E5
Tom Stoppard – Squaring The Circle with two plays
E5 a. UK Edition
1a. First Edition Hardback
Faber and Faber. Published 12th November 1984. Hardback. White endpapers, 1 blank, half-title, title, [i], [vii] introduction, [ii], 153 pages numbered 27-179. Pages 197mm x 123mm. Glaucous blue cloth; down spine in silver: ‘SQUARING THE CIRCLE BY TOM STOPPARD (ff logo)’.
Dustjacket. 438mm x 202mm. Front: A geometric design border in two shades of blue, grey and white with in red the logo of the Polish trade union Solidarność, and below in black ‘SQUARING THE | CIRCLE’, in light blue ‘BY’, in black ‘TOM STOPPARD’; below in lilac ‘WITH’, in black ‘EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR’, in lilac ‘AND’ and in black ‘PROFESSIONAL FOUL’. ISBN 0-571-13408-4. Price on front flap £8.95.
Note 1: This edition includes the plays: Squaring The Circle; Every Good Boy Deserves Favour; and Professional Foul.
1b. First Edition Paperback
Faber and Faber. Published 12th November 1984. Paperback. 1 blank, half-title, title, [i], [vii] introduction, [ii], 153 pages numbered 27-179, 2 blanks. Pages 195mm x 118mm. Front: A geometric design border in two shades of blue, grey and white with in red the logo of the Polish trade union Solidarność, and below in black ‘SQUARING THE | CIRCLE’, in light blue ‘BY’, in black ‘TOM STOPPARD’; below in lilac ‘WITH’, in black ‘EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR’, in lilac ‘AND’ and in black ‘PROFESSIONAL FOUL’. ISBN 0-571-13095-X. Price on back cover £3.50.
Note 2: There was a reprint in 1987 with the only variation being a price of £4.95
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