# Is "Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika" by Tony Kushner a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika by Tony Kushner (Theatre Communications Group, 1994) is identified by: TCG edition, 1994 (ISBN 1-55936-073-9), issued in hardcover and in wrappers. US TCG 1994 is the first separate book edition of the completed Part Two.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- TCG edition, 1994 (ISBN 1-55936-073-9), issued in hardcover and in wrappers
- Copyright page carries 1992/1994 (and later 1995) copyright dates; the true first printing states 'First Edition' for 1994 with no later printing noted, and the hardcover dust jacket carries the original price on the front flap
- The text was still being revised, so later printings (for example 'Fourth printing, November 1994') differ; the first printing is scarcer
- Publisher imprint reads Theatre Communications Group
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tony Kushner |
| Publisher | Theatre Communications Group |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | TCG edition, 1994 (ISBN 1-55936-073-9), issued in hardcover and in wrappers |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
TCG edition, 1994 (ISBN 1-55936-073-9), issued in hardcover and in wrappers. Copyright page carries 1992/1994 (and later 1995) copyright dates; the true first printing states 'First Edition' for 1994 with no later printing noted, and the hardcover dust jacket carries the original price on the front flap. The text was still being revised, so later printings (for example 'Fourth printing, November 1994') differ; the first printing is scarcer.

## Is this the true first?
US TCG 1994 is the first separate book edition of the completed Part Two. It pairs with Millennium Approaches; a true two-volume first set is the 1993 Part One first and the 1994 Part Two first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A US book-club hardcover of Perestroika exists, distinguished from the true first by the absence of a price on the dust jacket flap and a slightly shorter format. The revised combined omnibus 'Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes' (1995, ISBN 1-55936-107-7) is a later 'first thus,' not the original Perestroika first. Watch for printings with altered text or an advanced printing line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika* by Tony Kushner a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/angels-in-america-part-two-perestroika
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.