World's Tiniest Book
OMAR KHAYYAM IN PETTO. United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, October 25. At Worcester, Massachusetts, tho completion of what is described as the smallest printed book in tho world was announced to-day. Tho volume consists of '2B pages of 46 quatrains, a translation of Omar Kkayyam. The size is 3-16 in. by 3-Sin. Tho book is leatherbound and printed from copper plates. Seven plates, each containing four pages, were mado by photo engraving. Two quatrains appear on the page. The completed book weighs a. third of a carat. It took seven years to complete.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7298, 27 October 1933, Page 7
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98World's Tiniest Book Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7298, 27 October 1933, Page 7
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