Only the latest of many seconds products ordered from Galen Leather. Always ships fast and shows almost no flaws. This cover had a missed stitch in one corner, but it was the perfect place to hang the charm shipped with it. Fits an A5 Nanami Paper notebook very well.
I like the compact size and the leather is good quality.
Would buy it again.
This pen case is perfect to bring around! it's compact and sturdy. The elastic loops are versatile so they can hold even bigger pens, and the flap on the left handside is useful to store cards or notepads on the go. The leather is very smooth and the color exactly as shown in the official pictures. Completely satisfied!
This journal is absolute beauty—crafted with soul and precision. The personalization is spot-on, making it feel uniquely mine. The leather has a timeless charm that will only grow softer and more characterful with use. Thank you so much, Galen Leather, for creating something that feels both luxurious and deeply personal.
genius small cut out around the top edge so it makes inserting/removing the pen much easier. the leather is very supple without feeling cheap/weak. i got this special finish at one of the pen shows. fits my Visconti Homosapiens well.
well-crafted and has ample space for a notebook, some pens, and you can even squeeze in some other stationery.
My lovely green bankers bag arrived promptly as always, beautifully packaged as always, and it holds an excellent selection of supplies so that I can paint or write or draw anywhere. It is the usual excellent Galen Leather quality and I am using it often.
Amazing. A very well made, high quality luxury product. The attention and care taken in shipping and packaging are excellent.
fits my midori A5 but i'd suggest you insert something (like thick card) into the front & back sleeves before inserting your notebook to loosen the leather a bit. i love how the crazy horse finish has so much character to it (varying shades of brown, slight wrinkles, etc.).
fits my daily carry of 3 pens and a visconti travel ink well, plus a field notes (or any other memo/pocket sized book). great build quality (stitching, zipper, etc).
Beautiful workmanship. Shipped. They kept in good communication as it shipped and the unpacking of it was really delightful. This is something I will keep for life and I highly recommend
I prefer brown leather notebooks and I DIDrequest for one but you mailed to me a red notebook which I was majorly disappointed because I have more than 5 boown leather notebooks but for some reason yo u send. E red! I truly was disappointed but I refuse to complain! But I truly want a BROWN leather A5 notebooks! Anyway, thank you!
Martha Clements
It's just big enough to fit a Meisuterstuck 149, but not too big, and it's neat and tidy. It's wonderful. The Crazy Horse finish is just right, not overdone.
If I had to say something, I wish it had a flap on the inside to protect the pen from the zipper.I'll buy the same again for my other pens.
This was a purchase for my birthday. The parcel arrived and I put it aside to open on the day. I have an A4 Galen cover from 2017, which is truly hand stitched, and very good quality. I was expecting the new one to be the same. It really isn’t. I should have known from the price. It’s made from edge pieces, highly marked, badly finished, and not hand stitched. I put it away in a cupboard to stop it making me feel sad on my birthday. My photo shows the contrast between my first Galen leather purchase, and what will be my last. Not a happy birthday present.
Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed feedback, and we’re truly sorry to hear that your recent experience left you disappointed—especially as it was meant to be a birthday gift.
The cover you received is from our newer slim cover line, which is intentionally designed to be lightweight, machine-stitched, and minimal in profile. By contrast, your 2017 A4 folio belongs to our earlier line, which uses thicker leather, a heavier build, and hand stitching. These two styles cater to different preferences, still we have both styles on our store.
Regarding the marks you noticed on the leather: these are not defects but rather a natural characteristic of the leather we use. They often appear more visible on lighter colors, while darker leathers conceal them. With time and regular use, the leather will develop a rich patina, softening and deepening in character. The Galen Team
I've been using the green B5 cover for a month, and it's great! I put in a Yu-sari B5 notebook which is at the upper limit of the supported notebook height according to the Galen product description. It fits nicely!
I also tried a smaller, much thinner B5 notebook. I like that the cover works well for both thin notebooks with few pages, and thick notebooks with many pages.
