A History of the World in 10½ Chapters | Reader’s Collection (Jonathan Cape, 1989)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Jonathan Cape, 1989. Reader’s Collection edition.

The Reader’s Collection edition is the first Jonathan Cape edition with the addition of a special book plate designating it as part of the “Reader’s Collection” series. Prior to publication, the “Reader’s Collection” distributed a sample chapter of the novel.

In the Land of Pain (Jonathan Cape, 2002)


Notes on this edition: First English edition – London: Jonathan Cape, 2002. £10.00. 

(Translation of La Doulou by Alphonse Daudet).

Descriptive Bibliography:

 Title Page: ALPHONSE DAUDET | In the Land of Pain | EDITED AND TRANSLATED | BY | JULIAN BARNES | [Jonathan Cape device] | JONATHAN CAPE | LONDON

Copyright Page: Published by Jonathan Cape 2002 | 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 | Translation, introduction and notes copyright © Julian Barnes 2002 | Julian Barnes has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs | and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the translator and editor | of this work | This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, | by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, | or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior | consent in any form of binding or cover other than that | in which it is published and without a similar condition | including this condition being imposed on the | subsequent purchaser | First published in Great Britain in 2002 by Jonathan Cape | Random House, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA | The Random House Group Limited Reg. No. 954009 | www.randomhouse. co.uk | A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library | ISBN 0-224-06267-0 | Typeset by Palimpsest Book Production Limited, Polmont, Stirlingshire | Printed and bound in Great Britain by | Biddles Ltd, Guildford and King’s Lynn

Collation: 18.4 x 12.9 cm. Pp. [i-iv] v-xv [xvi] [1-2] 3-49 [50-52] 53-87 [88-96]. [i]: ‘In the Land of Pain’. [ii]: ‘[photo] | Daudet and his wife Julia at Champrosay, c. 1892.’. [iii]: title page. [iv]: copyright page. [v-xv]: introduction. [xvi]: blank. [1]: ‘I’. [2]: blank. 3-49: text. [50]: blank. [51]: ‘II’. [52]: blank. 53-87: text. [88-96]: blank.

General description: Binding 19.1 x 13.5 cm. Black boards, gold blocked on spine. Burgundy endpapers. Colored dust jacket lettered in cream, purple, dark red, black and white. Features an image of a wasp on a medicinal bottle to both upper and lower panels. Afterword titled ‘A Note on Syphilis’ by Julian Barnes, pp. 82-87.

Elizabeth Finch (Jonathan Cape, 2022; Unbound Page Proofs)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Elizabeth Finch. London: Jonathan Cape, 2022. 186 sheets of A4 paper (29.7 x 21 cm) printed on a single side.

Printed from a file and annotated with corrections in Julian Barnes’s hand.

Dmitri Shostakovich Promotional Cutout (Jonathan Cape, 2016)


Notes on this item: Jonathan Cape produced an unspecific but small number of cardboard cutouts featuring the linocut image of Dmitri Shostakovich holding a briefcase. The figure serves as the central cover image of Julian Barnes’s novel The Noise of Time (Jonathan Cape, 2016). The cutout stands approximately 5½ to 6 feet tall.

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.

Jonathan Cape Book Catalog: 1981-1982 (Jonathan Cape, c1981)


Notes on this edition: Jonathan Cape Book Catalog: August 1981—February 1982. Jonathan Cape, [1981]. Pp. 56. 21 x 14.5 cm.

Jonathan Cape published promotional book catalogs for forthcoming publications. In the “Autumn & Winter Books” catalog, the publisher features Dan Kavanagh’s novel Fiddle City on page 9.

Posy Simmonds illustrated the catalog cover.

Elizabeth Finch (Jonathan Cape, 2022)


Notes on this edition: First English edition – London: Jonathan Cape, 2022. $16.99.

