Notes on this edition: Pod Słońce | Staring at the Sun. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka Wydawn, 1994. Pp. 181 [182] + [2]. 19.5 x 12.8 cm. Translated by Tomasz Bieroń. ISBN: 8386211180. (Polish).
Category: Books by Julian Barnes
Arthur & George | Uncorrected Proof (Mercure de France, 2007; French)
Notes on this edition: Arthur & George. Paris: Mercure de France, 2007. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. (French).
Uncorrected Proof of the French edition of Julian Barnes’s Arthur & George. From the author’s personal collection.
Arthur & George | Man Booker Shortlist Leather Bound (Author’s Copy)
Notes on this edition: Each author shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize receives a specially bound edition created by a Designer Bookbinders Fellow. The bookbinder designs and completes the edition in 4-5 weeks, and authors are presented with their special editions on the evening of the Man Booker award ceremony.
Julian Barnes’s Arthur & George was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2005, and this special edition was bound by Lester Capon. Photographed from Julian Barnes’s personal collection.
For more information about the Designer Bookbinders, please visit their website.
Before She Met Me (Pavanne/Pan Books, 1983)
Notes on this edition: Before She Met Me. London: Pavanne, 1983. Pp. 174 + [4]. 17.7 x 11 cm.
Published by Pan Books.
Metroland | Author Proofs (Jonathan Cape, 1980)
Notes on this edition: Metroland. London: Jonathan Cape, 1980.
From Julian Barnes’s personal collection, this set of author proofs is glued on the top edge. This may be the only extant copy of this unusual proof.
Before She Met Me | Stapled Proofs (Jonathan Cape, 1982)
Notes on this edition: Before She Met Me. London: Jonathan Cape, 1982.
Stapled proofs sent to Julian Barnes from his publisher. The proofs are stapled into sections, and these sections are gathered in a paper band, as pictured.
From the author’s personal collection, these proofs may be the only extant copy.
Глядя на солнце | Staring at the Sun (ACT, 2004, Russian)
Notes on this edition: Глядя на солнце | Staring at the Sun. Moscow: ACT, 2004. Pp. 253 [254] + [2]. 20.5 x 13.3 cm. Translated by И. Гуровой (I. Gurova). ISBN: 5170212690. (Russian).
Over kanalen | Cross Channel (Tiderne Skifter, 1997; Danish)
Notes on this edition: Over kanalen | Cross Channel. Copenhagen: Tiderne Skifter, 1997. Pp. 211 + [1]. 22 x 14 cm. Translated by Henning Juul Madsen. ISBN: 8774457098. (Danish).
Før hun mødte mig | Before She Met Me (Tiderne Skifter, 1995; Danish)
Notes on this edition: Før hun mødte mig | Before She Met Me. Copenhagen: Tiderne Skifter, 1995. Pp. 196. 21.9 x 13.9 cm. Translated by Henning Juul Madsen. ISBN: 8700580074. (Danish).
Se in i solen | Staring at the Sun (Forum, 1988; Swedish)
Notes on this edition: Se in i solen | Staring at the Sun. Stockholm: Forum, 1988. Pp. 233 [234]. 21.8 x 13.8 cm. Translated by Mats Hörmark. ISBN: 9137094394. (Swedish).
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