Removing stains (chocolate?) from pages

I recently bought online a decent hc 1st/1st of _The Tombs of Atuan_. When it arrived in the mail, I found that it has some sort of staining in small places along the outside edges of the pages, and on some of the inside pages. It looks almost like somebody a long time ago read the book while eating a chocolate bar (though I'm not certain that the stain is chocolate). The staining isn't horrendous, but I'd like to try and remove as much of it as I can, if possible. Can anyone recommend how to go about doing this without damaging the book? Much thanks.

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How to remove stains from paper.

Is the book you bought, a second-hand or used copy ?

Books printed on non-acid free paper may tend to have these problems.

Are you very confident the stains are from chocolate bar/drink, maybe - coffee stains, human blood stains, "old paper statins" ???

I had tried to remove some stains from paper regardless of "type of stains" by using a few pieces
of kitchen towels damped with tap cold water and white chalk powder or talcum powder. Fold the tissues covering the stains on both sides of a
book page affected. Use a very warm not "very hot" temperature of a household laundry iron, and iron over the affected areas for a few seconds, 5 to 7 seconds. Let me know whether this method
works for you. Best of Luck!!!

I tried an experiment with laundry bleach and a Q-tip once. All I succeeded in doing was spreading the stain further :P

Edit: My advice is send the book back and keep looking for an unblemished copy.

You can sand the outside edges with an emery board or fine sandpaper if the stain doesnt go in to far or try rubbing with Bi-Carb Soda- use a paintbrush to brush away any debris left by Bi-Carb

Ouch! I have spent years experimenting with the alchemy of paper. Paper from the 1970's is excellent at holding color. If you are incredibly lucky you will be able to reduce the staining a bit. Much more likely is that anything you do will spread the stain - to your ever lasting aggravation. I would recommend deciding to either live with it or return it. If you really want to try then start with an Art Gum eraser - very lightly - and see what happens. Best of luck. mtn

Could someone please help me out i borrowed a book from a friend and my sister got some Highlighter and some juice on it please does anyone have any ideas it is an important book and i need to fix it.

i am going to try this method wish me luck as i need to get this book looking brand new

Please read the previous messages again. You might, with great luck, be able to reduce the damage a little. You might also damage the book more in the process of trying. It might be better to ask the owner of the book what you should do.