LONDON — What does literature smell like? There are probably as many answers as there are books, and the perfumer Timothy Han has a few of his own.

Han is making a comeback with a collection of perfumes inspired by the “mood” of books he believes have impacted culture and society over the last 150 years.

The collection is called Imprint, and the fragrances are packaged in boxes resembling paperback books, with original artwork on the cover. The boxes are designed to be collected, kept and displayed, and can be shelved sideways, like books.

Han refers to Imprint as a “perfume publishing house,” with stories written in scent “that unfold on your skin like pages in a novel.”

The debut collection features six fragrances named after the book titles: Against Nature, by Joris-Karl Huysman

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