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What Are the Biggest and Smallest Books in the World?

June 25, 2020 by Karen Hill

In 1978, the story of Three Blind Mice was brought out in a book scarcely larger than the average letter on this page!

The book, the smallest bound book ever produced, was just 1/12 of an inch high, 1/12 of an inch wide, and only 1/32 of an inch thick.

The largest single book ever produced was the Super Book, which measured nine feet in height and, when opened spanned a distance of more than ten feet!

When it was printed in Denver, Colorado, in 1976, it weighed 557 pounds!

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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