# Is "Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth" by Tom Stoppard a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth by Tom Stoppard (Inter-Action Inprint, 1979) is identified by: First published by Inter-Action Inprint, London, 1979, as an Inter-Action playscript in wrappers, issued in a numbered limited state. The true first is the Inter-Action Inprint 1979 edition, not Faber.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First published by Inter-Action Inprint, London, 1979, as an Inter-Action playscript in wrappers, issued in a numbered limited state
- This 1979 Inter-Action Inprint issue precedes the Faber and Faber edition, which did not appear until 1980
- Publisher imprint reads Inter-Action Inprint
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tom Stoppard |
| Publisher | Inter-Action Inprint |
| Year | 1979 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First published by Inter-Action Inprint, London, 1979, as an Inter-Action playscript in… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First published by Inter-Action Inprint, London, 1979, as an Inter-Action playscript in wrappers, issued in a numbered limited state. This 1979 Inter-Action Inprint issue precedes the Faber and Faber edition, which did not appear until 1980.

## Is this the true first?
The true first is the Inter-Action Inprint 1979 edition, not Faber. The Faber and Faber edition dates to 1980 and is a later edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth* by Tom Stoppard a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/doggs-hamlet-cahoots-macbeth
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.