Indian Tales by Rudyard Kipling was first published in 1890. We track 2 editions.
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- United States Book Co1890 Hardback I own Indian Tales, United States Book Co 1890 Log in to want this
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- Editions recorded
- 121 on Open Library, 116 in English
- Free to read
- Project Gutenberg (out of copyright in the US)
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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We track 2 editions of Indian Tales. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was Indian Tales first published?
Indian Tales by Rudyard Kipling was first published in 1890.
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Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.