Creepy Book

[la_samtyr]

Boston book fair features book bound with human skin, other rare finds

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BOSTON — The annual Boston Antiquarian Book Fair this weekend features more than just rare books, manuscripts, maps and other curiosities. It also includes something a bit creepy — a book bound with human skin.

The book, called "Dance of Death" was first published in 1538 and illustrates different ways to die.

The edition at this weekend’s fair was published in 1813 and includes a cover inlay of a skull carved from human bone and real teeth.

The fair also features first editions of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "Tender is the Night" and Ernest Hemingway’s "The Sun also Rises," as well as Amelia Earhart’s high school yearbook.

The book fair runs through Sunday.

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[spiced-wine.livejournal.com]

Apparently the Vatican have some books bound or made with human skin. It has to be treated, as the oil in it causes he colors to fade I read somewhere.

I don't think I would want to touch one, even though the person does not want it any more XD

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

I know. It sounds like a book from Sauron's library to me.

[spiced-wine.livejournal.com]

It sounds like a book from Sauron's library to me.

Ha, lol, it does!

[dazedpuckbunny.livejournal.com]

For reals??? What...why...whose skin??? *sputters* @_@

[spiced-wine.livejournal.com]

I am not sure whose skin. XD

The Vatican has collected a lot of esoteric stuff/banned stuff over the centuries.
*Taps nose* It's not only conspiracy theory, they really do have a lot of strange things in the Vatican, to keep them away from the people, I suspect.

[dazedpuckbunny.livejournal.com]

It's the Necromacon!!! KLAATU BARADA NIKTU!!!!!!!!!

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

The real skin and teeth sounds like to me! ::shudders::

[numenora.livejournal.com]

That is very creepy! *shivers* I concur--Don't wanna touch any book made of skin and skull--Yikes!

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

Yeah, talk about some bad vibes -- I have to admit to wondering who might buy it though, if only so I can avoid the place.

[spiced-wine.livejournal.com]

There's a *big* market in slightly *dark* paraphernalia, I hear; private collections usually.

Myself, I would suspect...politicians. XD

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

Very likely!