Buy the Book

As a child, I was an insatiable reader.
Before I was 10, I had my own set of hard-bound classics and my face was often buried in one. I could scarcely put it down at the dinner table.

This continued in my teens and twenties. On the weekends, it was not unusual for me to read 10 more pages, another chapter and since it's 4:17 with only 23 pages left so why not just finish the book before 5 a.m.

In my thirties, my weekly treat was a pot of fresh coffee with heavy
cream on hand and being left alone to savor the Sunday Los Angeles Times.
Saving the Parade magazine for last of course.

I had a giant -- it must have been a good 3" thick and 15" x 17" --
dictionary purchased for $5 from a garage sale.
It sat on my living room floor and I'd flip to random pages
fascinated by whatever entries were found. 

That's why I had to have (and did you spot it in the bookshelf above?) ...
 Dani and Gigi and WMM already know it's not a book.
Unlike the nearly useless Travel Magazine Clutch,
the Wordsmith Dictionary Clutch is a real working clutch.

It's a decent size, measuring approx. 9.2" x 6.4" x 1.8". Instead of tyvek or laminated fabric,
it is well constructed with rich looking thick leather.

The details are astonishingly realistic.
(You can click on the photos for a closer look.)

Look at the beautiful book spine
and foil stamped leather.

You can just about imagine
turning the book cover.

Even the metal frame looks like the

gold leaf gilded edges of a fine quality book.

 

I haven't carried it yet but I like this combination:

The hat and the dictionary clutch remind me of Tabitha's icon.

And the backdrop is a peek of the KS metallic gold faux fur jacket

that is my consolation for not finding the KS faux fur pullover.

 

I know. Metallic gold faux fur is a scary thought.