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Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation - Megan Rosenbloom - Trade Paperback
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Item specifics
- Seller Notes
- “Please review photos for condition.”
- Release Year
- 2021
- Book Title
- Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science an...
- Subject
- History
- Character Family
- Megan Rosenbloom
- ISBN
- 9781250800169
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
1250800161
ISBN-13
9781250800169
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11050082527
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Death & Dying, Books, Books & Reading, Literary Criticism, Social Science, Antiques & Collectibles
Illustrator
Yes
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 In.
Item Length
8.2 In.
Item Width
5.7 In.
Item Weight
8.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Publication Year
2021
Format
Trade Paperback
Dewey Edition
23
Book Title
Dark Archives : A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
Dewey Decimal
002
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand? In Dark Archives , Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy--the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering. Dozens of such books live on in the world's most famous libraries and museums. Dark Archives exhumes their origins and brings to life the doctors, murderers, and indigents whose lives are sewn together in this disquieting collection. Along the way, Rosenbloom tells the story of how her team of scientists, curators, and librarians test rumored anthropodermic books, untangling the myths around their creation and reckoning with the ethics of their custodianship. A librarian and journalist, Rosenbloom is a member of The Order of the Good Death and a cofounder of their Death Salon, a community that encourages conversations, scholarship, and art about mortality and mourning. In Dark Archives-- captivating and macabre in all the right ways--she has crafted a narrative that is equal parts detective work, academic intrigue, history, and medical curiosity: a book as rare and thrilling as its subject.
LC Classification Number
Z269.3.A58R67 2021
Number of Pages
288 pages
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- 9***v (1925)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook arrrived on time and was well-packaged for shipping. Everything matched the listing and photographs; seller communicated well and was easy to work with. Also appreciated that they combined shipping for multiple purposes. Thank you!Sabriel - Garth Nix - Hardcover First Edition First Printing - Signed Copy (#187371423607)
- b***a (134)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItems are great and as described. Books came wrapped in a whole bunch of plastic wrap and in a shipping bag, which was a little annoying versus using a box, but it all came with no damage, so I can't really complain. I'd definitly shop here again.Lot of 3 Jim Butcher Trade Paperbacks - Dresden Files - Turn Coat, Dead Beat... (#187193225418)
- a***g (577)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book arrived less than a week after placing the order. A fantastic price for a 1st edition, 1st printing! The book was very securely packed, with a double or triple layer of plastic wrap around a double layer of bubble wrap. The listed condition was "Good," but I'm pretty sure it should have been graded higher. Both the cover and the dust jacket look great; not even any minor damage. I'll gladly come back in the future when looking for books! A+++
Seller feedback (563)
- 9***v (1925)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook arrrived on time and was well-packaged for shipping. Everything matched the listing and photographs; seller communicated well and was easy to work with. Also appreciated that they combined shipping for multiple purposes. Thank you!Sabriel - Garth Nix - Hardcover First Edition First Printing - Signed Copy (#187371423607)
- b***a (134)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItems are great and as described. Books came wrapped in a whole bunch of plastic wrap and in a shipping bag, which was a little annoying versus using a box, but it all came with no damage, so I can't really complain. I'd definitly shop here again.Lot of 3 Jim Butcher Trade Paperbacks - Dresden Files - Turn Coat, Dead Beat... (#187193225418)
- a***g (577)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book arrived less than a week after placing the order. A fantastic price for a 1st edition, 1st printing! The book was very securely packed, with a double or triple layer of plastic wrap around a double layer of bubble wrap. The listed condition was "Good," but I'm pretty sure it should have been graded higher. Both the cover and the dust jacket look great; not even any minor damage. I'll gladly come back in the future when looking for books! A+++