My one complaint is that the pen loop on the cover I got was too big - much bigger than any pen I would put in, and longer than the notch cut out for it when lying flat. It was big enough that without a pen inserted the loop was sticking into the pages of my notebook. I was able to fix the problem by using a safety pin to make a pinch in the elastic. The ends of the safety pin tuck nicely inside the cover. The loop does not lie flat this way, but I don't need it to. Maybe someday I will trim and re-sew the loop for a more permanent fix.
I really like my new Galen Leather replacement pen holder. The quality is excellent. It fits my four Lamy pens perfectly and keeps them secure without any worry of them scratching each other. I especially love that it allows me to carry my pens so nicely within my Orbitkey 2-in-1 Tech Pouch, keeping everything organised and protected. It's the perfect blend of form and function. Highly recommend!
The product really wasn't that nice, it felt cheap and of poor quality.
Ive purchased other items and they were fine, but this was not of quality leather and I really don't use it because of that, looks and feels cheap!
Only purchase this if you want to be disappointed
Having tolerated metal mouse pads that give a chill to both my wrist and fingers, I started hunting for a leather desk pad a few years ago. Options are sparse down in the Antipodeans—mostly synthetics and too small for both keyboard and mouse. A deep search brought me to Galen, and what a wonderful place it is; like a lost shop of yesteryear. I noticed the Seconds section, and being rather aged and secondary myself, figured why not? Great price, and good-looking real leather! Plenty of colours, too.
Checking out was a smooth process, and didn't take long at all to arrive from the other side of the world. Delivered in all the glory of a full-priced item (rolled up in a large tube, along with a welcome pack full of beautiful gifts and thoughtful letters and notes.) I was enthralled with the buying experience, and can now work many hours at my desk in complete comfort. I've told many friends all about your store, and I hope to have an excuse to buy more from you in full confidence of your quality goods. This is what you call a "second" and it's just perfect to me; just like getting older in life, visual imperfections are just signs of use and wear. May you continue to attract more happy buyers. I highly recommend these gorgeous desk pads to anyone out there. Perfect. 🧡
As a new fountain, pen collector, I needed something to house my growing beautiful fountain pens. Galen leather has far exceeded my expectations. The quality of their leather is superb. As my pen collection continues to grow, I definitely will be back to size up on this beautiful case.
Have been daily driving this for a while now and could not be more impressed with the craftsmanship. I have gotten more than a few compliments on how good it looks and where I got it. Could not be more happy, now just need to get some more pens to fill it out.
Absolutely delighted with this pen case for the protection it affords even the largest pens, the strong zip fastening, and the contrasting shades of the fabric and leather. Excellent quality, as usual, from Galen Leather. Currently holding my most regularly used pens.
Love this cover - the color is gorgeous and the quality is impeccable. I love it so much that I just ordered another one, in black, along with some additional accessories.
I love that Galen is offering a deeper folio for journals and their attendant materials. It’s not deep enough to hold my 160-page hardcover journal with pens, but since the pen holder is removable, that has not been an issue.
What I am sad about is that there is no interior cover for the sturdy metal zipper, so it tends to chew up the cover of my journal. Along the same lines, the supplies I store on the left-hand inside cover of the folio are not overly large and fit very comfortably into the provided storage slots. How, because there is no interior protective fabric layer (like those that protect the pens on both sides sides of Galen’s larger pen cases), the items stored in the case’s left side leave dents and impressions on my journal’s cover. I’m trying out various home-made solutions to these issues, but hope that Galen addresses these issues in future iterations of this folio.
I love this folio for thin notebooks! I have some that I picked up locally, but I’m looking forward to ordering the thin A5 everyday notebook from Galen.
I bought both this and the expansion-folio anticipating using both with the 400 page everyday notebook. I found that this one didn’t have enough space to comfortably accommodate both the book and my pens. It put a strain on the zipper and an indent in the notebook from the pen clip.
This is the perfect size for the 400 page everyday notebook or any A5 notebook with space for pens, and even a couple of small notebooks without straining the zipper. At the same time, it isn’t too big to carry.
