درک یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending (Farhang-i Nashr-i Naw, 2016; Persian)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. درک یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending. Nashr-e No, 2016. Pp. 201 + [3]. 19.5 x 13 cm. Translated by Hassan Kamshad. ISBN: 9786007439340. (Persian).

The first edition of Julian Barnes’s The Sense of an Ending published in Iran. Despite parts of the book being censored, the novel was well-received. This specimen is the 5th printing.

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

حس یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending (Zaryab, 2015; Persian)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes.حس یک پایان | The Sense of an Ending. Zaryab, 2015. Pp. 192. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Translated by Mohammad Hekmat. ISBN: 9789936615021. (Persian).

Published in Afghanistan, this is the first Persian translation of Julian Barnes. It is also the only uncensored Persian version of The Sense of an Ending.

Sincere thanks to Mohammad Hekmat for providing a copy of the book and information concerning its publication. Read an interview with Mohammad Hekmat about his translation of Barnes’s The Sense of an Ending in the Los Angeles Review of Books (15 March 2017).

回憶的餘燼 Hui yi de yu jin | The Sense of an Ending (Tian Xia Wen Hua, 2012; Chinese)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. 回憶的餘燼 (Hui yi de yu jin) | The Sense of an Ending. Tian Xia Wen Hua, 2012. Pp. 205 + [3]. 21 x 15 cm. (Chinese).

Paper cover with dust jacket and promotional band. Copyright page appears on page [206].

Love, etc. | Uncorrected Proof (Alfred A. Knopf, 2001)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Love, etc. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Pp. 224 + [8]. 21.2 x 13.9 cm.

Advance Reader’s Proof in cream wraps with black and red lettering, as in the first American edition. Upper panel includes the statement, ‘ADVANCE READER’S EDITION’. Publication information on lower panel. Title listed as, ‘Love, etc.’ [full stop]. 

This proof was printed for wider distribution than Knopf’s in-house, red proof.

Fiddle City (Harper & Row/Perennial Library, 1989)


Notes on this edition: Dan Kavanagh. Fiddle City. New York: Harper & Row (First Perennial Library Edition), 1989. Pp. 173 + [3]. 17.7 x 10.5 cm. ISBN: 0060809523.

Death (Vintage Minis, 2017)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Death. London: Vintage, 2017. Pp. 106 + [18]. 17.7 x 11 cm. ISBN: 9781784872601.

Published as part of the “Vintage Mini” series, Death excerpts portions of Julian Barnes’s book Nothing to Be Frightened of (Jonathan Cape, 2008.)

10½ Bölümde Dünya Tarihi | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Ayrıntı, 1999; Turkish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. 10½ Bölümde Dünya Tarihi | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Istanbul: Ayrinti Yayinlari, 1999. Pp. 312 + [8]. 19.5 x 12.9 cm. Translated by Serdar Rifat Kirkoğlu. ISBN: 975539236x. (Turkish).

Two specimens featured, one with a numeric sticker on the back cover. Otherwise, the two copies are identical.

Previously published in Turkish by AFA Yayinlari (1994).

England, England (Picador, 1999)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. England, England. London: Picador, 1999. Pp. 266. 19.6 x 13.1 cm. ISBN: 9780330373449.

This particular specimen is the third printing of the Picador paperback edition. Included in the photos is a detail of the title, stamped in gold lettering.

The Sense of an Ending (Vintage Open-Market Edition, 2012)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Sense of an Ending. Vintage International, 2012. Pp. 163 + [5]. 17.4 x 10.6 cm. ISBN: 9780307951243. $7.99.

Copyright page states: “FIRST VINTAGE INTERNATIONAL OPEN-MARKET EDITION, | FEBRUARY 2012”. The format is smaller than the regular Vintage International paperback edition issued around the same time.

Hablando del asunto | Talking It Over (Compactos Anagrama, 2003; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Hablando del asunto | Talking It Over. Barcelona: Compactos Anagrama, 2003. Pp. 237 + [3]. 20.5 x 13.4 cm. Translated by Maribel de Juan. (Spanish).

This is the second printing of the Compactos Anagrama paperback edition. The first printing of the Compactos edition was in 1999, and the third printing was in 2006.