Cover image for Dark archives : a librarian's investigation into the science and history of books bound in human skin / Megan Rosenbloom.
TITLE:
Dark archives : a librarian's investigation into the science and history of books bound in human skin / Megan Rosenbloom.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
ix, 274 pages : col. ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
A medical librarian presents a fascinating, terrifying look into history's rarest books-- those bound in human skin-- and the stories of their creation and collection.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780374134709