Complete Smelly Old History Series (set of 9 scratch-n-sniff books)

Dobson, Mary

Edité par Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 1998

Smelly Old History is a unique series of 9 scratch-n-sniff books that brings history to your nose. Informative and entertaining text, lavish and hilarious artwork, poems, and puzzles combine with scratch-and-sniff panels to give children a true ?sense of the past.? From Roman sewers to King Henry VIII?s feet, there are lots of obnoxious things for you to smell in these books.and some good smelling ones!

Publishers Weekly wrote, ?Kids who turn up their noses at traditional history texts might like the approach taken in Smelly Old History, a series of scratch-and-sniff volumes by Mary Dobson that chronicles the more pungent aspects of centuries past.Take whiff of raw sewage seeping through the streets, a crowded public bath, and Henry VIIIs smelly feet, among other things.?

USA Today said, ?There's some serious learning available in these malodorous books."

These are wonderful and very unique books. And they?re not just for kids. Even adults find them intriguing.

Long out of print, it?s rare to find new copies still in their original plastic wrappers. Beware of ?new? copies outside of their wrappers. Chances are they?ve been scratched and may have lost their smells since people just can?t resist scratching them. Back when we had display copies, I was always picking them up and checking out the smells, even the nasty ones. It?s amazing how they did this.

Greek Grime
Mouldy Mummies
Roman Aromas
Vile Vikings
Medieval Muck
Tudor Odours
Reeking Royals
Victorian Vapours
Wartime Whiffs

Each is from Oxford University Press, 1998, softcover, color illustrations throughout, index, 32 pages.

This may be your only chance to buy the complete set of these rare books at such a low price. They went out of print around 2003. When I checked about ten years ago, they were selling for more than $1,000. Now a set like this would sell for more than $700?for some reason prices on rare books are down right now?but expect their price to rise again as they get older and rarer.

This is a great deal. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1765698714520

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Complete Smelly Old History Series (set of 9...
Éditeur : Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
Date d'édition : 1998
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Neuf