These books are handmade works from start to finish. The paper is hand sewn into the book. The decorations are hand carved into the covers. The spines are hand sculpted for an antiqued look. The whole thing has been hand sticthed together. And in the Wizard and the sorceress book, the paper was hand made in Nepal as a faire trade project. The Books with the hand made paper have 300 pages, the books with standard cream paper have over 400 pages.