Tag: paper covers

Talking It Over (Vintage International, 1992; U.S. Edition)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Talking It Over. New York: Vintage International, 1992. Pp. 275 + [1]. 20.2 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 9780679736875.

The first U.S. paperback edition of Julian Barnes’s novel Talking It Over. A very similar edition was published by Vintage Books as the first Canadian paperback edition. While appearing nearly identical, the two editions feature different title pages, copyright pages, and there are subtle differences to the dust covers, including price and promotional blurbs.

This example is priced at $11.00. It features blurbs from U.S. publications to the back cover.

The Porcupine (Vintage International, 1993; Canadian Edition)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Porcupine. Toronto: Vintage International, 1993. Pp.138 + [8]. 20.2 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 9780394223308. $12.50.

Stated to copyright page: “FIRST VINTAGE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, OCTOBER 1993”. This particular edition was published by Vintage Books, a division of Random House Canada. Blurb to front cover from the The Toronto Star.

England, England (Vintage Canada, 1999)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. England, England. Toronto: Vintage Canada, 1999. Pp. 266. 20.2 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 9780679309970.

Stated “First Canadian Edition” to the copyright page. The publication date for this edition is not clearly listed, though the “Cataloguing in Publication Data” suggests the year as 1999.

Arthur & George | Re-jacketed (Vintage Books, 2012)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Arthur & George. London: Vintage Books, 2012. Pp. 505 + [1]. 19.3 x 12.8 cm. ISBN: 9780099492733.

Vintage issued the paperback edition of Julian Barnes’s Arthur & George with an updated cover following the success of Barnes’s novel The Sense of an Ending in 2011. The cover lettering echoes the lettering on the jacket of the Jonathan Cape edition of the Man Booker Prize winning novel. Both covers were designed by Suzanne Dean. The edition pictured is a eleventh printing with the number sequence on the copyright page: “12 14 16 18 20 19 17 15 13 11”.

The Sense of an Ending | Uncorrected Proof (Jonathan Cape, 2011)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Sense of an Ending. London: Jonathan Cape, 2011. Pp. 150 + [4]. 19.9 x 12.9 cm. Proof ISBN: 9780224096126.

Uncorrected proof in paper covers with ruled paper imagery. “The Sense of | an Ending” in dark red lettering and “Julian | Barnes | WINNER OF THE DAVID COHEN PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2011” in black near the bottom of the front cover. Proof ISBN stated to back cover: 9780224096126

درک یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending (Ghasedak-e Saba, 2017)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. درک یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending. Ghasedak-e Saba, 2017. Pp. 176. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Translated by Niloofar Dodd. ISBN: 9786005675320.

Third Persian translation of Julian Barnes’s The Sense of an Ending, this edition features a cover with stills from the film adaptation of the novel.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.

هیاهوی زمان | The Noise of Time (Cheshmeh, 2016; Persian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. هیاهوی زمان | The Noise of Time. Tehran: Cheshmeh, 2016. Pp. 183 + [1]. 21.4 x 14.4 cm. Translated by Peyman Khaksar. ISBN: 9786002296900. (Persian).

The third Persian translation of Julian Barnes’s The Noise of Time, this edition received wide attention because the publisher and translator were more well-known. This example is of the 6th printing.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.

سپاس ریوندی | The Noise of Time (Mahi, 2016; Persian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. سپاس ریوندی | The Noise of Time. Mahi, 2016. Pp. 188 + [2]. 21.4 x 14.4 cm. Translated by سپاس ریوندی [Sepas Reivandi]. ISBN: 9789642092710. (Persian).

The first Persian translation of Julian Barnes’s The Noise of Time to reach the market. This copy is the 2nd reprint issued.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.

همهمه‌ی زمان | The Noise of Time (Nafir, 2016; Persian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. همهمه‌ی زمان | The Noise of Time. Nafir, 2016. Translated by Marjan Mohammadi. Pp. 249 + [2]. 21.1 x 14.7 cm. ISBN: 9786009641635. (Persian).

This Persian translation was the first undertaken for Julian Barnes’s The Noise of Time, but it was not the first to reach the market. Publication was late because of delays in the Ministry of Culture in Iran.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.

سطوح زندگی | Levels of Life (Melikan, 2015; Persian)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. سطوح زندگی | Levels of Life. Tehran: Melikan, 2015. Pp. 80. 21.2 x 14.5 cm.  Translated by Shabnam Saadat. ISBN: 9786007845059. (Persian).

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication.