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The first British edition is the Allen Lane hardback published in London in January 2005, ISBN 0 7139 9727 3, about 280 pages and 22 cm tall, issued in a dust jacket. The American Little, Brown hardback appeared in January 2005 and is a different book with its own jacket; do not sell it as the UK first. Check the copyright page for the Allen Lane imprint and the impression line, and do not confuse it with the later Penguin paperback. No print run or issue points are recorded in the sources found.
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Allen Lane, London, in 2005, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 20 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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