journal: Entirely handbound with alternating signatures of engineering graph paper and emerald paper, this journal measures appx 4.25" x 5.5" with 156 pages. Cover is fine Italian paper with cotton spine & forest green trim accented by periodic table element symbols. Corners have filagree copper metal caps for durability, inside is lined w/matching trim on tea-stained paper. SOLD		Liber Noctis: Soft faux-leaver covered "Book of Night", travel-size coptic bound Book of Shadows or Spellbook. Hand-stained pages create antique look & feel, inside is trimmed w/silver & includes nameplate. Elastic band built in for closure and the book opens all the way flat. Signed by artist for authenticity. SOLD		Draco Paleontology: This large, 12" x 9" journaling book is perfect for explorers everywhere! Centered on the cover is a hand sculpted casting of a flying mavert dragon w/maps and bone sample. There are 4 protetive metal corners, inside is lined w/magnifying glass paper & satin trim. Pages are all lined. Signed by artist. SOLD