Tag: Promotional Material

Elizabeth Finch (Vintage, 2023)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Elizabeth Finch. London: Vintage, 2023. Pp. 178 [179] + [7]. 19.7 x 12.9 cm. ISBN: 9781529116076.

First UK paperback edition. Also featured is a promotional bookmark for the novel.

Elizabeth Finch (Editorial Anagrama, 2023; Spanish)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Elizabeth Finch. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2023. Pp. 200 + [8]. 22 x 14 cm. Translated by Inga Pellisa. ISBN: 9788433911148. (Spanish).

Elizabeth Finch (Angle Editorial, 2023; Catalan)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Elizabeth Finch. Barcelona: Angle Editorial, 2023. Pp. 157 + [3]. 20.6 x 15 cm. Translated by d’Alexandre Gombau i Arnau. ISBN: 9788419017574. (Catalan).

Included with this example is a promotional card for the book.

Kunst sehen | Promotional (Edition 5Plus, 2018; German)

Notes about this item: Promotional magazine for Edition 5Plus (2018). Pp. 80. 25.5 x 20 cm.

The magazine features copy regarding the publication of Julian Barnes’s Kunst sehen (Keeping an Eye Open) in 2018. The promotional material for Barnes appears on Pp. 4-5.

Dmitri Shostakovich Promotional Cutout (Jonathan Cape, 2016)

Notes on this item: Jonathan Cape produced an unspecific but small number of cardboard cutouts featuring the linocut image of Dmitri Shostakovich holding a briefcase. The figure serves as the central cover image of Julian Barnes’s novel The Noise of Time (Jonathan Cape, 2016). The cutout stands approximately 5½ to 6 feet tall.

Jonathan Cape Book Catalog: 1981-1982 (Jonathan Cape, c1979)

Notes on this edition: Jonathan Cape Book Catalog: January 1980—July 1980. Jonathan Cape, [1979]. Pp. 48. 20.3 x 12.6 cm.

Jonathan Cape published promotional book catalogs for forthcoming publications. In this 1980 “Spring & Summer Books” catalog, the publisher features Julian Barnes’s Metroland (pp. 4) and Dan Kavanagh’s Duffy (pp. 8).

Duffy is listed under a former, potential title of Suck it and See, a phrase used repeatedly by the novel’s antagonist.

Jonathan Cape Book Catalog: 1981-1982 (Jonathan Cape, c1981)

Notes on this edition: Jonathan Cape Book Catalog: August 1981—February 1982. Jonathan Cape, [1981]. Pp. 56. 21 x 14.5 cm.

Jonathan Cape published promotional book catalogs for forthcoming publications. In the “Autumn & Winter Books” catalog, the publisher features Dan Kavanagh’s novel Fiddle City on page 9.

Posy Simmonds illustrated the catalog cover.

Flaubert’s Parrot (Alfred A. Knopf, 1985; Review Copy)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Flaubert’s Parrot. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.

This review copy consists of a first American hardback edition supplemented with a promotional flyer, author photo, and a review slip from the publisher. The book is not stamped or otherwise marked as a “review” copy.

The Porcupine | Promotional Pamphlet (Alfred A. Knopf, 1992)

Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. The Porcupine (excerpt). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. Pp. 28 [29] + [1]. 23.5 x 15.5 cm.

The opening of Julian Barnes’s novel The Porcupine was produced as one of four promotional pamphlets issued in a protective slipcase. The four pamphlets include excerpts from:

Kathryn Kramer: Rattlesnake Farming
Michael Ondaatje: The English Patient
Michael Doane: City of Light
Julian Barnes: The Porcupine