# Is "Indian Ink" by Tom Stoppard a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Indian Ink by Tom Stoppard (Faber and Faber, 1995) is identified by: Faber and Faber, London, 1995. UK Faber first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Faber and Faber, London, 1995
- Issued in both a hardback (in dust jacket) and a paperback in wrappers in the same year; the collectible trade first is the hardback in dust jacket
- Verify the Faber imprint and 1995 date, and confirm no later-impression number line
- Publisher imprint reads Faber and Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tom Stoppard |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Faber and Faber, London, 1995 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Faber and Faber, London, 1995. Issued in both a hardback (in dust jacket) and a paperback in wrappers in the same year; the collectible trade first is the hardback in dust jacket. Verify the Faber imprint and 1995 date, and confirm no later-impression number line.

## Is this the true first?
UK Faber first. Precedes the US Grove Press edition. Note that Indian Ink adapts Stoppard's earlier radio play In the Native State.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition traced for this title.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Indian Ink* by Tom Stoppard a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/indian-ink
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.