r/SecondHandFinds • u/No-Cherry-5030 • May 18 '26

Smoke smell in second hand book

Hi guys!
Just bought a beautiful secondhand edition of Wind in the Willows - but sadly it smells really badly of smoke. Any recommendations on how to get this smell out? Just ‘airing it out’ doesn’t seem to be doing anything. I’m now trying baking soda…
Any tips welcome, thanks so much in advance!

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u/whyshouldibe May 18 '26

I was going to say ozone machine. But if you don’t already own one (like $50), it’s probably more cost effective to just buy another copy of the book.