Cross Channel (Picador, 2005; Rejacketed)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Cross Channel. London: Picador, 2005. Pp. 211 + [3]. 19.7 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 0330349112.

Picador reissued their edition of Cross Channel with new cover art at the same time they reissued Barnes’s other books. While the copyright page does not state the date, the rejacketed editions were issued in 2005. This printing is the 10th printing.

Author photograph by Ellen Warner.

Letters from London (Picador, 2005; Rejacketed)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Letters from London. London: Picador, 2005. Pp. 352. 19.7 x 12.8 cm. ISBN: 0330341162.

Picador reissued their edition of Letters from London with new cover art at the same time they reissued Barnes’s other books. While the copyright page does not state the date, the rejacketed editions were issued in 2005. This printing is the 6th printing.

Author photograph by Ellen Warner.

The Porcupine (Picador, 2005; Rejacketed)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Porcupine. London: Picador, 2005. Pp. 138. 19.7 x 12.8 cm. ISBN: 033032828x.

Picador reissued their edition of The Porcupine with new cover art at the same time they reissued Barnes’s other books. While the copyright page does not state the date, the rejacketed editions were issued in 2005. This printing is the 5th printing.

Author photograph by Ellen Warner.

A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Picador, 2005; Rejacketed)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. London: Picador, 2005. Pp. 372 [373] + [3]. 19.7 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 0330313991.

Picador reissued their edition of A History of the World in 10½ Chapters with new cover art at the same time they reissued Barnes’s other books. While the copyright page does not state the date, the rejacketed editions were issued in 2005. This printing is the 37th printing.

Author photograph by Ellen Warner.

Staring at the Sun (Picador, 2005; Rejacketed)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Staring at the Sun. London: Picador, 2005. 195 + [7]. 19.7 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 0330299301.

Picador reissued their edition of Staring at the Sun with new cover art at the same time they reset Barnes’s other books. While the copyright page does not state the date, the rejacketed editions were issued in 2005. The pagination remains the same as in earlier Picador editions of this novel. This printing is the 24th printing.

Author photograph by Ellen Warner.

Before She Met Me (Picador, 2005; Rejacketed)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Before She Met Me. London: Picador, 2005. Pp. 212 + [2]. 19.7 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 0330300059.

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/Pavanne edition (1983). This is the 22nd printing.

Author photograph by Ellen Warner.

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.

A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Picador, 1990; Rejacketed)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. London: Picador, 1990. Pp. 309 + [3]. 19.6 x 12.8 cm. ISBN: 0330313991.

Picador reissued this redesigned (or “rejacketed”) printing of Barnes’s novel. This is stated as the 31st edition. The text pagination is the same earlier Picador printings. The exact date of this reissue is uncertain, but the list of titles ends with Letters from London 1990-1995, so the printing was issued after 1996.

A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Picador, 1990)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. London: Picador, 1990. Pp. 309 + [3]. 19.5 x 12.8 cm. ISBN: 0330313991.

Julian Barnes’s novel went through numerous printings with Picador. The first set of photos is for the 4th printing. Below is the 21st printing with variations to the sales price and small changes to the cover text. The text block for each printing remains the same.

Staring at the Sun (Vintage International, 1993)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Staring at the Sun. New York: Vintage International, 1993. Pp. 197 + [1]. 20.3 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 0679748202.

Julian Barnes changed the dedication page for the Vintage American edition to honor his former editor Frances Lindley (1911-1987).