Category: History of the World in 10½ Chapters, A

Flaubert’s Parrot | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Alfred A. Knopf, 2012; Everyman’s Library #348)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Flaubert’s Parrot | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. Pp. 449 + [11]. 21 x 13.2 cm. ISBN: 9780307961433.

This Everman’s Library edition publishes Julian Barnes’s novels Flaubert’s Parrot and A History of the World in 10½ Chapters with an introduction by Sarah Churchwell (pp. vii-xvii).

Listed as Everyman’s Library #348.

Variant: Some copies were sold by the publisher with bookplates signed by Julian Barnes, as pictured above.

10½ 章で書かれた世界の歴史 | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (白水社 | Hakusuisha, 1991; Japanese)

A note on this edition: Julian Barnes. 10½ 章で書かれた世界の歴史 | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Tokyo: 白水社 | Hakusuisha, 1991. Pp. 401 + [3]. 19.4 x 13.6 cm. Translated by 丹治愛. ISBN: 4560044678. (Japanese).

“The Stowaway” | Free Sample Chapter (Reader’s Collection, 1989)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. “The Stowaway” from A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. The Reader’s Collection, 1989. Pp.28. 23 x 15.5 cm.

Sample chapter from Julian Barnes’s novel bound in paper covers. Stated on the inside pages: “This free sample chapter is one of the four specially printed for the Summer Reader’s Collection […]”.

The sample chapter includes a reproduction of the novel’s title page and copyright page. As this is the only sample examined, it remains unclear why the Barnes chapter was bound in a cover featuring cover art from Gita Mehta’s Raj.

10½ Bölümde Dünya Tarihi | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Ayrıntı, 1999; Turkish)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. 10½ Bölümde Dünya Tarihi | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Istanbul: Ayrinti Yayinlari, 1999. Pp. 312 + [8]. 19.5 x 12.9 cm. Translated by Serdar Rifat Kirkoğlu. ISBN: 975539236x. (Turkish).

Two specimens featured, one with a numeric sticker on the back cover. Otherwise, the two copies are identical.

Previously published in Turkish by AFA Yayinlari (1994).

A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Cambridge University Press, 1995)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Edited by Ron Middleton. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Pp. 349 + [3]. 19.8 x 12.8 cm. ISBN: 9780521484787.

Published as part of the “Cambridge Literature” series (Series Editor Judith Baxter) for use in classroom instruction. Includes an introduction, resource notes, study questions, and a glossary of terms.

10 1/2 lukua maailmanhistoriaa | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (WSOY, 1995; Finnish)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. 10 1/2 lukua maailmanhistoriaa | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Porvoo | Helsinki | Juva: WSOY, 1995. Pp. 430 [431] + [1]. 19.7 x 12.9 cm. Translated by Kristiina Drews. ISBN: 9510201375. (Finnish).

Una storia del mondo in 10 capitoli e ½ | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Einaudi, 1997; Italian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Una storia del mondo in 10 capitoli e ½ | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Torino: Einaudi, 1997. Pp. 347 [348] + [14]. 19.4 x 12 cm. Translated by Riccardo Mainardi. ISBN: 8806143107. (Italian).

Paperback edition of the Italian translation of Julian Barnes’s A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Part of the Einaudi Tascabili series (#439).

Visit Einaudi’s author page for Julian Barnes here: https://www.einaudi.it/autori/julian-barnes/

A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Vintage, 2016)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. London: Vintage, 2016. Pp. 309 [311] + [15]. 17.7 x 11 cm. ISBN: 9781784871376. £5.99.

This edition features a special cover designed as part of a “Vintage Classics” series of publications issued by the publisher. Cover art for other titles in the series are printed to the inside front cover (as shown). The book is formatted in a smaller size than typical Vintage publications.

Page numbering stops at p. 309, but a series of blank pages at the end of this edition places the total pages at [326].

A History of the World in 10½ Chapters | Uncorrected Proof (Alfred A. Knopf, 1989)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Pp. 309 + [9]. 21.1 x 13.7 cm.

Uncorrected Proof in blue paper covers. Cover features a white paper slip taped to front that states: “TENTATIVE PUBLICATION DATE: 9 OCTOBER 1989 | TENTATIVE PRICE: $18.95 | WITH A FULL-COLOR FOLDOUT ILLUSTRATION”.

Stapled to the inside front cover are two pages of promotional material for Julian Barnes’s earlier novels, Flaubert’s Parrot and Staring at the Sun.

This copy was used by a reviewer, so contains underlining and written annotations throughout, including the line “It’s as if | you knew | I’d come | to say | gb” to the back cover. Inscribed by the author to the title page [the inscription dedication has been digitally removed].

A History of the World in 10½ Chapters | Uncorrected Proof (Jonathan Cape, 1989)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. London: Jonathan Cape, 1989. Pp. 310 + [2]. 20.5 x 13.8 cm.

Uncorrected Proof in white paper cover with picture of an ark on the front cover and author photo on the back cover. This proof is distinct from the more rare, red uncorrected proof also issued by Jonathan Cape. Provisional publication price and date listed to the back cover: £10.95 | 22 June 1989