My mother worked in a library for more 36 years before retiring and then re-entering the workforce to work in yet another library. And, throughout the last ten years, each member of my immediate family, including myself, has worked in a library. So to me the sight and smell of books brings back a host of familial memories. But I never really understood what created the unique scents of a book/book collection. I always suspected it was a concoction consisting of one part ink to two parts paper-lovingly combined with a pinch of dust. Did you know AbeBooks, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., created a short video answering this very question. Click here to listen to their explanation.
In addition, if you are a hardback collector or book enthusiast, here is list of other quick videos you might finding interesting:
Tip: If you participate in student/class orientations for a library, consider using the video about The Parts of a Book to supplement your presentation.
According to Mike Wolfe, How to Turn Junk into Treasure, the most expensive book ever sold was to Bill Gates for $30.8 million (2013). Care to guess the title?
Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester.
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