The University of Texas at El Paso Smallest and Largest Books in the World

Special Books

 

As part of its collections, the Library has the world’s biggest book -- Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom, created by MIT professor Michael Hawley, Ph.D., which weighs 133 pounds and measures 5-by-7 feet

The Library also houses some of the world's smallest books !

The green book, Washington, his Farewell Address by George Washington, which is 24mm (.945 inches) high.

The red book, Nativity Story by Jack R. Levien, which is the smallest book in the Library measuring 17mm (.669 inches) high.