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Fine Things was first published in the United States by Delacorte Press in February 1987. The British trade first is the Michael Joseph hardback, London 1987, ISBN 0 7181 2801 X (9780718128012), 352 pages. A book club edition from BCA (Guild Publishing), London 1987, 324 pages, records that the book was originally published by Michael Joseph; it is not the trade first. Sphere also issued a 1987 British edition of 376 pages. Look for the Michael Joseph imprint on the title page and no later impression notice on the copyright page.
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Michael Joseph, London, in 1987, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 26 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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