No, I have a first and an S/L and neither of them smell like this. I have some of my uncle's wood carvings that were stored in an old outdoor storage unit for a long time and they smell just like the book I received. I'm going to see about getting a replacement.The original 1st printing of the Grant edition does have a rather distinctive aroma to it. It's the only Grant Dark Tower book that has this smell. I wouldn't call mine as having a musty smell though. It's a different smell which I attribute to the paper used. The pages are an off-white, almost a cream color also. I happen to like the smell of mine. As soon as I smell it I'm taken back all those years to when I opened it for the first time.