Times Books, 1992 cover
Cover of the Times Books, 1992 edition of this book. The Doubleday 1992 jacket has not been photographed yet.
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This memoir was first published in Britain, by Doubleday in London in 1992, ISBN 0 385 40298 8, so the British issue is the true first. The British Library collates it as xvii, 199 pages plus 8 pages of plates. The American edition from Times Books, New York, 1992 (xviii, 219 pages, ISBN 0 8129 2042 2) came after and is not the first; later British reissues came from Corgi and Jessica Kingsley. UNVERIFIED: hardback in dust jacket is assumed; the binding is not stated in the British records consulted. No issue points, print run or price were found in two sources.
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Doubleday, London, in 1992, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 29 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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