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Ian McEwan – The Comfort of Strangers

a. UK Edition

1. First Edition

Jonathan Cape. Published 8^th October 1981. Hardback. White endpapers, half-title, title, [ii], 126 pages numbered 9-134. Pages 197mm x 126mm. Dark chocolate cloth boards; down spine in gilt: ‘IAN McEWAN | The Comfort of Strangers  (Cape logo)’. ISBN 0-224-01931-7.

Dustjacket. 473mm x 204mm. Front: Grand Canal, Venice by JMW Turner and at top in dark chocolate: ‘THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS’, and at the bottom ‘IAN McEWAN’. Price on front flap £5.50.

2. Proof

Jonathan Cape. Paperback. [i], title, [ii], 126 pages numbered 9-134. Pages 193mm x 135mm. Red wrappers with Cape logo and ‘UNCORRECTED PROOF repeated across the bottom and publication data in black. Down spine in black ‘THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS  Ian McEwan’.

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b. USA Edition

1. First Edition

Simon & Schuster. Published 1^st June 1981. Hardback. Tan endpapers, [i], title, [ii], 119 pages numbered 9-127. Pages 234mm x 130mm. Tan paper boards quarter bound in indigo cloth. Down spine in gilt: ‘IAN McEWAN || THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS || SIMON AND SCHUSTER’. ISBN 0-671-42850-0.

Dustjacket. 494mm x 240mm. Front: A photograph of a Venice canal at night and in red: ‘THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS’ and below in light blue ‘A NOVEL BY IAN McEWAN | AUTHOR OF THE CEMENT GARDEN’. Price on front flap $9.95.

2. Proof

Simon & Schuster. Paperback. [i], title, [ii], 127 pages numbered 9-135, 2 blanks. Pages 210mm x 130mm. Yellow wrappers with on front cover publication data in black; down the spine in black, ‘THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS  SIMON AND SCHUSTER’.

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