Promotional Placard | Arthur & George (Alfred A. Knopf, 2006)


Notes on this item: Promotional placard advertising Julian Barnes’s novel Arthur & George. 76 x 52 cm.

This large advertisement placard was intended to stand on display in a book store upon the publication of the novel by Alfred A. Knopf in 2006.

The Sense of an Ending | Advertisement Broadside (Alfred A. Knopf, 2011)


Notes on this item: Advertisement Broadside for The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes. Produced by Alfred A. Knopf in 2011, the advertisement measures 17 x 11 inches.

The advertisement includes numerous blurbs of praise and claims, “Already in  its 4TH PRINTING”.

Vom Ende einer Geschichte | Advertisement Broadside (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2011)


Notes on this item: Advertisement Broadside for Vom Ende einer Geschichte published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2011. Double sided broadside advertisement mesaures 29.5 x 20.1 cm.

Promotional Placard | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Alfred A. Knopf, 1989)


Notes on this item: Promotional placard advertising Julian Barnes’s novel A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (43 x 33 cm.).

This advertisement was intended to stand on display in a book store upon the publication of the novel by Alfred A. Knopf in 1989. The advertisement was acquired by a book store employee who kept it in storage for 20+ years before selling it.

Julian Barnes states that he used to have a copy of this placard in his study, but it remains unclear exactly how many placards were produced for promotional purposes.