Kunst Sehen | Keeping an Eye Open (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2019; German)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Kunst Sehen | Keeping an Eye Open. Cologne: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2019. Pp. 352. 20.9 x 13.3 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger and Thomas Bodmer. ISBN: 9783462049176. (German).

Frankreichfahrt by Edith Wharton (Schöffling & Co, 1997; German; Introduction)


Notes on this edition: Edith Wharton. Frankreichfahrt: Von Boulogne nach Toulon | A Motor-Flight through France. Frankfurt: Schöffling & Co, 1997. Pp. 179 + [1]. 19.5 x 11.3 cm. Translated by Karl A. Klewer. ISBN: 3895615587. (German).

Julian Barnes’s introduction essay appears on pp. 7-23. Barnes’s introduction originally appeared in the English edition of Wharton’s book (Picador, 1995).

Abblocken | Putting the Boot In (Rowohlt, 2001; German)


Notes on this edition: Dan Kavanagh. Abblocken | Putting the Boot In. Hamburg: Rowohlt, 2001. Pp. 222 + [2]. 19 x 11.5 cm.  Translated by Verena Schröder. ISBN: 3499221306. (German).

Ein Fuss auf dem Mond | “Hamlet im Wilden Westen” (Piper, 2000; German)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. “Hamlet im Wilden Westen.” Ein Fuss auf dem Mond. Munich: Piper, 2000. Pp. 331 [332] + [4]. 20.9 x 13 cm. ISBN: 3492041817. (German).

Julian Barnes’s story “Hamlet in the Wild West” is translated by Gertraude Krueger and appears on pp. 15-22.

Kunst sehen (Edition 5Plus, 2018; German)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Kunst sehen. Edition 5Plus, 2018. Pp. 74 + [6]. 19.5 x 13.3 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. (German).

This essay was published in Keeping an Eye Open and was published in this format in support of independent booksellers. This edition is stated to consist of 3,000 copies, but this example is unnumbered. Kunst sehen is the 9th volume in the series.

Die einzige Geschichte | The Only Story (btb, 2020; German)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Die einzige Geschichte | The Only Story. btb, 2020. Pp. 303 + [1]. 18.7 x 12.5 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. ISBN: 9783442719532. (German).

Labeled as btb #71953. Some printings feature a promotional sticker, as shown.

Also pictured is the copyright page with a variant edition states as “2. Auflauge”, rather than “1. Auflage”.

Schieber-City | Fiddle City (Rowohlt, 2001; German)


Notes on this edition: Dan Kavanagh. Schieber-City | Fiddle City. Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, 2001. Pp. 219 [220] + [4]. 19 x 11.5 cm. Translated by Michael Bodmer. ISBN: 3499221314. (German).

Der Mann Im Roten Rock | The Man in the Red Coat (Büchergilde Gutenberg, 2021; German Book Club)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Der Mann Im Roten Rock | The Man in the Red Coat. Büchergilde Gutenberg, 2021. Pp. 229 + [1]. 21.8 x 14.6 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. ISBN: 9783763272716. (German).

German Book Club edition in red cloth binding, no dust jacket issued. Cover design by Cosima Schneider.

Heisse Fracht | Fiddle City (Kampa, 2021; German)


Notes on this edition: Dan Kavanagh. Heisse Fracht | Fiddle City. Kampa, 2021. Pp. 252 + [4]. 19 x 12 cm. Translated by Michel Bodmer. ISBN: 9783311125396. (German).


Promotional pamphlet titled “Kampa Krimi” that includes information on Dan Kavanagh’s Heisse Fracht. The pamphlet is comprised of seven sheets folded in half to make 28 total pages. 16.6 x 9.1 cm. The advertisement for Heisee Fracht appears on pp. [17].

Die einzige Geschichte | The Only Story (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2019; German)


Notes on this edition: Julian Barnes. Die einzige Geschichte | The Only Story.  Cologne: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2019. Pp. 303 + [1]. 20.8 x 13.2 cm. Translated by Gertraude Krueger. ISBN: 9783462051544. (German).