Descriptive Bibliography:  

Title Page: ELIZABETH FINCH | JULIAN BARNES | [Jonathan Cape device] | JONATHAN CAPE | LONDON

Copyright Page: 1 3 5 7 9 20 8 6 4 2 | Jonathan Cape is part of the Penguin Random House group of companies | whose addresses can be found at global.penguinrandomhouse.com. | [Penguin Random House UK device] | Copyright © Julian Barnes 2022 | Julian Barnes has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this Work in | accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 | First published by Jonathan Cape in 2022 | penguin.co.uk/vintage | A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library | ISBN 9781787333932 | Typeset 12.30/15 pt Bembo by Jouve UK, Milton Keyes | Printed and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, Elcograf S.p.A. | The publishers have made every effort to trace copyright holders, | and will be pleased to correct any omission in future editions | The authorised representative in the EEA is Penguin Random House Ireland, | Morrison Chambers, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin DO2 VH68 | Penguin Random House is committed to a sustainable future | for our business, our readers and our planet. This book is made | from Forest Stewardship Council® certified paper. | [Forest Stewardship Council® device]

Collation: 21.5 x 13.5 cm. Pp. [i-vi] [1-2] 3-69 [70-72] 73-121 [122-124] 125-178 [179-186]. [i]: ‘ELIZABETH FINCH’. [ii]: ‘Also by Julian Barnes | FICTION | Metroland | Before She Met Me | Flaubert’s Parrot | Staring at the Sun | A History  of the World in 10½ Chapters | Talking it Over | The Porcupine | Cross Channel | England, England | Love, etc | The Lemon Table | Arthur & George | Pulse | The Sense of an Ending | The Noise of Time | The Only Story | NON-FICTION | Letters from London 1990–1995 | Something to Declare | The Pedant in the Kitchen | Nothing to Be Frightened Of | Through the Window | Levels of Life | Keeping an Eye Open | The Man in the Red Coat | TRANSLATION | In the Land of Pain | by Alphonse Daudet’. [iii]: title page. [iv]: copyright page. [v]: ‘to Rachel’. [vi]: blank. 1: ‘ONE’. 2: blank. 3-69: text. [70]: blank. [71]: ‘TWO’. [72]: blank. 73-121: text. [122]: blank. [123]: ‘THREE’. [124]: blank. 125-[179]: text. [180]: blank. [181]: text [‘ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS’]. [182-186]: blank.

General description: Binding 22.3 x 14.3 cm. Black and white pictorial boards featuring The Eye of Love © René Groebli. White lettering used for ‘JULIAN BARNES’ and black lettering for ‘ELIZABETH FINCH’ and the Jonathan Cape device to the spine. The dust jacket was issued in two colors — one yellow and one blue. The dust jackets feature cutaway circles and half circles to the front that reveal portions of the pictorial cover. Cover design by Suzanne Dean. Back flap of the dust jacket features an author photograph by Marzena Pogorzaly. The headband is also black and white.

The Man in the Red Coat (Jonathan Cape, 2019; Uncorrected Proof)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Man in the Red Coat. London: Jonathan Cape, 2019. Pp. 265 [266] + [16]. 21 x 16.3 cm.

Uncorrected Proof of the first English edition. The proof lists the publication date as 7 November 2019.

Elizabeth Finch (Jonathan Cape, 2022; Advanced Uncorrected Proof)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Elizabeth Finch. London: Jonathan Cape, 2022. Pp. 178 + [8]. 19.8 x 12.9 cm.

This copy is a bound advanced, uncorrected proof of the novel Elizabeth Finch. It includes a letter from the publisher director, as pictured, that provides an overview of the novel.

The Man in the Red Coat (Jonathan Cape, 2019)


Notes on this edition: This first edition, true first printing of Julian Barnes’s The Man in the Red Coat features a publication error later corrected in a subsequent first edition printing. The photo of Oscar Wilde on page [33] is captioned: “Oscar Wilde as Salomé”. The title page also indicates the first printing was “Printed and bound in China by C&C Offset Printing Co., Ltd”.

The image of Wilde was changed and newly captioned: “Wilde as a Greek”. In all other respects, the edition is identical, except the copyright page now indicates the book was, “Printed and bound in Italy by L.E.G.O. S.p.A.” (see additional images below). The corrected volume does not indicate a second printing.

The images above for the first edition, true first printing also show two versions of the back of the dust jacket. One shows the ISBN barcode as printed, while another image shows a replacement sticker that was used on “Signed” copies, as indicated by a sticker on the front of the jacket, also pictured above.


Descriptive Bibliography: First edition – London: Jonathan Cape, 2019. £18.99. 

