You may not believe it, but some books could literally give you cancer. A new study reveals that some Victorian-era ...

Old books can be loaded with poison. To some collectors, that’s part of the thrill. The Poison Book Project examines antique books for heavy-metal pigments — including mercury, lead and ...

Hundreds of books written by medieval-era French monks were bound with bizarre “hairy” covers from far-away animals — shedding light on a booming trading system, according a new study.

Designer Matt Stevens’ new book, “Good Movies as Old Books: Films Reimagined as Vintage Book Covers,” features vintage-looking covers for imaginary book versions of his favorite films.

After he reached 100 “books,” in 2020 he launched a Kickstarter campaign to produce a book of them, which brought in $57,000, nearly doubling its initial goal. When he designed 100 more, he ...