Harvard University announced it removed a binding made of the skin of a deceased woman from the 19th-century book "Des Destinées de l'Ame," which they house in their library. The book, written by ...

Harvard Library says it has removed a book that's been in its collection for nearly a century that is partially made with human skin that was taken from a deceased hospital patient without consent.

Harvard’s recent decision to remove the binding of a notorious volume in its library has thrown fresh light on a shadowy corner of the rare book world. By Jennifer Schuessler and Julia Jacobs The New ...