 Title Page: The Man in the Red Coat | JULIAN BARNES | [Jonathan Cape device] | JONATHAN CAPE | LONDON

Copyright Page: 1 3 5 7 9 20 8 6 4 2 | Jonathan Cape, an imprint of Vintage Publishing, | 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, | London SW1V 2SA | Jonathan Cape is part of the Penguin Random House group of companies | whose addresses can be found at global.penguinrandomhouse.com. | [Penguin Random House UK device] | Copyright © Julian Barnes 2019 | Julian Barnes has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this | Work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 | First published by Jonathan Cape in 2019 | penguin.co.uk/vintage | A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library | ISBN 9781787332164 | Typeset 11/16.033 pt Dante MT | by Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd, Pondicherry | Colour reproduction by Altaimage Ltd | Printed and bound in China by C&C Offset Printing Co., Ltd

Collation: 21.0 x 16.4 cm. Pp. [i-vi] 1-4 [5] 6-12 [13] 14-23 [24] 25-31 [32-33] 34-54 [55] 56-57 [58] 59-61 [62] 63-69 [70] 71-101 [102] 103-108 [109] 110-116 [117] 118-119 [120] 121-122 [123] 124-125 [126] 127-135 [136] 137-150 [151] 152-155 [156] 157-169 [170] 171-174 [175] 176-206 [207] 208-213 [214] 215-262 [263-264] 265 [266-274]. [i]: ‘The Man in the Red Coat’. [ii]: ‘Also by Julian Barnes | FICTION | Metroland | Before She Met Me | Flaubert’s Parrot | Staring at the Sun | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters | Talking it Over | The Porcupine | Cross Channel | England, England | Love, etc | The Lemon Table | Arthur & George | Pulse | The Sense of an Ending | The Noise of Time | The Only Story | NON-FICTION | Letters from London 1990–1995 | Something to Declare | The Pedant in the Kitchen | Nothing to Be Frightened Of | Through the Window | Levels of Life | Keeping an Eye Open | TRANSLATION | In the Land of Pain | by Alphonse Daudet’. [iii]: title page. [iv]: copyright page. [v]: ‘to Rachel’. [vi]: blank. 1-4: text. [5]: [image: ‘Dr Pozzi at Home, John Singer Sargent (1881)’]. 6-12: text. [13]: [image: ‘Count Robert de Montesquiou, Giovanni Boldini (1897)’]. 14-23: text. [24]: [image: ‘Sarah Bernhardt by Nadar (c. 1864)’.] 25-31: text. [32]: [image: ‘Montesquiou as the Head of John the Baptst’.] [33]: [image: ‘Oscar Wilde as Salomé’.] 34-54: text. [55]: [image: ‘Pozzi: ‘disgustingly handsome’, according to Alice, Princesse de Monaco’.] 56-57: text. [58]: [image: ‘Montesquiou and Yturri in oriental costume’.] 59-61: text. [62]: [image: ‘Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly, Charles Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran (1860)’.] 63-69: text. [70]: [image: ‘Jean Lorrain, Anotonio de la Gandara (1898)’.] 71-101: text. [102]: [image: ‘L’Apparition, Gustave Moreau (1876)’.] 103-108: text. [109]: [image: ‘Madame X, John Singer Sargent (1884)’.] 110-116: text. [117]: [image: ‘Carolus-Duran, John Singer Sargent (1879)’.] 118-119: text. [120]: [image: ‘Arrangement in Black and Gold, James McNeill Whistler (1891-92)’.] 121-122: text. [123]: [image: ‘Le Cercle de la rue Royale (detail), James Tissot (1868)’.] 124-125: text. [126]: [image: ‘Self-portrait, Winnaretta Singer (1885)’.] 127-135: text. [136]: [image: ‘Léon Delafosse, John Singer Sargent (1895-98)’.] 137-150: text. [151]: [image: ‘The Sedelmayer Family (detail), Franz Rumpler (1879) – Emma is on the right’.] 152-155: text. [156]: [top image: ‘A ward at the Broca Hospital, with frescoed walls’; bottom image: ‘Health Restored to the Sick, Georges Clairin’.] 157-169: text. [170]: [image: ‘Catherine Pozzi at eighteen’.] 171-174: text. [175]: [image: ‘Pozzi among his treasures’.] 176-206: text. [207]: [image: ‘Louis-François Bertin, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1832)’.] 208-213: text. [214]: [image: ‘Pozzi by Léon Bonnat (1910)’.] 215-262: text. [263]: text. [264]: blank. 265-[266]: text [‘Author’s Note’]. [267-268]: text [‘Illustration Credits’]. [269]: text [‘Acknowledgements’]. [270-274]: blank. 

General description: Binding 21.6 x 17.1 cm. Red cloth boards stamped in silver lettering to the spine. Pictorial endpapers with photographs of luminaries. Cover design by Suzanne Dean. Back flap of the dust jacket features an author photograph by Urszula Soltys.