Elizabeth Finch (Vintage, 2023)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Elizabeth Finch. London: Vintage, 2023. Pp. 178 [179] + [7]. 19.7 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 9781529116076.

First UK paperback edition. Also featured is a promotional bookmark for the novel.

Niveles de vida | Levels of Life (Compactos Anagrama, 2022; Spanish; 2nd edition)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Niveles de vida | Levels of Life. Barcelona: Compactos Anagrama, 2022. Pp. 143 + [9]. 20.5 x 13.5  cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433960023. (Spanish).

This example is the second Compact edition of Levels of Life, published in July 2022. It retains the same ISBN as the first Compact edition published in 2017.

A History of the World in 10½ Chapters | Reader’s Collection (Jonathan Cape, 1989)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Jonathan Cape, 1989. Reader’s Collection edition.

The Reader’s Collection edition is the first Jonathan Cape edition with the addition of a special book plate designating it as part of the “Reader’s Collection” series. Prior to publication, the “Reader’s Collection” distributed a sample chapter of the novel.

The Only Story (Center Point Publishing, 2018; Large Print)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Only Story. Thorndike, ME: Center Point Publishing, 2018. Pp. 303 + [1]. 22.2 x 14.5 cm. ISBN: 9781683248378. (Large Print edition).

Large print edition with smooth binding with imagery and text of jacket printed to covers, as shown.

England, England (Alfred A. Knopf, 1999; 2nd Printing Before Publication)


Notes on this edition: The second printing before publication retains all the features and pagination of the First American Edition published by Alfred A. Knopf, except for an alternative publication line on the copyright page.

ΕΛΙΖΑΜΠΕΘ ΦΙΝΤΣ | Elizabeth Finch (Metaixmio, 2022; Greek)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. ΕΛΙΖΑΜΠΕΘ ΦΙΝΤΣ | Elizabeth Finch.  Athens: Metaixmio, 2022. Pp. 273 + [7]. Translated by Κατερίνα Σχινά [Katerina Schina]. ISBN: 9786180332506. (Greek).

Elizabeth Finch (Alfred A. Knopf, 2022)


Notes on this edition: The American edition and the Canadian editions were published simultaneously and are identical in pagination, except for variations to the preliminary page, title page, and copyright page, as noted. Some first editions were distributed by the publisher with signed bookplates, as shown.

Descriptive Bibliography: First American edition – New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. $26.00. 

Title Page: ELIZABETH FINCH | A NOVEL | JULIAN BARNES | [Random House device] | Alfred A. Knopf | New York | 2022

Copyright Page: THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK | PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF | Copyright © 2022 by Julian Barnes | All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, | a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. | Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape, | an imprint of Vintage Publishing, a division of | Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2022. | www.aaknopf.com | Knopf, Borzoi Books, and the colophon are registered trademarks | of Penguin Random House LLC. | Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data | Names: Barnes, Julian, author. | Title: Elizabeth Finch : a novel / Julian Barnes. | Description: First United States edition. [bar ‘|’] New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. | Identifiers: LCCN 2022004061 (print) [bar ‘|’] LCCN 2022004062 (ebook) [bar ‘|’] | ISBN 9780593535431 (hardcover) [bar ‘|’] ISBN 9780593535448 (ebook) | Subjects: LCGFT: Novels. | Classification: LCC PR6052.A6657 E45 2022 (print) [bar ‘|’] | LCC PR6052.A6657 | (ebook) [bar ‘|’] DDC 823/.914—dc23/eng/20220127 | LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022004061 | LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022004062 | This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product | of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, | living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. | Jacket photograph by MirageC / Moment / Getty Images | Jacket design by Janet Hansen | Manufactured in the United States of America | First United States Edition

Collation: 20.8 x 14.0 cm. Pp. [i-viii] [1-2] 3-69 [70-72] 73-121 [122-124] 125-179 [180-184]. [i]: blank. [ii]: ‘Also by Julian Barnes | FICTION | Metroland | Before She Met Me | Flaubert’s Parrot | Staring at the Sun | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters | Talking It Over | The Porcupine | Cross Channel | England, England | Love, etc. | The Lemon Table | Arthur & George | Pulse | The Sense of an Ending | The Noise of Time | The Only Story | NONFICTION | Letters from London, 1990–1995 | Something to Declare | The Pedant in the Kitchen | Nothing to Be Frightened Of | Through the Window | Levels of Life | Keeping an Eye Open | The Man in the Red Coat | TRANSLATION | In the Land of Pain | by Alphonse Daudet’. [iii]: ‘ELIZABETH FINCH’. [iv]: blank. [v]: title page. [vi]: copyright page. [vii]: ‘To Rachel’. [viii]: blank. [1]: ‘ONE’. [2]: blank. 3-69: text. [70]: blank. [71]: ‘TWO’. [72]: blank. 73-121: text. [122]: blank. [123]: ‘THREE’. [124]: blank. 125-179: text. [180]: blank. [181]: [‘Acknowledgements’] [182]: blank. [183]: [‘A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR’]. [184]: [‘A NOTE ON THE TYPE’]. 

General Description: Binding 21.6 x 14.6 cm. Black boards stamped in silver lettering to the spine. White endpapers. Back flap of the dust jacket features an author photograph by Marzena Pogorzaly.

아주 사적인 미술 산책 | Keeping an Eye Open (Dasan, 2023; Korean)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. 아주 사적인 미술 산책 | Keeping an Eye Open. Dasan, 2023. Pp. 590 + [2]. 21 x 14 cm. Translated by 공진호 [Jinho Gong]. ISBN: 9791130644714. (Korean).

Dasan reissued this book with new cover art and additional images throughout. This copy included a promotional postcard that measures 14.8 x 10 cm.

Mannen i den röda rocken | The Man in the Red Coat (Bakhåll, 2022; Swedish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Mannen i den röda rocken | The Man in the Red Coat. Bakhåll, 2022. Pp. 268 + [4]. 21.5 x 15.6 cm. Translated by Andreas Vesterlund. ISBN: 9789177425854. (Swedish).

Elizabeth Finch (Editorial Anagrama, 2023; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Elizabeth Finch. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2023. Pp. 200 + [8]. 22 x 14 cm. Translated by Inga Pellisa. ISBN: 9788433911148. (Spanish).