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Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/WRw6_qgBshE/what-is-used-book-smell.html
What is "used book smell?"
In this short video, Richard from ABEbooks describes the distinctive smell of old books ("a combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla, with an underlying mustiness") caused by hundreds of volatile compounds released during the slow oxidization of the paper, glues and inks. Why Do Old Books Smell? [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/WRw6_qgBshE/what-is-used-book-smell.html
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