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Tao te Ching is by Lao Tzu. The catalogue records its first publication in 1842. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.

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Tao te Ching

Name: Tao te Ching
ISBN: 9780143133803

by Laozi

Not yet rated here — be generous, be honestFirst published 1842124 pages

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Editions (648)

Printed 1842–2024 in 6+ languagesShow

Formats: Paperback (97), Hardcover (29), Audiobook (6), Ebook (3)
Publishers: Shambhala, J. Murray, Arcturus Publishing, HarperCollins
Languages: English, Chinese, Spanish, German, French, Japanese

Tao Te Ching: A Playfully Sincere Rendition
Taosurfers, 2022
ISBN 9781735523002
Tao Te Ching: The Book of the Way- with Annotation
Independently Published, 2019 / 107 pp.
ISBN 9781703646351
Tao Te Ching
Bollinger, Max, 2018
ISBN 9781787247642
Tao Te Ching: 81 Verses by Lao Tzu with Introduction and Commentary
Watkins Media Limited, 2018 / 224 pp.
ISBN 9781786780287
Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Way
Penguin Publishing Group, 2018 / 352 pp.
ISBN 9780670024988
Tao Te Ching
Sirius international (Editions), 2018 / 160 pp.
ISBN 9781788282772
Tao Te Ching
Standard Ebooks, 2014
Tao Te Ching: The Ancient Classic
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2012 / 224 pp.
ISBN 9780857083340

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Who wrote Tao te Ching?: Tao te Ching is by Lao Tzu. The catalogue records its first publication in 1842. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.
How long is Tao te Ching?: The catalogue records 124 pages for a representative edition. Pagination varies with the publisher, format, type size and translation, so check the edition you intend to read.

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Editions (648)

Printed 1842–2024 in 6+ languagesShow

Formats: Paperback (97), Hardcover (29), Audiobook (6), Ebook (3)
Publishers: Shambhala, J. Murray, Arcturus Publishing, HarperCollins
Languages: English, Chinese, Spanish, German, French, Japanese

Tao Te Ching: A Playfully Sincere Rendition
Taosurfers, 2022
ISBN 9781735523002
Tao Te Ching: The Book of the Way- with Annotation
Independently Published, 2019 / 107 pp.
ISBN 9781703646351
Tao Te Ching
Bollinger, Max, 2018
ISBN 9781787247642
Tao Te Ching: 81 Verses by Lao Tzu with Introduction and Commentary
Watkins Media Limited, 2018 / 224 pp.
ISBN 9781786780287
Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Way
Penguin Publishing Group, 2018 / 352 pp.
ISBN 9780670024988
Tao Te Ching
Sirius international (Editions), 2018 / 160 pp.
ISBN 9781788282772
Tao Te Ching
Standard Ebooks, 2014
Tao Te Ching: The Ancient Classic
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2012 / 224 pp.
ISBN 9780857083340

Showing 8 of 648

Your shelves, ratings and reviews belong to the book, not a particular edition. Edition data from Open Library.