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Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Polsslag | Pulse. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Atlas, 2011. Pp. 252 [253] + [3]. 21 x 13.4 cm. Translated by Ronald Vlek. ISBN: 9789045018607. (Dutch).
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Notes on this edition: “One of a Kind” by Julian Barnes. The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories. Edited with an introduction by Malcolm Bradbury. London: Penguin, 1988.
Julian Barnes’s short story “One of a Kind” is published on pages 400-406. In this example, Barnes has signed his entry. Formerly from the library of book collector Rolland Comstock.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Nada que temer | Nothing to Be Frightened of. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2010. Pp. 300 + [4]. 22 x 14 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433975263. (Spanish).
The first printing was published in February 2010, with a second printing in May, as pictured below.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Артър & Джордж | Arthur & George. Sofia: Obsidian, 2006. Pp. 478 [479] + [1]. 19.9 x 13 cm. Translated by любомир николов. ISBN: 9789547691339. (Bulgarian).
Notes on this edition: Alphonse Daudet. In the Land of Pain. Translated by Julian Barnes. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. Pp. 87 + [3]. 18.5 x 13 cm.
Uncorrected Proof in lavendar wraps with black lettering. Publication information and the statement, ‘THIS IS AN UNCORRECTED PROOF’ on bottom of front cover. Preliminary publication date set for 16 January 2003. Title page lists date as ‘2002’. Dust jacket art reproduced on first page. (18.5 x 12.9 cm).
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Cross Channel: Stories. London: Jonathan Cape, 1996. Pp. 211 + [1]. 20.3 x 13.3 cm. ISBN: 0224043013.
Uncorrected Proof in cream card wraps with black and red lettering. Designed to resemble a traditional French Gallimard paperback edition. ‘JONATHAN CAPE UNCORRECTED BOOK PROOF’ in black along bottom of upper panel. Limited to 500 copies with the numbering to the first sheet.
An unknown number of copies of this uncorrected proof were printed without the limitation line. The assumption is that this print run was extremely low and was supplied to in-house employees only, rather than reviewers. A copy of this proof, with a lengthy inscription from Julian Barnes, is in his bibliographer’s private collection.
Notes on this edition: Dan Kavanagh. Duffy en de pornokoning | Duffy. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij de Arbeiderspers, 1982. Pp. 199 + [5]. 20 x 11.5 cm. Translated by C. A. G. van den Broek. ISBN: 9029524588. (Dutch).
Notes on this edition: Dan Kavanagh. De beuk erin | Putting the Boot In. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij de Arbeiderspers, 1987. Pp. 196. 20 x 11.5 cm. Translated by Sjaak Commandeur. ISBN: 9029525010. (Dutch).
Notes on this edition: In de vernieling | Going to the Dogs. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij de Arbeiderspers, 1988. Pp. 224. 20 x 11.5 cm. Translated by Harry Pallemans. ISBN: 9029525061. (Dutch).
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Talking It Over. Toronto: Vintage Books, 1992. Pp. 275 + [1]. 20.2 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 0394222989.
Stated as the “First Vintage Books Edition” to the copyright page. This paperback edition of Julian Barnes’s novel Talking It Over is the first Canadian paperback edition. While appearing nearly identical to the first Vintage International edition published in the U.S., the two editions feature different title pages, copyright pages, and there are subtle differences to the dust covers, including price and promotional blurbs. A later printing copyright page is also pictured above.
The example below is priced at $17.95. It features blurbs from Canadian publications to the back cover. The copyright page states this is a “First Vintage Books Edition” and has a printing number line that reads “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2”, but the back of the book includes advertisements for England, England (1998) and — “NEW FROM RANDOM HOUSE CANADA” — Love, etc (2000), thus suggesting it is a later reprint. ISBN: 9780394222981.