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Title: The Tomb of His Ancestors Title Record # 994951
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Date: 1897-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: Published December 1897 • in Pearson's Magazine 4.24, p605-27(?), as by J. Rudyard Kipling • in McClure's 10.2, p99-125(?) Published April 1951 in Argosy (UK) 12.4, p129-59(?) --FictionMags Index
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Year Language Title
1981Translated by Albert Savine.
French La tombe de ses ancêtres

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Pearson's Magazine, December 1897 1897-12-00 ed. Editors of Pearson's Magazine C. Arthur Pearson      
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag  
The Day's Work 1898-09-00 Rudyard Kipling Macmillan and Co.  
6/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
381
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Argosy (UK), April 1951 1951-04-00 ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) The Amalgamated Press  
1/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
160
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag Checkmark
Dans la cité des morts 1981-00-00 Rudyard Kipling Union générale d'éditions (Les maîtres de l'étrange et de la peur) 2-264-00332-4   266
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Frank Sérac  
The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling 1987-01-00 Rudyard Kipling W. H. Allen 0-491-03285-4
£12.95?£: UK pound
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Day's Work 2001-03-01 Rudyard Kipling Project Gutenberg 2569
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Strange Tales 2006-00-00 Rudyard Kipling Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-532-7   xiii+
284
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll T. Heine Checkmark
The Mark of the Beast and Other Fantastical Tales 2007-02-00 Rudyard Kipling Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #50) 0-575-07791-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
xii+
785
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Checkmark
Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy 2008-01-01 Rudyard Kipling Pegasus Books 978-1-933648-78-1
$17.95?$: US dollar
800
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy 2008-11-17 Rudyard Kipling Pegasus Books 978-1-60598-030-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
800
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy 2009-04-00 Rudyard Kipling Pegasus Books / SFBC 62-1254
$10.99?$: US dollar
800
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy 2010-00-00 Rudyard Kipling Fall River Press 978-1-4351-2005-1   viii+
785
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Mark of the Beast and Other Fantastical Tales 2010-11-11 Rudyard Kipling Gollancz 978-0-575-08601-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Strange Tales 2012-05-01 Rudyard Kipling Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84870-508-1
£1.98?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror & Fantasy 2014-05-01 Rudyard Kipling Pegasus Books 978-1-60598-664-7
$19.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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