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English: Volume bound in human skin by German bookbinder Paul Kersten in June 1910 for the private library of the physiologist and anthropologist, Hans Friedenthal (1870-1942).
The front cover inset a plaque modeled and engraved in silver by the Weimar sculptor Gottlieb Elster, displaying the head of a Black man and an example of a skull. Above is the name of the sculptor (Elster) and below the name of the owner (Hans Friedenthal), the whole represented as an ex-libris. The volume contains six medical pamphlets :
The volume was purchased by Lane Library of Stanford University from the London booksellers, Maggs Bros., in 1932. See also :
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| Date | (bookbinding)-1911 (photo) |
| Source | Paul Kersten, "Bucheinbande in Menschenhaut", Zeitschrift für Bücherfreunde, new series, II (pt. 2, 1910/11), p. 263. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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