# Is "The Infinite Plan" by Isabel Allende a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Infinite Plan by Isabel Allende (HarperCollins, 1993) is identified by: US HarperCollins 1993 hardcover, stated first HarperCollins edition with a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. First English-language edition of El plan infinito (Spanish first, 1991).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US HarperCollins 1993 hardcover, stated first HarperCollins edition with a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden; about 382 pages
- Bound in violet cloth-effect paper-covered boards lettered in gold foil on the spine, and issued in a color-illustrated pictorial dust jacket which should carry its printed price on the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Isabel Allende |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 1993 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US HarperCollins 1993 hardcover, stated first HarperCollins edition with a complete… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US HarperCollins 1993 hardcover, stated first HarperCollins edition with a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden; about 382 pages. Bound in violet cloth-effect paper-covered boards lettered in gold foil on the spine, and issued in a color-illustrated pictorial dust jacket which should carry its printed price on the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
First English-language edition of El plan infinito (Spanish first, 1991). The US HarperCollins issue appeared in 1993 with Peden's translation; a UK HarperCollins edition (0002241919 / 9780002241915) also appeared, so identify by imprint and number line.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Infinite Plan* by Isabel Allende a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-infinite-plan
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.