The Queen gave the president two silver-framed photographs of herself and the duke, and a leather-bound book of the George III and Queen Charlotte exhibition at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace.

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Or kids can be taken off parents' hands by capable babysitters, to frolic in the 15-meter pool or take part in nature walks, play board games or draw in a leather-bound blank book provided by the lodge, with complimentary crayons.

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The soldier had bound everything in a single, leather-clad book which totalled 500 pages.

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Most of the subjects here are lonesome in some way, travelling (or hurtling) towards some kind of companionship or answer or feeling, while the book's packaging resembles a leather-bound travel journal.

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