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  21st Nov 2021, 4:02 AM#1  REPORT  
23skidoo

Member since Jul 2014
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Anyone who has taken English Literature at university likely knows very well the Norton Anthology of English Literature. Published across multi-volumes, the anthology is known for its tissue-thin pages (probably uses something similar to Bible stock) and the fact they're able to cram a lot of pages into a relatively thin package. I have two Nortons that are both well north of 2,200 pages each, with this edition from 1986 holding the record, at 2,578 pages, as the thickest single book I own in terms of page count.

Does anyone have a book with a higher page count? The "rule" is it must be a single physical book, either paperback or hardcover. As is the case with my Norton, which is actually Volume 2 (Volume 1 is about the same size, as I recall), it can be a single volume in a set, or it can be a standalone.


  21st Nov 2021, 10:46 PM#2  REPORT  
fantasista

Member since Feb 2015
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The edition of the Norton Anthology of English Literature I had to buy for my classes was subdivided into no less than 6 volumes, so no one volume approaches the page count of the older editions.

Anyway - the book I own with the highest page count, clocking in at 2653+xxxii, is indeed a copy of the Norton Anthology of English Literature (Third Edition), published 1975. Runner-up is the Collins-Sansoni Italian Dictionary at 2277 pages.

Edited by fantasista on 23rd Nov 2021, 9:30 PM

  21st Nov 2021, 11:41 PM#3  REPORT  
henry29

Member since Jan 2013
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Billboard American Singles Catalogue. Over 6,000 or Two Yellow Pages on top of each other Thick. The ultimate Anthology of American single records, from the 40's to 00's. H.


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