How to delete pdf files in iBooks on mac?

Accidently, I added hundreds of pdf files from my dropbox into iBooks.
I manually tried to delete pdf files, and I found that some of them were deleted, but the rest of them haven't been deleted.
I tried and tried, but failed.
I couldn't even open the pdf files at all.
I accessed the "library folder >>> ..... >>> ibooks" and deleted all the files their, but still the "ghost" pdf files are shown in iBooks.
Any idea?
Thanks!!

I've not long worked out how to do basic things on my iMac but have had some coaching on other forums, as it goes this happened to me this morning.
Inadvertently, I managed to get all pdfs into ibooks and faced similar "delete" problem, couldn't drag the files out of ibooks either: Accidentally I found all ibooks info in a library through finder, took a while but right clicking "move to trash" got rid of them but not from pages/documents!
Re-opening ibooks initially showed the pdfs still in place, except after double clicking one a message appeared telling me the file could not be opened, then immediately the remaining books were shuffled and pdfs disappeared - still in documents though, and able to open.
Hope this helps, there may well be an easier way...

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I've not long worked out how to do basic things on my iMac but have had some coaching on other forums, as it goes this happened to me this morning.
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