# Is "Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches" by Tony Kushner a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner (Theatre Communications Group, 1993) is identified by: TCG hardcover (ISBN 1-55936-060-7) and a simultaneous wrappered issue (ISBN 1-55936-061-5). US TCG edition (April 1993) is generally taken as the true first in book form; a Nick Hern Books UK acting-text edition also appeared in 1993.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- TCG hardcover (ISBN 1-55936-060-7) and a simultaneous wrappered issue (ISBN 1-55936-061-5)
- Copyright page of the first printing states 'First Edition, April 1993' with no later-printing line
- The true-first hardcover dust jacket carries the original price on the front flap
- The hardcover is the more collectible state
- Publisher imprint reads Theatre Communications Group
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tony Kushner |
| Publisher | Theatre Communications Group |
| Year | 1993 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | TCG hardcover (ISBN 1-55936-060-7) and a simultaneous wrappered issue (ISBN 1-55936-061-5) |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
TCG hardcover (ISBN 1-55936-060-7) and a simultaneous wrappered issue (ISBN 1-55936-061-5). Copyright page of the first printing states 'First Edition, April 1993' with no later-printing line. The true-first hardcover dust jacket carries the original price on the front flap. 119 pp. The hardcover is the more collectible state.

## Is this the true first?
US TCG edition (April 1993) is generally taken as the true first in book form; a Nick Hern Books UK acting-text edition also appeared in 1993. Collect the stated 'First Edition, April 1993' TCG hardcover with a priced dust jacket.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A US book-club hardcover does exist and is the most common confusion: book-club copies lack the price on the dust jacket flap and the volume is roughly a centimeter shorter than the true first. Also beware later TCG printings that add or advance a printing line, and the combined Part One/Part Two omnibus volumes (1995 onward), which are not the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches* by Tony Kushner a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/angels-in-america-part-one-millennium-approaches
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.