Metroland – Julian Barnes Bibliography

Jonathan Cape Book Catalog: 1981-1982 (Jonathan Cape, c1979)

Notes on this edition: Jonathan Cape Book Catalog: January 1980—July 1980. Jonathan Cape, [1979]. Pp. 48. 20.3 x 12.6 cm.

Jonathan Cape published promotional book catalogs for forthcoming publications. In this 1980 “Spring & Summer Books” catalog, the publisher features Julian Barnes’s Metroland (pp. 4) and Dan Kavanagh’s Duffy (pp. 8).

Duffy is listed under a former, potential title of Suck it and See, a phrase used repeatedly by the novel’s antagonist.

Metroland (Atlas Contact, 2020; Dutch)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Metroland. Atlas Contact, 2020. Pp. 232 [233] + [7]. 21 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Else Hoog. ISBN: 9789025461836. (Dutch).

Includes a foreword by Julian Barnes.

Metroland (Bakhåll, 2019; Swedish)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Metroland. Lund: Bakhåll, 2019. Pp. 217 [218] + [6]. 20.8 x 13.6. Translated by Andreas Vesterlund. ISBN: 9789177425090. (Swedish).

Metroland (Jonathan Cape, 1992)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Metroland. Jonathan Cape, 1992. Pp. 176. 20.4 x 12.7 cm. ISBN: 0224017624.

Second hardback edition of Julian Barnes’s first novel. The text block and pagination are unchanged from the first Jonathan Cape edition (1980). This example is a former library copy.

Metroland (Robin Clark, 1986)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Metroland. Robin Clark, 1986. Pp. 176. 19.6 x 12.9 cm. Copyright pages states, “Reprinted 1982, 1984, 1986.” ISBN: 0860720489. Cover illustration by Gary Hitcham. Designed by Namara. Paperback.

Metroland (Robin Clark, 1984)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Metroland. Robin Clark, 1984. Pp. 176. 19.6 x 12.9 cm. Copyright pages states, “Reprinted 1982 and 1984.” ISBN: 0860720489. Cover illustration by Peter Benton. Designed by Namara Features. Paperback.

Metroland (Vintage Books, 2009)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Metroland. London: Vintage Books, 2009. Pp. 176. 19.8 x 13 cm. ISBN: 9780099540069.

In 2009, Julian Barnes changed paperback publishers from Picador to Vintage Books.

Metroland (Picador, 2005; Rejacketed)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Metroland. London: Picador, 2005. Pp. 214 + [2]. 19.7 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 0330313819.

Picador reset the type for this edition in 1995. They also created new cover art for this 2005 reissue. The pagination varies from the earlier Picador edition (1990). The books each carry the same ISBN. This is the 20th printing.

Author photograph by Ellen Warner.