Harvard’s recent decision to remove the binding of a notorious volume in its library has thrown fresh light on a shadowy corner of the rare book world. By Jennifer Schuessler and Julia Jacobs See more ...
Tests on a 19th century book in a Harvard Library have revealed that the binding is made out of human skin. The Houghton Library contains a number of bibliographical curiosities, but the copy of ...
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