Levenger Circa Leather Notebook: Sizes & Discs

Levenger Circa Leather Discbound Notebook, Junior size, in Pine green, closed and opened flat on its discs — A Junior Circa Leather notebook closed and open, drawn to scale from Levenger's 7 × 8 5/8 in.

Product facts

Product

Levenger Circa Leather Discbound Notebook (Compact, Junior, Midway and Letter)

Brand

Levenger

Brand origin

United States

Made in

Not stated^*

Material

Smooth full-grain leather cover, LevTex lining, plastic discs, 90 gsm paper

Released

1996^*

Price range

$$$$over $75 for the cover or binder with its starter insert

Colors

Black

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Notes on these facts

Made by Levenger Company (South Florida). Country of manufacture not stated: Levenger's product page lists materials, sizes and weights but no country of manufacture, and its About page says only that some of its artisanal products are made in communities around the world. We found no retailer spec sheet that states one. Price: example listing. Released: Levenger says it designed the first Circa notebook in 1996; that date is for the Circa system, not this leather model.
Colors: names per Levenger, checked October 27, 2026. Levenger's product page offers these eleven colors across the Compact, Junior, Midway and Letter sizes (not every color comes in every size: Jade, Purple, Petal Pink, Sunstone, Dusty Blue and Iris are not listed in Compact, for example). Tints are sampled from Levenger's product photos, not measured. Tints are representative, not measured. Shops stock different colors.
Price bands are typical US retail, checked October 2026.

Key takeaways

Levenger lists four sizes: Compact 4 7/8 × 7 in on 7 discs, Junior 7 × 8 5/8 in on 8, Midway 8 1/2 × 9 3/4 in on 9 and Letter 9 3/4 × 11 3/8 in on 11, all 3/4 in deep.
Each notebook comes with 60 annotation-ruled sheets of Levenger's 90 gsm paper and 3/4 in (19 mm) discs.
Circa discs come in sizes from 1/2 in to 3 in, so the same notebook can hold more pages with bigger discs.
Junior refill sheets are 5 1/2 × 8 1/2 in (140 × 216 mm), the US half-letter size.
Every size is in our $$$$ band (over $75); Levenger says it designed the first Circa notebook in 1996.

What is the Levenger Circa Leather Discbound Notebook?

It’s a leather notebook whose pages sit on a row of plastic discs instead of rings or a sewn binding, so you can pull a page off and press it back on anywhere. Circa is Levenger’s own disc-bound system; Levenger says it designed the first Circa notebook in 1996 and calls this leather model the original Circa notebook.

Levenger, founded in 1987 and based in South Florida, sells it in Compact, Junior, Midway and Letter sizes. It says Real Simple named the notebook one of its Best Journals of 2024.

Circa Leather notebook specs

Size	Outer size (W × H × D)	Discs	Weight
Compact	4 7/8 × 7 × 3/4 in (124 × 178 × 19 mm)	7	8 oz (227 g)
Junior	7 × 8 5/8 × 3/4 in (178 × 219 × 19 mm)	8	12.8 oz (363 g)
Midway	8 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 3/4 in (216 × 248 × 19 mm)	9	1.25 lb (567 g)
Letter	9 3/4 × 11 3/8 × 3/4 in (248 × 289 × 19 mm)	11	1.5 lb (680 g)

Every size has a smooth full-grain leather cover, a LevTex lining, 3/4 in discs and 60 annotation-ruled sheets of 90 gsm paper, per Levenger. Most colors have a black spine and black discs; Laguna Blue, Sunstone and Petal Pink have a translucent spine.

The four Circa Leather notebook sizes from Compact to Letter, drawn to scale with their disc counts — The four sizes and their disc counts, drawn to scale.

How do Circa discs work?

Each sheet has a row of mushroom-shaped punches along one edge that press over the rim of the discs, which act as the spine. You peel a page off and press it back on wherever you want it, without opening any rings.

