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Joshua Reichert - The Smallest Book in the World / Das kleinste Buch der Welt - Berlin, Die Gestalten Verlag, 2002 - English and German -  26 pp - in leather binding - 2.9 × 2.4 mm (dimensions wooden slipcase 8.7 × 8.5 × 4.5 cm)

Photographer Joshua Reichert designed a beautiful alphabet that recalls Kurt Switters and his time. The bookbinders of Die Gestalten Verlag in Leipzig produced a technical masterpiece.  The book comes in a beautiful wooden display with magnifying glass (for those who dare to read it). With accompanying leaflet, in which the alphabet is shown once again. The limited edition is sold out for years. The macro photos are from the internet.


A masterpiece in the art of printing, measuring only 2.9 × 2.4 mm


J. Reichert - The smallest book in the world - 2002


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