Leather-Lined Goatskin Style
This is where you can choose the specifications for your own custom leather-lined Bible. This special style is our most flexible cover, with a handsome look and texture.
In 2022, when a few of our suppliers went out of business, we were scrambling to find new ones and we now have some great choices for you — a new line of very beautiful lambskin liners (with some new colors!) and a selection of high quality acid-free papers that are close color matches to the lambskins.
Also, since we started making this style, we have added two more goatskins as choices for the exterior of your Bible. Besides the original River Grain goatskin, we also use Capra Grain goatskin and Sokoto goatskin.
For information about how we developed this style, see our article.
Click here to go straight to the price list / order form for the Leather-Lined Style.
Standard Features
- The outer leather is our special River Grain goatskin, or we can now use Sokoto goatskin or Capra grain goatskin.
- It is lined on the inside with soft, smooth genuine lambskin.
- The spine imprinting will say simply “Holy Bible” (or a short alternate title, such as “Santa Biblia”), in gold or silver to match the page edge gilding. The Sokoto or Capra can be blind-stamped as well.
- We can also add the version abbreviation to the spine. This will give the Bible a clean look.
- At the bottom edge of the spine will be our Leonard’s logo stamp, to remind you where your great cover came from.
Style Limitations
- The only customization options for this style are the ones listed.
- At this time, we use only the River Grain, Sokoto, and Capra grain goatskins and the lambskin. Our other leathers are not interchangeable.
- We do not use customers’ leathers for this style.
- We can imprint a name on the front, and on the Sokoto or Capra grain, we can also do some blind-tooling.
- We can leave off imprinting, change the number of ribbons, or leave off our name / logo if requested.
- River Grain Goatskin
- Sokoto Goatskin
- Capra Grain Goatskin
- Barcelona Goatskin
- Lambskin Lining
- End Pages
- Color Combos
- Ribbons
- Yapp Size
River Grain Goatskins
This is a good-looking real goatskin leather particularly well suited for our leather-lined style, and you can see, it comes in a variety of beautiful colors. We don’t recommend it for a heavy Bible because the result may be too floppy, but it works for a small to medium Bible.
Black
Black River Grain Goatskin
Black
Black River Grain Goatskin Bible
Mocha
Mocha River Grain Goatskin
Mocha
Mocha River Grain Goatskin Bible
Brown
Brown River Grain Goatskin
Brown
Brown River Grain Goatskin Bible
British Tan
British Tan River Grain Goatskin
British Tan
British Tan River Grain Goatskin Bible
Crimson
Crimson River Grain Goatskin
Crimson
Crimson River Grain Goatskin Bible
Red
Red River Grain Goatskin
Red
Red River Grain Goatskin Bible
Navy
Navy River Grain Goatskin
Navy
Navy River Grain Goatskin Bible
Purple
Purple River Grain Goatskin
Purple
Purple River Grain Goatskin
Forest
Forest River Grain Goatskin
Forest
Forest River Grain Goatskin Bible
Gray
Gray River Grain Goatskin Bible
Sokoto Goatskins
We were thrilled to begin offering this beautiful leather in both a standard (non-leather-lined) style and leather-lined. It performs well either way, and because it is a tooling leather, we can blind-tool it. We don’t recommend it for a tiny Bible, but it works for a medium to large one. Below are some examples for reference, but for more examples, see our Leathers and Grains page under Sokoto Goat.
Inside
Inside Leather-Lined Sokoto Goatskin
Black
Black Leather-Lined Sokoto Goatskin
Brown
Brown Leather-Lined Sokoto Goatskin
British Tan
British Tan Leather-Lined Sokoto Goatskin
Antiqued British Tan
Antiqued British Tan Leather-Lined Sokoto Goatskin
Crimson
Crimson Leather-Lined Sokoto Goatskin
Navy
Navy Leather-Lined Sokoto Goatskin
Capra Grain Goatskins
Like the Sokoto Goat, we offer this beautiful leather in both a standard (non-leather-lined) style and leather-lined style. It performs well either way. Below are some examples for reference, but for more examples, see our Leathers and Grains page under Capra Goat.
Black Bible
Black LL Capra Grain Goatskin
Dark Brown Bible
Dark Brown LL Capra Grain Goatskin
Terra Cotta Bible
Terra Cotta LL Capra Grain Goatskin
Navy Bible
Navy LL Capra Grain Goatskin
Barcelona Goatskins
Like the Sokoto Goat, we offer this beautiful leather in both a standard (non-leather-lined) style and leather-lined style. It performs well either way. Below are some examples for reference, but for more examples, see our Leathers and Grains page under Barcelona Goat.
Black
Black Barcelona Goatskin
Charcoal Gray
Charcoal Gray Barcelona Goatskin
Espresso
Espresso Barcelona Goatskin
Midnight Blue
Midnight Blue Barcelona Goatskin
Hazelnut
Hazelnut Barcelona Goatskin
Hazelnut Bible
Hazelnut Barcelona LL Goatskin Bible
Mahogany
Mahogany Barcelona Goatskin
Royal Purple
Royal Purple Barcelona Goatskin
Lambskin Linings
We had new lambskins specially made in 2023 for our purposes, and you will love how they look and feel.
