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

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard (Faber and Faber, 2020) is identified by: Faber and Faber, London, 2020. UK Faber first, preceding the US Grove Atlantic edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Faber and Faber, London, 2020
- Original wrappers (playscript) is the common first-format tied to the January 2020 Wyndham's Theatre premiere; a hardback edition was also issued by Faber in 2020, so the format should be identified precisely when cataloguing
- Confirm the Faber imprint and 2020 date
- Publisher imprint reads Faber and Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tom Stoppard |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Year | 2020 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Faber and Faber, London, 2020 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Faber and Faber, London, 2020. Original wrappers (playscript) is the common first-format tied to the January 2020 Wyndham's Theatre premiere; a hardback edition was also issued by Faber in 2020, so the format should be identified precisely when cataloguing. Confirm the Faber imprint and 2020 date.

## Is this the true first?
UK Faber first, preceding the US Grove Atlantic edition. Later Tony Award winner (Best Play, 2023).

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

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