Cross Channel (Vintage International, 1997)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Cross Channel. New York: Vintage International, 1997. Pp. 211 + [1]. 20.3 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 067976755X.

First U.S. paperback edition of Julian Barnes’s first collection of short stories.

Love, etc (Vintage Books, 2009; Rejacketed 2013)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Love, etc. London: Vintage Books, 2009. Pp. 249 + [1]. 19.7 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 9780099540168.

The copyright page states the book is a 7th printing from 2009, but Vintage reissued this redesigned (or “rejacketed”) cover for publication in 2013.

The cover design lines up with the cover art for Talking It Over.

Talking It Over (Vintage Books, 2009; Rejacketed 2013)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Talking It Over. London: Vintage Books, 2009. Pp. 273 + [7]. 19.7 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 9780099540137.

The copyright page states the book is a 9th printing from 2009, but Vintage reissued this redesigned (or “rejacketed”) cover for publication in 2013.

The cover design lines up with the cover art for Love, etc.

Cross Channel (Vintage Books, 2009; Rejacketed 2013)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Cross Channel. London: Vintage Books, 2009. Pp. 211 + [5]. 19.7 x 12.8 cm. ISBN: 9780099540151.

The copyright page states the book is a 5th printing from 2009, but Vintage reissued this redesigned (or “rejacketed”) cover for publication in 2013.

Metroland (Vintage Books, 2009; Rejacketed 2013)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Metroland. London: Vintage Books, 2009. Pp. 176. 19.6 x 12.8 cm. ISBN: 9780099540069.

The copyright page states the book is a 6th printing from 2009, but Vintage reissued this redesigned (or “rejacketed”) cover for publication in 2013.

Staring at the Sun (Perennial, 1988)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Staring at the Sun. New York: Perennial Library, 1988. Pp. 197 + [5]. 20.2 x 13.5 cm. ISBN: 0060971487.

First U.S. paperback edition. Cover illustration by Karen Katz.

Levels of Life | Unbound Proof (Jonathan Cape, 2013)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Levels of Life. London: Jonathan Cape, 2013. Pp. 117 [118] + [2 sheets].

Unbound Proof printed on one side only in an enlarged font. Sheets measure 29.7 x 21 cm (A4).

Through the Window | Uncorrected Proof (Vintage Books, 2012)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Through the Window: Seventeen Essays and a Short Story. London: Vintage Books, 2012. Pp. 243 + [3]. 19.8 x 12.8 cm.

Uncorrected Proof of the first U.K. Vintage edition. Inscribed by Julian Barnes to his bibliographer.

The Only Story (Alfred A. Knopf, 2018; 2nd Printing)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Only Story. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.

This is the 2nd printing following the first American edition. The second printing was available in April 2018, the same month as the original publication.

Papuga Flauberta | Flaubert’s Parrot (Czytelnik, 1992; Polish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Papuga Flauberta | Flaubert’s Parrot. Warsaw: Czytelnik, 1992. Pp. 288 [289] + [3]. 15.1 x 10.1 cm. Translated by Adam Szymanowski. ISBN: 8307022428. (Polish).