Since it wasn't part of the library's stock, checking it out would be far more of a pain in the ass than he'd realize.  Simply sneaking out with it would have been a lot easier.  With the library busy as it normally was in the morning with students preparing for their classes and the like, it'd be at least three hours before someone could get it cataloged and uploaded into their computer server, if Akamatsu was lucky.  Of course, any attempt to put it into such a databank and its identity held for any length of time as cataloging would entail, the computer system would crash, making it a moot point anyway.  The book itself however was indeed black like volcanic glass, and despite how old the pages appeared, more than a few yellowed with age, the book itself was in good shape surprisingly enough despite who knew how many people had put it to use over the years, although that wouldn't be known to anyone save for Annabella herself.  The binding was still as fresh as the day it had been originally created and none of the pages were missing, stained, or unreadable, although every word was written in at least three different dead languages so reading it as it was would be impossible.  It would need to be translated first before it could be put to use.<br/><br/>The size of the book was enough that simply tucking it under one's arm with several others wouldn't be possible since it was almost as big as a dictionary, and given its contents, it needed to be big since there were diagrams for summoning circles, pictures of horribly misshapen demonic creatures, pictures of specific implements to be used in dark rituals, and more could be seen throughout the pages of the book.  The book itself seemed to give off a kind of....unnerving pulse whenever it was first opened by someone, regardless of who it was or how strong they thought themselves, but other than the strange almost Satanic symbol on the front of the cover, there was no markings or title to be seen, no intricate gilded artwork or anything of the sort.<br/><br/>((Putting it into a scanner of some sort and uploading it onto a private server and putting it through a translation program, as long as it wasn't spread around across the web, would not make said computer crash with no hope of recovery.  Trying to identify it however using the same methods....yeah, not such a good idea.  :P  It's sentient enough to make it so that any attempt to destroy it, identify where it came from, or anything that would put it in danger or indirect danger would be met with some kind of response, most likely not a good one either.))