# Is "Jumpers" by Tom Stoppard a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Jumpers by Tom Stoppard (Faber and Faber, 1972) is identified by: First edition, Faber and Faber, London, 1972. UK Faber 1972 is the true first, preceding the US Grove edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, Faber and Faber, London, 1972
- Issued simultaneously in publisher's scarlet (some copies orange) cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, in a typographic dust jacket printed in orange and black and priced 1.50 net, and in paper wraps with French flaps
- Copyright page reads 'First published in 1972' with no later-impression statement
- Baker & Wachs A8
- Publisher imprint reads Faber and Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tom Stoppard |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Year | 1972 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, Faber and Faber, London, 1972 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, Faber and Faber, London, 1972. Issued simultaneously in publisher's scarlet (some copies orange) cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, in a typographic dust jacket printed in orange and black and priced 1.50 net, and in paper wraps with French flaps. Copyright page reads 'First published in 1972' with no later-impression statement. Baker & Wachs A8.

## Is this the true first?
UK Faber 1972 is the true first, preceding the US Grove edition. The hardback in jacket is scarcer and is the preferred collected state over the simultaneous paper-wraps issue. An unclipped jacket with the price intact is desirable.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition. The first impression is identified by the 'First published in 1972' statement with no additional impression line; later impressions are so stated.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Jumpers* by Tom Stoppard a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/jumpers
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.