# Is "Rock 'n' Roll" by Tom Stoppard a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Rock 'n' Roll by Tom Stoppard (Faber and Faber, 2006) is identified by: Faber and Faber, London, 2006. UK Faber first, preceding the US Grove Press edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Faber and Faber, London, 2006
- Original wrappers
- The true first is the wrappers issue prepared ahead of the trade edition and sold at the Royal Court Theatre for the June 2006 premiere, with cast list and production details; it precedes the later trade impression
- Confirm the Faber imprint and 2006 date
- Publisher imprint reads Faber and Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tom Stoppard |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Year | 2006 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Faber and Faber, London, 2006 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Faber and Faber, London, 2006. Original wrappers. The true first is the wrappers issue prepared ahead of the trade edition and sold at the Royal Court Theatre for the June 2006 premiere, with cast list and production details; it precedes the later trade impression. Confirm the Faber imprint and 2006 date.

## Is this the true first?
UK Faber first, preceding the US Grove Press edition.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Rock 'n' Roll* by Tom Stoppard a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/rock-n-roll
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.