What Lawrence Thompson called “the most famous of all anthropodermic bindings” is exhibited at the Boston Athenaeum, titled The Highwayman: Narrative of the Life of James Allen alias George Walton. It is by James Allen, who made his deathbed confession in prison in 1837 and asked for a copy bound in his own skin to be presented to a man he once tried to rob and admired for his bravery, and another one for his doctor.[17] Once he died, a piece of his back was taken to a tannery and utilized for the book.[18]
We have a running problem with the Boston Trolley tour operators who constantly claim that the Boston Public Library has this. The Athenaeum is a different library.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropodermic_bibliopegy
We have a running problem with the Boston Trolley tour operators who constantly claim that the Boston Public Library has this. The Athenaeum is a different library.
“Klaatu… Barada… … … …Nmmptmm..!”
But it’s still considered a living document, isn’t it?
If you don’t like it, yes.