Well I didn't quite Bathe the book with a the sweet and lovely candle, bath salt situation. Instead I used the wonderous Wonder Wash, which is how I wash all my clothes these days, for even though I live in the City I don't have laundry in my building, I live up a big hill and I have a motorcycle instead of a car which makes toting one's laundry a pain in the arse.

The advanced technology of this device is used thus:
Fill the Wonder Wash 3/4 with sudsy water. (For temperature setting refer to clothing label. I couldn't find directions on what temperature to use on a book, so I went with warm).
Place item to be washed in tub. I chose a very dirty lesbian porn book, which was good but I am now bored with the stories.
Screw lid on
Spin for 2 minutes
Unscrew lid, drain with handy pipe thingy
Pour fresh water to rinse
Spin for 30 seconds
Drain
Repeat if necessary

Hang washed item to drip dry on washing line

It usually works great on clothes, but thankfully the porn did not suddenly turn g-rated.

Super happy fun time? Yes, I love using the wonder wash. I believe that the lesbian porn and I had a great time together, albeit not in the usual way.