Illustration by Mark Alan Stamaty. First appeared here Slate
Being a bookseller I know that smelling books is part of the job. Who knows how many books I smell a year, hundreds? thousands? It is an important step when trying to determine a books value. Does it smell musty? mildewy? damp?
Steven Poole has a nice blog piece on the smell of books, “Smells Like Literary Spirit”, at the Guardian Unlimited