# Is "The Dog It Was That Died and Other Plays" by Tom Stoppard a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Dog It Was That Died and Other Plays by Tom Stoppard (Faber and Faber, 1983) is identified by: Issued in wrappers as a paperback original by Faber and Faber, London, 1983; ISBN 0-571-13183-2, 192 pages. UK Faber and Faber first, in wrappers; the paperback original is the true first, with no preceding hardcover trade issue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Issued in wrappers as a paperback original by Faber and Faber, London, 1983
- ISBN 0-571-13183-2, 192 pages
- Collects the title radio play (written for BBC Radio, 1982) with other short plays and includes a Stoppard introduction
- First-issue wrappers carry the printed cover price; a price should be present
- Publisher imprint reads Faber and Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tom Stoppard |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Year | 1983 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Issued in wrappers as a paperback original by Faber and Faber, London, 1983 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Issued in wrappers as a paperback original by Faber and Faber, London, 1983; ISBN 0-571-13183-2, 192 pages. Collects the title radio play (written for BBC Radio, 1982) with other short plays and includes a Stoppard introduction. First-issue wrappers carry the printed cover price; a price should be present.

## Is this the true first?
UK Faber and Faber first, in wrappers; the paperback original is the true first, with no preceding hardcover trade issue.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Dog It Was That Died and Other Plays* by Tom Stoppard a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-dog-it-was-that-died-and-other-plays
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.