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Ian McEwan – On Chesil Beach

a. UK Edition

1. First Edition

Jonathan Cape. Published 5th April 2007. Hardback. Prussian Blue endpapers, half-title, title, [ii], 164 pages numbered 3-166, 1 blank, [i]. Pages 197mm x 122mm. Black cloth boards; down spine in gilt: ‘IAN McEWAN  ON CHESIL BEACH  (Cape logo)’. ISBN 0-224-08118-4.

Dustjacket. 484mm x 204mm. Front: a photo of a woman walking along Chesil Beach. Above in rose red: ‘IAN McEWAN’, and below in pale lavender ‘ON CHESIL BEACH’. Price on front flap £12.99.

2. Proof

Jonathan Cape. Paperback. Half title, title, [iii], 164 pages numbered 3-166, 1 blank. Pages 198mm x 124mm. Front: black with in white ‘ON CHESIL BEACH | IAN McEWAN’ and at the bottom ‘FREE  JONATHAN CAPE UNCORRECTED PROOF – NOT FOR RESALE’. Down the spine in white ‘ON CHESIL BEACH  IAN McEWAN  (Cape logo)’.

3. Jonathan Cape Limited Edition

Jonathan Cape. Published 5th April 2007. Hardback. Light blue endpapers, half-title, [i] limitation page, title, [ii], 164 pages numbered 3-166, 1 blank, [i]. Pages 197mm x 126mm. Illustrated boards with a graphic of light blue sky, a white cloud and Chesil Beach in brown, quarter bound in brown cloth; down spine in silver: ‘IAN McEWAN  ON CHESIL BEACH  (Cape logo)’. ISBN 0-224-08118-4. No dustjacket.

Slipcase. Brown cloth with a graphic in silver of a cloud over Chesil Beach.

Note: The limitation page is hand numbered ‘n’ of 1200 copies and is signed by Ian McEwan.

4. London Review Bookshop Limited Edition

London Review Bookshop. Published 2007. Hardback. Prussian blue endpapers, [i] limitation page, half-title, title, [ii], 164 pages numbered 3-166, 1 blank, [i]. Pages 197mm x 127mm. Top edge sprayed navy blue. ISBN 0-224-08118-4. No dustjacket.

Slipcase. Blue-grey cloth.

  1. Grey and white patterned boards quarter bound in blue-grey cloth; down spine in gilt: ‘ON CHESIL BEACH  IAN McEWAN  (LRB logo)’. One hundred copies hand-numbered 1-100 and signed by Ian McEwan.
  2. Grey and white patterned boards quarter bound in dark blue-grey leather; down spine in gilt: ‘ON CHESIL BEACH  IAN McEWAN  (LRB logo)’. Fifty copies hand-numbered i to L and signed by Ian McEwan.

5. Waterstone’s 25th Anniversary Edition

Jonathan Cape. 2007. Hardback. Dark brown endpapers with graphics in pale blue of seagulls and the Waterstone’s logo, half-title, [i] tipped-in page, title, [ii], 164 pages numbered 3-166, 1 blank, [i]. Pages 197mm x 126mm. Pale blue boards with graphics in gilt of seagulls and also in gilt: ‘IAN McEWAN  ON CHESIL BEACH’. All edges sprayed dark brown. ISBN 0-224-08118-4. No dustjacket.

Slipcase. Pale blue with graphics of seagulls in gilt.

Note: The tipped-in page states ‘Congratulations to all at Waterstone’s for a quarter century of brilliant service to readers’ and is signed by Ian McEwan. Copies were distributed to staff of Waterstone’s to celebrate the bookstore chain’s 25th anniversary. McEwan has often given readings and signings at Waterstone’s stores in the UK.

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b. USA Edition

1. First Edition

Nan A. Talese / Doubleday. Published 5th June 2007. Hardback. White endpapers, half title, [i], title, [iii], 200 pages numbered 3-203, [iii], 2 blanks. Pages 183mm x 111mm. Pale chestnut boards quarter bound in blue cloth. Down spine in silver: ‘IAN McEWAN  ON CHESIL BEACH   (tree logo) NAN A. TALESE DOUBLEDAY’. ISBN 0-385-52240-3.

Dustjacket. 537mm x 241mm. Front: a photo of a woman walking along Chesil Beach. Below in brown ‘ON CHESIL BEACH | A NOVEL’ and in white ‘IAN McEWAN’. Price on front flap $22.00.

Note: Signed copies have been recorded with Ian McEwan’s signature to the title page, to a Nan A. Talese/Doubleday bookplate and to a blank page tipped-in before the half title (all in MW collection).

2. Proof

Nan A. Talese / Doubleday. Paperback. Half title, [i], title, [ii], 196 pages numbered 3-198, 1 blank, [i]. Pages 184mm x 108mm. Front: a photo of a woman walking along Chesil Beach. Above in white ‘BOUND GALLEY . NOT FOR SALE’, below in brown ‘ON CHESIL BEACH | A NOVEL’ and in white ‘IAN McEWAN’.

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c. Canada Edition

1. First Edition

Knopf Canada. Published 10th April 2007. Hardback. Sandy brown endpapers, half title, title, [ii], 164 pages numbered 3-166, 1 blank, [i]. Pages 211mm x 131mm. Fulvous paper boards quarter bound in dark grey cloth. Down spine in gilt: ‘IAN McEWAN  On Chesil Beach  (Borzoi logo) KNOPF CANADA’. ISBN 0-676-97881-0.

Dustjacket. 481mm x 210mm. Front: a photo of a woman walking along Chesil Beach. In bronze ‘IAN McEWAN’, in black ‘On Chesil Beach’ and in white ‘A NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF Atonement’. Price on front flap $27.00.

2. Proof

Knopf Canada. Paperback. Half title, title, [ii], 164 pages numbered 3-166, 1 blank, [i]. Pages 184mm x 108mm. Front: Yellow with publication data in black.

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