Capacity depends on the discs. Levenger sells Circa discs in 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1 1/2, 2 and 3 in sizes, so a notebook that came with 3/4 in discs can be refitted to hold more pages. A set of 11 discs, it says, makes one Letter notebook or a Junior plus a palm-sized Jotlet.

Which size should you choose?

Choose Junior for a portable everyday notebook and Letter if you file printouts at full US letter size. Junior sheets are 5 1/2 × 8 1/2 in (140 × 216 mm), the half-letter size, and Letter sheets are 8 1/2 × 11 in, per Levenger’s starter kit.

Compact is the smallest of the four. Midway sits between Junior and Letter for people who want more writing room without a full binder.

What refills and tools are there?

Levenger sells over 100 Circa refill formats, plus discs, dividers, pocket folders and punches. Refills come in Junior, Midway and Letter, from 50-sheet packs to 300-sheet boxes.

Paper choices include annotation-ruled, Cornell-style sheets, soft-focus cream paper and Luxe 100 gsm sheets with gilded edges. With a Circa punch, such as the 1-2-3 Portable Punch, you can add any paper of your own.

How much does a Circa Leather notebook cost?

Every size falls in our $$$$ band (over $75 for a notebook with its starter paper). On October 21, 2026 Levenger listed the Compact at US$89.50, the Junior at US$129.50 and the Letter at US$149.50.

The system is cheaper without leather: Levenger’s Circa starter kits and most of its translucent-cover annotation notebooks fall in the $$$ band ($20–75).

How does Circa compare to other notebook systems?

Circa is the disc option for people who want a leather cover; the Happy Planner Classic uses the same idea with plastic covers and 9 discs. Both let you move pages freely, but the page sizes and disc counts differ.

	Circa Leather Junior	Happy Planner Classic	Filofax Clipbook A5
Binding	8 discs, 3/4 in	9 discs	6 rings, 25 mm
Size	7 × 8 5/8 in (178 × 219 mm)	7 × 9.25 in (178 × 235 mm)	185 × 212 mm (7.3 × 8.3 in)
Cover	Full-grain leather	Polypropylene	Leather-look
Price band	Over $75	$20–75	$20–75

Ring binders such as the Filofax Original Personal open their rings to move pages; discs don’t need opening. Office Depot’s TUL Junior is a store-brand disc-bound notebook with 5.5 × 8.5 in pages on 8 discs. Our notebook systems comparison covers elastic-band covers and ring binders.

Where is the Circa Leather notebook made?

Levenger doesn’t say where the Circa Leather notebook is made. Its product page lists materials, sizes and weights but no country of origin. Levenger is an American company headquartered in South Florida.

Frequently asked questions

What size is a Circa Junior notebook?

Levenger lists the Circa Leather Junior at 7 in wide, 8 5/8 in tall and 3/4 in deep, about 178 × 219 × 19 mm, on 8 discs. Its sheets are 5 1/2 × 8 1/2 in.

How many pages does a Circa Leather notebook hold?

It ships with 60 annotation-ruled sheets on 3/4 in discs. Levenger sells discs up to 3 in, so you can add pages by swapping in larger discs.

Can you use Happy Planner pages in a Levenger Circa?

Both systems use pages with mushroom-shaped punches that press onto discs, but the sizes and disc counts differ: a Happy Planner Classic is 7 × 9.25 in on 9 discs. You can punch any paper for Circa with a Circa punch.

What paper does Levenger Circa use?

The leather notebook comes with Levenger's archive-quality 90 gsm paper, ruled with an annotation margin for Cornell-style notes. Levenger's Luxe refills use 100 gsm paper with gilded edges.

Is Levenger Circa worth the price?

It's a $$$$ notebook, over $75, because of the leather cover. The disc system itself costs much less: Levenger's Circa starter kits and most of its annotation-ruled notebooks sit in the $$$ band ($20–75).

Who makes Circa notebooks?

Levenger, an American company founded in 1987 and based in South Florida. Circa is its own disc-bound system, sold through its store.

Is the Levenger Circa Leather notebook made in the USA?

Levenger doesn't say. Its product page gives materials and sizes but no country of manufacture.

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