The notebook favored by by Van Gogh, Hemingway, Matisse and Chatwin is back, now manufactured by Modo & Modo in Italy. The elegant Moleskine journal, a simple rectangle, is bound in black "oilcloth," its pages held in place with a handy elastic band. This is a 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 blank book with 100 pages of heavy-weight paper, perfect for sketching and watercolors. The acid-free paper is thread bound to handle wear and tear. With an expandable note holder inside.  (TVL17, $18.00)

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