Dark archives : a librarian's investigation into the science and history of books bound in human skin /
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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780374134709 0374134707 |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- New York (State) -- New York (City) |