Spare cover, Transworld Publishers 2023
Hardback

Spare (2023)

Duke of Sussex Prince Harry · Transworld Publishers · Reviewed by Harriet Ellis, MyVolumes editor · Updated 29 Oct 2026

Publisher Transworld Publishers Year 2023 ISBN 9780857504791

Identification points are listed only where two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 29 Oct 2026.

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  • It is the first UK edition; the true first was published elsewhere.
  • The first printing is told from later ones by 1 point of issue listed below.
  • The original dust jacket carries much of the price for a book of this age; its condition matters as much as the book's.
  • Condition is graded separately for book and jacket, from Fine down to Poor.

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In short

Quick answer

How do I identify a Spare 2023 hardback?
Check these points. Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: £28.00. Each point is confirmed by at least two independent sources.
Who published the Spare 2023 hardback?
Transworld Publishers, in 2023, in hardback.
Identification

How to identify this edition

Released worldwide on 10 January 2023. The British edition is the Bantam hardback from Transworld (Penguin Random House UK), 416 pages, ISBN 978 0 85750 479 1, priced £28.00; the American hardback has a different ISBN (978 0 593 59380 6). A Spanish translation reached some shops in Spain five days early and was withdrawn. Check for the Bantam imprint, the UK ISBN and no later impression on the copyright page. No issue points are documented.

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Printings and states

First impression

2023

At a glance

Points of issue

  • Dust jacket, front flapPrinted price on the front flap: £28.00→ first issue jacket
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  1. Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: £28.00

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Questions collectors ask

Frequently asked questions

How do I identify a Spare 2023 hardback?

Check these points. Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: £28.00. Each point is confirmed by at least two independent sources.

Who published the Spare 2023 hardback?

Transworld Publishers, in 2023, in hardback.

Sources

Where these facts come from

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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