I have a collection of old books (all 80+ years old), recently, I received a British Chemistry text from 1903 (intro page below) - this being the oldest book of my collection (112 years old at the time of writing this question):
One thing I notice is that there is a distinct smell that comes from the pages of older books. (the smell is not unpleasant) - it seems that the older the book, the more distinct the smell.
What is the chemistry behind the old pages in a book smell?
I have a collection of old books (all 80+ years old), recently, I received a British Chemistry text from 1903 (intro page below) - this being the oldest book of my collection (112 years old):
One thing I notice is that there is a distinct smell that comes from the pages of older books. (the smell is not unpleasant) - it seems that the older the book, the more distinct the smell.
What is the chemistry behind the old pages in a book smell?
I have a collection of old books (all 80+ years old), recently, I received a British Chemistry text from 1903 (intro page below) - this being the oldest book of my collection (112 years old at the time of writing this question):
One thing I notice is that there is a distinct smell that comes from the pages of older books. (the smell is not unpleasant) - it seems that the older the book, the more distinct the smell.
What is the chemistry behind the old pages in a book smell?
I have a collection of old books (all 80+ years old), recently, I received a British Chemistry text from 1903 (intro page below) - this being the oldest book of my collection (112 years old):
One thing I notice is that there is a distinct smell that comes from the pages of older books. (the smell is not unpleasant) - it seems that the older the book, the more distinct the smell.
What is the chemistry behind the old pages in a book smell?
I have a collection of old books (all 80+ years old), recently, I received a British Chemistry text from 1903 (intro page below):
One thing I notice is that there is a distinct smell that comes from the pages of older books. (the smell is not unpleasant).
What is the chemistry behind the old pages in a book smell?
I have a collection of old books (all 80+ years old), recently, I received a British Chemistry text from 1903 (intro page below) - this being the oldest book of my collection (112 years old):
One thing I notice is that there is a distinct smell that comes from the pages of older books. (the smell is not unpleasant) - it seems that the older the book, the more distinct the smell.
What is the chemistry behind the old pages in a book smell?