Black
Black Lambskin Lining
Dark Brown
Dark Brown Lambskin Lining
Tobacco
Tobacco Lambskin Lining
Beige
Beige Lambskin Lining
Burgundy
Burgundy Lambskin Lining
Navy
Navy Lambskin Lining
Royal
Royal Blue Lambskin Lining
Forest
Forest Lambskin Lining
Gray
Gray Lambskin Lining
End Pages
We have added a line of colorful papers to our offerings for end pages. Some of our favorite Japanese silk cloths are still in this list, but take a look at all the papers! (Sorry if it makes the price list more crowded!)
Black Leatherette
Black Leatherette End Pages
Black Paper
Black Paper End Pages
Dark Brown Paper
Dark Brown Paper End Pages
Brown Paper
Brown Paper End Pages
Light Brown Paper
Light Brown Paper End Pages
Beige Paper
Beige Paper End Pages
Burgundy Paper
Burgundy Paper End Pages
Navy Paper
Navy Paper End Pages
Royal Blue Paper
Royal Blue Paper End Pages
Forest Paper
Forest Paper End Pages
Gray Paper
Gray Paper End Pages
Black Moire
Black Silk Moire End Pages
Brown Moire
Brown Silk Moire End Pages
Burgundy Moire
Burgundy Silk Moire End Pages
Black Book Cloth
Black Japanese Book Cloth End Pages
Burgundy Book Cloth
Burgundy Japanese Book Cloth End Pages
Navy Book Cloth
Navy Japanese Book Cloth End Pages
Pine Green Book Cloth
Pine Green Japanese Book Cloth End Pages
White Brocade Book Cloth
White Brocade Japanese Book Cloth End Pages
Tan Crackle Book Cloth
Tan Crackle Japanese Book Cloth End Pages
Cinnamon Iridescent Book Cloth
Cinnamon Iridescent Japanese Book Cloth End Pages
Color Combos
Here are some pictures of how the insides of your Bible can look, and some more recent ones that show what happens when our new lambskins are paired with some of the colored paper and cloth options. We don’t have pictures of everything, and we’ll probably add more pictures as we go, but here are some ideas to get you started.
Black Lamb, Black Leatherette
Black Lambskin Lining with Black Leatherette End Pages
Black Lamb, Black Paper
Black Lambskin Lining with Black Paper End Pages
Black Lamb, Black Moire
Black Lambskin Lining with Black Moire End Pages
Black Lamb, Black Book Cloth
Black Lambskin Lining with Black Book Cloth End Pages
Dark Brown Lamb, Dark Brown Paper
Dark Brown Lambskin Lining with Dark Brown Paper End Pages
Tobacco Lamb, Tan Crackle Cloth
Tobacco Lambskin Lining with Tan Crackle Japanese Book Cloth End Pages
Tobacco Lamb, Cinnamon Iridescent Cloth
Tobacco Lambskin Lining with Cinnamon Iridescent Japanese Book Cloth End Pages
Beige Lamb, White Brocade
Beige Lambskin Lining with White Brocade Japanese Book Cloth End Pages
Burgundy Lamb, Burgundy Paper
Burgundy Lambskin Lining with Burgundy Paper End Pages
Burgundy Lamb, Burgundy Book Cloth
Burgundy Lambskin Lining with Burgundy Japanese Book Cloth End Pages
Navy Lamb, Navy Book Cloth
Navy Lambskin Lining with Navy Japanese Book Cloth End Pages
Forest Lamb, Pine Book Cloth
Forest Lambskin Lining with Pine Japanese Book Cloth End Pages
Ribbons
Here are some of the colors of ribbons that would look great on your leather-lined Bible. Keep in mind that these are not all the colors we have. For instance, if you want to have pink ribbons in your black Bible, you can, so there’s an option of “Other” on the price list. Also, we can’t always get every color in both 1/4″ and 3/8″ anymore. (Times change.) Here’s a link to our ribbons page.
Black Ribbons
3/8″ and 1/4″ Black Ribbons
Brown Ribbons
3/8″ and 1/4″ Brown Ribbons
Burgundy Ribbons
3/8″ and 1/4″ Burgundy Ribbons
Navy Ribbons
3/8″ and 1/4″ Navy Ribbons
Forest Ribbons
3/8″ and 1/4″ Forest Ribbons
Red Ribbons
3/8″ and 1/4″ Red Ribbons
Purple Ribbons
3/8″ and 1/4″ Purple Ribbons
Silver Ribbons
3/8″ and 1/4″ Silver Ribbons
Gold Ribbons
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White Ribbons
3/8″ and 1/4″ White Ribbons
Beige Ribbons
3/8″ and 1/4″ Beige Ribbons
Tan Ribbons
3/8″ and 1/4″ Tan Ribbons
Yapp Size
A yapp is the amount that your Bible’s cover extends past the end of the pages. We don’t speak in terms of a full yapp of a half yapp, etc., because your Bible’s thickness has a lot to do with whether an extended yapp will be full or partial. Instead, we can extend the edges the standard 1/4 inch, or a longer 3/8 inch, or at most, 1/2 inch past the page edges.
Standard Quarter-Inch Yapp
Standard Yapp — About a Quarter Inch Longer than the Page Edges
Longer Three-Eighths-Inch Yapp
Longer Yapp — About Three-Eighths Inch Longer than the Page Edges
Longest Half-Inch Yapp
Longest Yapp — About a Half-Inch Longer than the Page Edges
Yapp Size Comparison
Standard, Longer, or Longest
Corner (Longest)
Bible Corner (Longest)
