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Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Nothing to Be Frightened of. London: Vintage Books, 2009. Pp. 250. 19.8 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 9780099523741.
First Vintage paperback edition for the U.K. market. Cover design by Suzanne Dean. This copy features to its front cover a round promotional sticker with a blurb from the Daily Telegraph.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Nothing to Be Frightened Of. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. Pp. 241 + [3]. 21.3 x 14.3 cm.
Uncorrected Proof of the American edition bound in pale grey paper cover with black lettering. Provisional publication date set for “5 September 2008” with a list price of $24. Loosely inserted are two promotional items: one blue sheet of paper with blurbs from British press and a stapled copy of a profile/interview with Julian Barnes by Kate Summerscale.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Levels of Life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. Pp. 124 + [6]. 21 x 14.6 cm.
Uncorrected Proof of the American edition bound in pale yellow paper cover with black lettering. Provisional publication date set for “26 September 2013” with a list price of $22.95.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Levels of Life. Toronto: Vintage Canada, 2014. Pp. 117 [118] + [2]. 20.3 x 13 cm. ISBN: 9780345813565.
First Canadian paperback edition of Julian Barnes’s Levels of Life.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Noise of Time. London: Vintage, 2017. Pp. 183 [184]. 19.7 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 9781784703325.
Waterstones issued an exclusive paperback edition of Julian Barnes’s The Noise of Time. The book is identical to the standard Vintage paperback edition, except the cover of the Waterstones edition has French flaps with promotional blurbs printed to the flaps, as shown. Both editions share the same ISBN.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Noise of Time. London: Vintage, 2017. Pp. 183 [184]. 19.7 x 12.7 cm. ISBN: 9781784703325.
The first paperback edition issued by Vintage in the United Kingdom. Paper covers with promotional blurbs printed on the inside covers. Precedes the Waterstones exclusive edition, which is identical (size, ISBN, title page, copyright page, etc.), except that the cover of the Waterstones edition has French flaps.
Also featured is a promotional bookmark for the novel.
Below is the third printing of the Vintage paperback edition:
Notes on this edition: Highlights from the Collection of Rolland L. Comstock. Dickerson, MD: Quill & Brush, [undated].
Noted bibliophile Rolland L. Comstock frequently traveled to author signings while building his extensive collection of modern first editions. Comstock was an avid collector of Julian Barnes material, and Barnes has at times referenced Comstock in his non-fiction writing. Comstock died on July 3, 2007, and Quill & Brush were commissioned to sell the majority of his collection. The catalog presented here consists of highlights from the Comstock collection, including several pages of entries (with asking prices) related to Julian Barnes. Also included in the catalog were several reproductions of inscriptions from Barnes to Comstock.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Something to Declare. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. Pp. 291 [292] + [6]. 21.2 x 14.3 cm.
Uncorrected Proof in blue paper wraps. Preliminary publication information printed in black to the front cover. Scheduled publication set for 7 October 2002 at a price of “$25”.
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Something to Declare. London: Picador, 2002. Pp. 304. 20.6 x 14.4 cm.
Uncorrected Proof in white card cover with black and grey lettering. ‘PICADOR UNCORRECTED BOUND PROOF’ in black at the top of the upper panel. Quotes from Joanna Trollope and the Daily Telegraph on upper panel. Issued after A17(ai). (20.6 x 14.3 cm).
This is the second of two Picador proofs issued for this book. The first was bound in a color card cover.
Publication date listed as ’11/01/02′ with a provisional price of £8.99 (a pound higher than was listed on the previously issued proof).
Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Bir Çift Söz | Something to Declare. Istanbul: Ayrinti Yayinlari, 2004. Pp. 313 + [7]. 19.5 x 12.9 cm. Translated by Serdar Rifat Kırkoğlu. ISBN: 9789755394275. (Turkish).