Answer:
Its title means book.
I never was, am always to be. No one ever saw me, nor ever will. And yet I am the confidence of all, To live and breath on this terrestrial ball.
It stands upright and can be quite grand. Its secret is not hidden but right at hand. What is it?
Forward Iām heavy, but backwards Iām not.
I pass before the sun, but make no shadow.
When is it bad luck to see a black cat?