The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Lodestar Books, 1989
The first edition of The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks by Katherine Paterson was published in New York by Lodestar Books in 1989. We track 2 editions.
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- 1st Lodestar Books1989 Hardback I own The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks, Lodestar Books 1989 Log in to want this
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- Orion Publishing Group1990 Hardback I own The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks, Orion Publishing Group 1990 Log in to want this
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- 7 on Open Library, 7 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks?
The first edition of The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks by Katherine Paterson was published in New York by Lodestar Books in 1989.
How many editions of The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks are there?
We track 2 editions of The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.