La mesa limón | The Lemon Table (Anagrama, 2005; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. La mesa limón | The Lemon Table. Barcelona: Anagrama, 2005. Pp. 234 + [6]. 22 x 14 cm. ISBN: 9788433970688. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. (Spanish).

Paper covers with French flaps. The first Anagram edition pictured above was published in April 2005, with the 2nd published in May and the 3rd edition in June. The example featured below is the 3rd edition, as indicated on the copyright page and the dark blue promotional band wrapped around the covers. Author photography by Jillian Edelstein.

Pulso | Pulse (Anagrama, 2011; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Pulso | Pulse. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2012. Pp. 259 + [5]. 22 x 14 cm. ISBN: 9788433975799. Translated by Mauricia Bach. (Spanish).

Paper covers with French flaps. The first Anagram edition was published in 2011, whereas Anagrama published the 2nd and 3rd editions in January 2012. Photographs of those editions are below. Author photography by Lisbeth Salas.

Inglaterra, Inglaterra | England, England (Anagrama/Quinteto, 2002; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Inglaterra, Inglaterra | England, England. [Barcelona]: Anagrama/Quinteto, 2002. Pp. 380 + [4]. 18 x 11.3 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 8495971062. (Spanish).

Spine is marked as “65” in the series.

Arthur & George (Editorial Anagrama, 2007; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Arthur & George. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2007. Pp. 523 + [5]. 22 x 14 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433971227. (Spanish).

This specimen is a second printing of the Spanish edition of Arthur & George. It includes a blue promotional band wrapped around the cover stating “2a edición” with blurbs from reviews in white lettering.

Una historia del mundo en diez capítulos y medio | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters (Compactos Anagrama, 2000; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Una historia del mundo en diez capítulos y medio | A History of the World in 10½ Chapters. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2000. Pp. 359 + [9]. 20.5 x 13.4 cm. ISBN: 8433914286. Translated by Maribel de Juan. (Spanish).

Copyright page states this particular specimen is the “Cuarta edición” of the Compactos edition, published in November 2000. The spine lists the books as number “98” in the series.


The edition below is the 8th edition printed in May 2018. In addition to a slight difference in the cover hue, the pages differ slightly from the edition above. Pp. 359 + [5].


The edition below is the 9th edition printed in July 2022. It’s layout and pagination is the same as the 8th edition (above). Pp. 359 + [5].

El sentido de un final | The Sense of an Ending (Editorial Anagrama, 2012; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. El sentido de un final | The Sense of an Ending. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2012. Pp. 186 + [6]. 22 x 14 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 9788433978523. (Spanish).

Copyright page states: “Primera edición: noviembre 2012”.

El loro de Flaubert | Flaubert’s Parrot (Editorial Anagrama/Compactos, 1997; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. El loro de Flaubert | Flaubert’s Parrot. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama/Compactos, 1997. Pp. 229 + [3]. 18.5 x 12 cm. Translated by Antonio Mauri. ISBN: 9788433920904 (Spanish)

Editorial Anagrama issued El loro de Flaubert in a compact edition (Compactos 86). The book pictured is the 3rd printing (“Tercera edición”) published in 1997.

Also pictured (below) is the 5th printing (“Quinta edición”), published in September 2001 and the 11th printing published in 2016.

Conversaciones con Aristóteles by Jonathan Barnes (Ediciones Oniro, 2008; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Barnes, Jonathan. Conversaciones con Aristóteles. Barcelona: Ediciones Oniro, 2008. Translated by Gemma Gallart. 171 p. 15 cm. ISBN: 9788497543439. Foreword by Julian Barnes (pp. 9-13).

The Spanish edition of Jonathan Barnes’s fictional conversation with Aristotle includes a translation of Julian Barnes’s foreword included in the English edition.

El loro de Flaubert | Flaubert’s Parrot (Anagrama, 2009; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: El loro de Flaubert | Flaubert’s Parrot. Barcelona: Biblioteca Anagrama, 2009. Pp. 229 + [9]. 21.9 x 14.5 cm. Translated by Antonio Mauri. ISBN: 9788447364480. (Spanish).

Hardcover pictorial covers in gold.

Amor, etcétera | Love, etc (Editorial Anagrama, 2001; Spanish)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Amor, etcétera. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2001. Pp. 236 + [4]. 22 x 14 cm. Translated by Jaime Zulaika. ISBN: 8433969455. (Spanish).