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How many pages is Anatomy?

Anatomy by Henry Gray F.R.S. has a median of 1,257 pages across 70 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 1,041 to 1,471 pages.

Median pages
1,257
70 editions counted
Range
720–2,092
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
24h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
346k
at 275 words per page

How long will Anatomy take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
24 h 12 min
At 30 min a day
49 days
At 1 hour a day
25 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

1,0001,5002,0001900195020001858: 1,100 pages1858: 750 pages1866: 788 pages1867: 816 pages1867: 816 pages1870: 876 pages1870: 876 pages1875: 788 pages1877: 800 pages1878: 983 pages1878: 983 pages1883: 1,023 pages1887: 1,100 pages1893: 1,129 pages1896: 1,249 pages1896: 1,249 pages1897: 1,184 pages1901: 1,257 pages1901: 1,257 pages1905: 1,600 pages1905: 1,600 pages1908: 1,614 pages1908: 1,614 pages1918: 1,396 pages1918: 1,396 pages1918: 1,396 pages1924: 1,417 pages1930: 1,391 pages1936: 1,381 pages1942: 1,428 pages1943: 1,428 pages1948: 1,478 pages1954: 1,480 pages1954: 1,565 pages1958: 1,604 pages1959: 1,458 pages1962: 1,632 pages1962: 1,458 pages1963: 1,458 pages1966: 1,448 pages1967: 1,670 pages1973: 1,471 pages1973: 1,471 pages1973: 1,471 pages1973: 1,466 pages1974: 1,257 pages1974: 1,257 pages1975: 1,194 pages1977: 1,257 pages1977: 1,257 pages1977: 1,257 pages1980: 1,578 pages1981: 750 pages1985: 1,676 pages1987: 1,257 pages1988: 1,248 pages1989: 1,598 pages1989: 1,598 pages1989: 1,600 pages1991: 750 pages1991: 720 pages1994: 1,248 pages1995: 1,096 pages1995: 768 pages1995: 768 pages1995: 2,092 pages1996: 768 pages2002: 768 pages2003: 1,252 pagesmedian 1,257
1,0001,5002,0001900195020001858: 1,100 pages1858: 750 pages1866: 788 pages1867: 816 pages1867: 816 pages1870: 876 pages1870: 876 pages1875: 788 pages1877: 800 pages1878: 983 pages1878: 983 pages1883: 1,023 pages1887: 1,100 pages1893: 1,129 pages1896: 1,249 pages1896: 1,249 pages1897: 1,184 pages1901: 1,257 pages1901: 1,257 pages1905: 1,600 pages1905: 1,600 pages1908: 1,614 pages1908: 1,614 pages1918: 1,396 pages1918: 1,396 pages1918: 1,396 pages1924: 1,417 pages1930: 1,391 pages1936: 1,381 pages1942: 1,428 pages1943: 1,428 pages1948: 1,478 pages1954: 1,480 pages1954: 1,565 pages1958: 1,604 pages1959: 1,458 pages1962: 1,632 pages1962: 1,458 pages1963: 1,458 pages1966: 1,448 pages1967: 1,670 pages1973: 1,471 pages1973: 1,471 pages1973: 1,471 pages1973: 1,466 pages1974: 1,257 pages1974: 1,257 pages1975: 1,194 pages1977: 1,257 pages1977: 1,257 pages1977: 1,257 pages1980: 1,578 pages1981: 750 pages1985: 1,676 pages1987: 1,257 pages1988: 1,248 pages1989: 1,598 pages1989: 1,598 pages1989: 1,600 pages1991: 750 pages1991: 720 pages1994: 1,248 pages1995: 1,096 pages1995: 768 pages1995: 768 pages1995: 2,092 pages1996: 768 pages2002: 768 pages2003: 1,252 pagesmedian 1,257
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 1 edition without a publication year not plotted.

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover1,248224 h 02 min
Paperback768314 h 47 min

Editions counted

The 70 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 2 more editions were set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 109 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2003Merchant Book Company LimitedPaperback1,252OL8622081M
2002Parragon–768OL22122117M
1996World Publications (MA)Paperback768OL8732998M
1995Barnes & Noble–1,096OL19149557M
1995Dorset PressPaperback768OL8668117M
1995Parragon Book Service–768OL22384568M
1995Churchill Livingstone–2,092OL7528571M
1994Senate–1,248OL22644947M

Questions

How many pages is Anatomy?
About 1,257 pages: that is the median of 70 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 720 to 2,092 pages.
How long does it take to read Anatomy?
About 24 h 12 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 49 days.
How many words is Anatomy?
Roughly 346,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).