# Is "Love, etc" by Julian Barnes a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Love, etc by Julian Barnes (Jonathan Cape, 2000) is identified by: Sequel to Talking It Over, issued by Cape in cloth-backed boards with gilt spine lettering and a dust jacket; copyright page reads First published 2000 with the Cape number line counting down to 1; jacket priced at 15.99 net. UK Cape (2000) precedes the US Alfred A.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Sequel to Talking It Over, issued by Cape in cloth-backed boards with gilt spine lettering and a dust jacket; copyright page reads First published 2000 with the Cape number line counting down to 1; jacket priced at 15.99 net
- ISBN 0 224 06109 7
- Publisher imprint reads Jonathan Cape
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Julian Barnes |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Year | 2000 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Sequel to Talking It Over, issued by Cape in cloth-backed boards with gilt spine lettering and a dust jacket; copyright page reads First… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Sequel to Talking It Over, issued by Cape in cloth-backed boards with gilt spine lettering and a dust jacket; copyright page reads First published 2000 with the Cape number line counting down to 1; jacket priced at 15.99 net. ISBN 0 224 06109 7.

## Is this the true first?
UK Cape (2000) precedes the US Alfred A. Knopf edition (2001).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later impressions drop the 1 from the number line; reprints state their impression.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Love, etc* by Julian Barnes a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/love-etc
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.