How to delete all books from the iTunes library which no longer exist on my iPod?

I was looking through my iTunes libraries today, and I realised that my "books" library was absolutely chock full of old books that I had previously downloaded and deleted years ago, as well as all the books I still currently own/use.
How can I delete (within iTunes) all of the books that are no longer on my iPod, without going through them all one by one?
I know for apps you can just delete them all in iTunes and then choose "import purchases" to perfectly replicate apps between the iPod and iTunes, but I don't think you can do that with books.

After cleaning the library you can connect the device and use the transfer purchases option to copy over those still on the iPod.
I should add that it is probably a good idea to use Edit > Preferences > Devices and tick Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically.
tt2

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