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Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Arthur & George. Paris: Mercure de France, 2007. Pp. 552 + [6]. 20.5 x 13.9 cm. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. ISBN: 9782715226128.
French translation paperbound in blue wraps with illustrated dust jacket, as shown.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Arthur & George. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2007. Pp. 523 + [5]. 22 x 14 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433971227. (Spanish).
This specimen is a second printing of the Spanish edition of Arthur & George. It includes a blue promotional band wrapped around the cover stating “2a edición” with blurbs from reviews in white lettering.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. La table citron | The Lemon Table. Paris: Mercure de France, 2006. Pp. 252 [253] + [5]. 20.5 x 14 cm. Translated by Jean-Pierre Aoustin. ISBN: 2715225180. (French).
Published in January 2006, this edition features a promotional, paper band with an image of lemons.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Uit het raam: essays | Through the Window: Seventeen Essays (and one short story). Amsterdam: Atlas Contact, 2012. Pp. 286 [287] + [1] . 21 x 13.4 cm. ISBN: 9789045019314. (Dutch).
Atlas Contact published the Dutch edition of Through the Window approximately two months prior to the first British edition, making the Dutch edition the first printed appearance of the collection.
Note: In the pictured specimen, the title page has been altered to remove a lengthy, personal inscription.
Visit the Atlas website: http://www.atlascontact.nl/auteur/julian-barnes/
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Arthur & George. Prague: Odeon, 2007. Pp. 473 + [7]. 20.5 x 13.3 cm. Translated by Zora Wolfová. ISBN: 9788020712431. (Czech).
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Arthur e George. Cangas do Morrazo: Rinoceronte, 2006. Pp. 422 + [2]. 23 x 14.5 cm. Translated by Xesús Fraga. ISBN: 8493480150. (Galician)
Spine suggests the book is number 5 of the Contemporánea series.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Amor & etc | Love, etc. Portugal: ASA Editores , 2002. Pp. 189 + [1]. 21.5 x 14.1 cm. Translated by Helena Cardoso. ISBN: 9789724130545. (Portuguese).
Copyright page lists this specimen as the second edition: “2a Edição” published in November 2002. The first edition was published by ASA in October 2002 with a different cover.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Amor, etc | Love, etc. Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 2002. Pp. 204 + [4]. 20.9 x 14 cm. ISBN: 8532514308. Translated by Léa Viveiros de Castro. (Portuguese — Brazil)
Notes on this edition: Poesie unterwegs, nichts wird so heiß gegessen … (Nordhessischer VerkehrsVerbund, 2016. (German).
Ephemeral booklet containing Julian Barnes’s essay “A Late-Onset Cook.” The essay is translated by Gertraude Krueger as “Ein kochender Spätzünder” and published on pages 42-49.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Una historia del mundo en diez capítulos y medio | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2000. Pp. 359 + [9]. 20.5 x 13.4 cm. ISBN: 8433914286. Translated by Maribel de Juan. (Spanish).
Copyright page states this particular specimen is the “Cuarta edición” of the Compactos edition, published in November 2000. The spine lists the books as number “98” in the series.
The edition below is the 8th edition printed in May 2018. In addition to a slight difference in the cover hue, the pages differ slightly from the edition above. Pp. 359 + [5].
The edition below is the 9th edition printed in July 2022. It’s layout and pagination is the same as the 8th edition (above). Pp. 359 + [5].