Historic Newspapers | Personalised Football Book

I don’t know about you but when I’m trying to buy a gift for a birthday or Christmas, I try and buy something that I’ll know they’ll love and/or it’ll get used. The idea that a gift might sit in the back of a cupboard for a few years isn’t something I like the thought of. With that in mind, I make notes throughout the year of what people would like or use based on things they’ve said throughout the year. There are times when I go off piste though – those are fun.

Historic Newspapers are a newspaper company who have an absolute plethora of original newspapers, and a range of gifts to go with them. Whether you’re looking for a specific paper from a specific date, perhaps a birthday, anniversary or the day your child was born, or want all the headlines of a single newspaper since the archive started – they have you covered.

One thing that caught my eye was the personalised football book in their range. Toby’s really into his football at the moment, choosing to support Ipswich and Liverpool, and I thought it might be nice to get him one. Both his dad and Pop support Ipswich and so I chose to get their book of newspaper headlines over Liverpool’s as he’s likely to change his mind – they always do!

What’s Inside The Football Book?

I ordered the A4 leatherette as Toby is only 6 and probably wouldn’t pay much mind to where he leaves it lying around. The gold design on the front gives it a little bit of luxury, although I will say the cover marks easily.

Inside the first newspaper headline dates back to 1938 and the last page goes up to December 2018 so they’re probably a season/year behind in what they’re putting into the books.

The pages are headlines however they are the pages of the newspaper as they would have been so there are old adverts, notices, other bits of news and even crosswords that crop up but that all adds to the authenticity of it. It shows the team’s moments throughout the years; goals, victories, promotions and triumphs and the reports are so detailed.

The Ordering Process

Personalising your football book is really simple. You firstly choose which team you’d like a book about, type in the name of the recipient and then add a message. The message can be 5 lines long each with a 30 character limit.

You then continue along to pick your finish – this will affect the price and these are the options:

1. A4 Leatherette (Colour Pages) – £39.99
2. Brown Leatherette (Colour Pages) – £49.99
   – This includes full colour print (from 2006)
   – Includes free embossing
3. Luxury Blue Leather – £59.99
   – This includes full colour print (from 2006)
   – Includes free embossing

There are finishing touches available such as gold embossing on the front cover, and you can add a gift box if you’d like; these are £5 each.

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