The Names, cover of the Océano, 1997 edition (the Harvester 1983 cover is not yet photographed)Océano, 1997 cover

Cover of the Océano, 1997 edition of this book. The Harvester 1983 jacket has not been photographed yet.

Hardback

The Names (1983)

Publisher Harvester Year 1983 ISBN 9780710806666

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

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In short

Quick answer

Who published The Names 1983 hardback?
Harvester, Brighton, in 1983, in hardback.
Identification

How to identify this edition

First UK edition: Harvester Press, Brighton, 1983, ISBN 0 7108 0666 3. The BNB dates it 1983 with a 1982 copyright and notes that the book first appeared from Knopf, New York, in 1982; the American first carries a Knopf ISBN beginning 0 394, so check for the Harvester imprint and 0 7108 prefix. Open Library records the Harvester issue as a hardback released in September 1983. No edition statement, jacket price or binding description was confirmed by two sources.

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First impression

1983

At a glance

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Questions collectors ask

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Who published The Names 1983 hardback?

Harvester, Brighton, in 1983, in hardback.

Sources

Where these facts come from

  • British National Bibliography, record GB8417935
  • British National Bibliography 2018 open data dump (record GB8417935), British Library (doi.org)
  • Names (Harvester Press, September 1983, hardcover), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
  • The Names (DeLillo novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

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.