YES! Success! The Transmucostian Tome returns!

Literally. The Transmucostian Tome returns to the player when destroying
an item. The only trouble is that it returns to the player's inventory
and not staying in the crafting grid, like I'd prefer. Therefore, the
previous duplication recipe remains, however you will only need one
stack to craft multiple in one go. However... while writing this, I
might turn this into a feature. I love the story of Notch and The
Creeper. I can see how that model could be a pig, but the texture?!?!
Anyway, if you check back regularly, you might see this feature
implemented!