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

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Travesties by Tom Stoppard (Faber and Faber, 1975) is identified by: First edition, Faber and Faber, London, 1975. UK Faber 1975 is the true first, preceding the US Grove edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, Faber and Faber, London, 1975
- Publisher's green boards lettered in gilt on the spine, in a pictorial dust wrapper priced 2.50 net showing photographs of John Wood as Henry Carr and Beth Morris as Cecily
- Copyright page reads 'First published in 1975' with no later-impression statement
- (Play premiered 1974; book published 1975.)
- Publisher imprint reads Faber and Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tom Stoppard |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Year | 1975 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, Faber and Faber, London, 1975 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, Faber and Faber, London, 1975. Publisher's green boards lettered in gilt on the spine, in a pictorial dust wrapper priced 2.50 net showing photographs of John Wood as Henry Carr and Beth Morris as Cecily. Copyright page reads 'First published in 1975' with no later-impression statement. (Play premiered 1974; book published 1975.)

## Is this the true first?
UK Faber 1975 is the true first, preceding the US Grove edition. The cloth/boards hardback in its pictorial jacket is the premium state.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition. The first impression is identified by the 'First published in 1975' statement with no later-impression line. The US Grove printing is a separate national first.

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