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Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Love, etc. Toronto: Vintage Canada, 2002. Pp. 227 + [3]. 20.2 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 0679311238.
First Vintage Canada paperback edition. Appears identical to the first Vintage International edition, except for changes to publisher information, ISBN, etc.
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/
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].
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Love, etc. New York: Vintage International, 2002. Pp. 227 + [3]. 20.2 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 0375725881
First U.S. paperback edition issued by Vintage International. The title page reuses the “Love, etc.” graphics for the first U.S. hardback edition.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Nothing to Be Frightened of. Toronto: Vintage Canada, 2009. Pp. 250. 20.3 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 9780307356994.
First Canadian paperback edition issued by Vintage Canada.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Sense of an Ending. New York: Vintage International, 2017. Pp. 163 + [3]. 20.3 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 9780525434665.
Movie Tie-In edition in connection with the theatrical release of the film adaptation of Julian Barnes’s The Sense of an Ending. The copyright page states the publication date as May 2012, but the covers were updated as of 2017. The back cover states “Cover art © 2016 CBS Films Inc.”.
The film is directed by Ritesh Batra and written by Nick Payne. The film stars Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Emily Mortimer and Michelle Dockery.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Sense of an Ending. London: Vintage Books, 2012. Pp. 150 + [4]. 19.7 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 9780099564973.
First Vintage paperback edition for the U.K. market. Cover design by Suzanne Dean. This copy features a darkened fore edge to accentuate the cover design.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Nothing to Be Frightened of. London: Vintage Books, 2009. Pp. 250. 19.8 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 9780099523741.
First Vintage paperback edition for the U.K. market. Cover design by Suzanne Dean. This copy features to its front cover a round promotional sticker with a blurb from the Daily Telegraph.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Nothing to Be Frightened Of. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. Pp. 241 + [3]. 21.3 x 14.3 cm.
Uncorrected Proof of the American edition bound in pale grey paper cover with black lettering. Provisional publication date set for “5 September 2008” with a list price of $24. Loosely inserted are two promotional items: one blue sheet of paper with blurbs from British press and a stapled copy of a profile/interview with Julian Barnes by Kate Summerscale.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Levels of Life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. Pp. 124 + [6]. 21 x 14.6 cm.
Uncorrected Proof of the American edition bound in pale yellow paper cover with black lettering. Provisional publication date set for “26 September 2013” with a list price of $22.95.