SMELLBOOK REFERENCE · SB-0071
Bookstore
Permanent ID: smellbook: · updated 2026-10-06, revision 3
Character EDITORIAL
A bookshop smells dry, papery and gently woody, mixing the crisp, inky freshness of new books with the softer, slightly sweet dustiness of older ones.
Words: paper, dry, woody. Families: Temperature and texture, Wood, earth and stone, Animal, material and lived-in.
Met in: Bookstore, Market.
Evidence
No VERIFIED claim is attached to this entry yet. The description is editorial.
Cite
SmellBook. (2026). Bookstore (revision 3, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:bookstore. https://smellbook.com/smells/bookstore
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