Introduction Foreword Preface – Page 3 – Julian Barnes Bibliography

Candide, or, Optimism (Folio Society, 2016; Signed Edition)

Notes on this edition: Voltaire. Candide, or, Optimism. London: Folio Society, 2016. Pp. 202. 26.6 x 22.6 cm.

Translated by Tobias Smollett. Introduction by Julian Barnes. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.

Leather edition signed by Quentin Blake in an edition of 25 copies (not for sale to the public).

The limitation page states:

“THIS EDITION OF CANDIDE HAS BEEN TYPESET IN GARAMOND AT THE FOLIO SOCIETY, AND PRINTED ON MODIGLIANI PAPER BY GRAMMLICH, PLIEZHAUSEN, GERMANY. THE BINDING BY BELTZ FINE BOOKS, BAD LANGENSALZA, GERMANY, IS IN FULL NIGERIAN GOATSKIN LEATHER BLOCKED WITH A DESIGN BY THE ARTIST. THE EDITION IS LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES FOR SALE TO MEMBERS OF THE FOLIO SOCIETY, AND 25 LETTERED COPIES WHICH ARE NOT FOR SALE.”

בארץ המכאוב | In the Land of Pain (Nahar Books, 2006; Hebrew)

Notes on this edition: Alphonse Daudet. בארץ המכאוב | In the Land of Pain. Edited, translated, and with an introduction by Julian Barnes. Binyamina: Nahar Books, 2006. Pp. 89 + [7]. 20 x 11.6 cm. Translated by מיכה פרנקל (Micha Frenkel). ISBN: 9657303095. (Hebrew).

Inscribed to Julian Barnes by Reuven Miran.

La France en automobile | A Motor-Flight through France (Mercure de France, 2015; French)

Notes on this edition: Edith Wharton. La France en automobile | A Motor-Flight through France. Paris: Mercure de France, 2015. Pp.166 [167] + [9]. 20.5 x 14 cm. Translated by Jean Pavans. ISBN: 9782715241459. (French).

Preface by Julian Barnes, originally written in 1995, but translated into French in 2015. The preface appears on pp. 9-[23].

Parade’s End | Ford Madox Ford (Penguin Books, 2012)

Notes on this edition: Ford Madox Ford. Parade’s End. London: Penguin Books, 2012. Pp. 836 + [10]. 19.7 x 12.8 cm. ISBN: 9780141392196.

Julian Barnes wrote the introduction to this Penguin Classics reissue.

The Best of Frank O’Connor | Uncorrected Proof (Alfred A. Knopf, 2009; Everyman’s Library #321)

Notes on this edition: Frank O’Connor. The Best of Frank O’Connor. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Pp. xxxviii, 673 + [1]. 20.6 x 12.3 cm.

Uncorrected Proof in orange paper covers. Edited and with an introduction by Julian Barnes pp. ix-xi. Part of the Everyman’s Library series, no. 321.

The Reef | Edith Wharton (Everyman’s Library, 1996; UK Edition)

Notes on this edition: Edith Wharton. The Reef. London: Everyman’s Library / David Campbell Publishers, 1996. Pp. 290 + [6]. 21 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 1857152018.

Julian Barnes wrote the introduction to volume by Edith Wharton (pp. ix-xviii). Part of the Everyman’s Library series, no. 201. Republished in Barnes’s collection of essays Through the Window.

This edition is paginated the same as the U.S. edition distributed by Alfred A. Knopf, though the dust jackets are different.

The Reef | Edith Wharton (Everyman’s Library, 1996; US Edition)

Notes on this edition: Edith Wharton. The Reef. New York: Everyman’s Library / Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Pp. 290 + [6]. 21 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 0679447245.

Julian Barnes wrote the introduction to volume by Edith Wharton (pp. ix-xviii). Part of the Everyman’s Library series, no. 201. Republished in Barnes’s collection of essays Through the Window.

This edition is paginated the same as the U.K. edition distributed by Random House, though the dust jackets are different.