Skin: A Natural History

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. Black octavo in archival mylar wrap; xiii, 266 pages: illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 23 cm Fine, in near fine very mildly rubbed dust jacket. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780520242814

"Our intimate connection with the world, skin protects us while advertising our health, our identity, and our individuality. This synthetic overview, written with a poetic touch and taking many intriguing side excursions, is a guidebook to the pliable covering that makes us who we are."