Smallest book in the world held on a human finger. This is the smallest published book in the world, a tiny leather-bound volume that measures just 2.4 by 2.9 millimetres in page area. It is a 24-page picture book of the alphabet by the German typographer Josua Reichert. It was manufactured by Faber und Faber in Leipzig, Germany. Only single copies were made of smaller books, whereas a limited edition of this book was published by Die Gestalten Verlag, Germany, from September 2001. It comes with a wooden carrying box and a magnifying glass, and is priced at 69 UK Pounds ($110). ISBN: 3931126420.