Anthropodermic Bibliopegy

One of my most morbid fascinations comes in the form of anthropodermic bibliopegy. Instead of just telling you what that is, I though I would break down the words for you:

anthrop -- human
dermic -- skin
biblio -- book
pegia -- binding

Human. Skin. Book. Binding.

Wait... What?

I first learned about this macabre practice some years ago, hearing that aristocrats in the 19th century developed the "romantic" idea of leaving something of themselves behind for their families. Medical texts and books of poetry were common, but my favorite case would have to be that of murderer William Corder. After he was convicted and hanged, his skin was tanned and used to bind his own trial proceedings.

Havard is well known for possessing a large number of books bound in human skin, and The Havard Law Record has a really good article on it here.

I post this because I am interested to know how you would all feel if an item like this showed up in your collections one day? How would you take care of it? Would you feel any moral or ethical problems with possessing such a thing?

Source: Anthropodermic Bibliopegy