Category: Books by Julian Barnes

Talking It Over (Vintage International, 1992; Canadian Edition)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Talking It Over. Toronto: Vintage Books, 1992. Pp. 275 + [1]. 20.2 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 0394222989.

Stated as the “First Vintage Books Edition” to the copyright page. This paperback edition of Julian Barnes’s novel Talking It Over is the first Canadian paperback edition. While appearing nearly identical to the first Vintage International edition published in the U.S., the two editions feature different title pages, copyright pages, and there are subtle differences to the dust covers, including price and promotional blurbs. A later printing copyright page is also pictured above.

The example below is priced at $17.95. It features blurbs from Canadian publications to the back cover. The copyright page states this is a “First Vintage Books Edition” and has a printing number line that reads “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2”, but the back of the book  includes advertisements for England, England (1998) and — “NEW FROM RANDOM HOUSE CANADA” — Love, etc (2000), thus suggesting it is a later reprint. ISBN: 9780394222981.

Talking It Over (Vintage International, 1992; U.S. Edition)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Talking It Over. New York: Vintage International, 1992. Pp. 275 + [1]. 20.2 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 9780679736875.

The first U.S. paperback edition of Julian Barnes’s novel Talking It Over. A very similar edition was published by Vintage Books as the first Canadian paperback edition. While appearing nearly identical, the two editions feature different title pages, copyright pages, and there are subtle differences to the dust covers, including price and promotional blurbs.

This example is priced at $11.00. It features blurbs from U.S. publications to the back cover.

Il senso di una fine | The Sense of an Ending (Einaudi, 2012; Italian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Il senso di una fine | The Sense of an Ending. Torino: Einaudi, 2012. Pp. 150 + [6]. 22.1 x 14.1 cm. Translated by Susanna Basso. ISBN: 9788806211561. (Italian).

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

The Porcupine (Vintage International, 1993; Canadian Edition)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Porcupine. Toronto: Vintage International, 1993. Pp.138 + [8]. 20.2 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 9780394223308. $12.50.

Stated to copyright page: “FIRST VINTAGE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, OCTOBER 1993”. This particular edition was published by Vintage Books, a division of Random House Canada. Blurb to front cover from the The Toronto Star.

England, England (Vintage Canada, 1999)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. England, England. Toronto: Vintage Canada, 1999. Pp. 266. 20.2 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 9780679309970.

Stated “First Canadian Edition” to the copyright page. The publication date for this edition is not clearly listed, though the “Cataloguing in Publication Data” suggests the year as 1999.

Arthur & George | Re-jacketed (Vintage Books, 2012)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Arthur & George. London: Vintage Books, 2012. Pp. 505 + [1]. 19.3 x 12.8 cm. ISBN: 9780099492733.

Vintage issued the paperback edition of Julian Barnes’s Arthur & George with an updated cover following the success of Barnes’s novel The Sense of an Ending in 2011. The cover lettering echoes the lettering on the jacket of the Jonathan Cape edition of the Man Booker Prize winning novel. Both covers were designed by Suzanne Dean. The edition pictured is a eleventh printing with the number sequence on the copyright page: “12 14 16 18 20 19 17 15 13 11”.

The Sense of an Ending | Uncorrected Proof (Jonathan Cape, 2011)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Sense of an Ending. London: Jonathan Cape, 2011. Pp. 150 + [4]. 19.9 x 12.9 cm. Proof ISBN: 9780224096126.

Uncorrected proof in paper covers with ruled paper imagery. “The Sense of | an Ending” in dark red lettering and “Julian | Barnes | WINNER OF THE DAVID COHEN PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2011” in black near the bottom of the front cover. Proof ISBN stated to back cover: 9780224096126

درک یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending (Ghasedak-e Saba, 2017)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. درک یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending. Ghasedak-e Saba, 2017. Pp. 176. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Translated by Niloofar Dodd. ISBN: 9786005675320.

Third Persian translation of Julian Barnes’s The Sense of an Ending, this edition features a cover with stills from the film adaptation of the novel.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.

هیاهوی زمان | The Noise of Time (Cheshmeh, 2016; Persian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. هیاهوی زمان | The Noise of Time. Tehran: Cheshmeh, 2016. Pp. 183 + [1]. 21.4 x 14.4 cm. Translated by Peyman Khaksar. ISBN: 9786002296900. (Persian).

The third Persian translation of Julian Barnes’s The Noise of Time, this edition received wide attention because the publisher and translator were more well-known. This example is of the 6th printing.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.

سپاس ریوندی | The Noise of Time (Mahi, 2016; Persian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. سپاس ریوندی | The Noise of Time. Mahi, 2016. Pp. 188 + [2]. 21.4 x 14.4 cm. Translated by سپاس ریوندی [Sepas Reivandi]. ISBN: 9789642092710. (Persian).

The first Persian translation of Julian Barnes’s The Noise of Time to reach the market. This copy is the 2nd reprint issued.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.