E4
Tom Stoppard – Four Plays For Radio
E4 a. UK Edition
1a. First Edition Hardback
Faber and Faber. Published 12th November 1984. Hardback. White endpapers, 1 blank, half-title, title, [iv], 136 pages numbered 15-150, 1 blank. Pages 197mm x 125mm. Light brown cloth; down spine in gilt: ‘FOUR PLAYS FOR RADIO BY TOM STOPPARD (ff logo)’.
Dustjacket. 434mm x 202mm. Front: a geometric patterned border in red, green, amaranth purple and white; in the centre a graphic of four transistor radios; below in black ‘FOUR PLAYS | FOR RADIO’, in orange ‘BY’ and in black ‘TOM STOPPARD’, followed by the titles of the four plays. ISBN 0-571-13428-9. Price on front flap £7.95.
1b. First Edition Paperback
Faber and Faber. Published 12th November 1984. Paperback. 1 blank, half-title, title, [iv], 136 pages numbered 15-150, 1 blank. Pages 195mm x 115mm. Front: a geometric patterned border in red, green, amaranth purple and white; in the centre a graphic of four transistor radios; below in black ‘FOUR PLAYS | FOR RADIO’, in orange ‘BY’ and in black ‘TOM STOPPARD’, followed by the titles of the four plays. ISBN 0-571-13277-4. Price on back cover £3.95.
Note 1: This edition includes the plays: Artist Descending A Staircase; Where Are They Now?; If You’re Glad I’ll Be Frank; and Albert’s Bridge all of which had been previously published.
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E4 b. USA Edition
1a. First Edition Hardback
Faber and Faber. Published 1984. Hardback. White endpapers, 1 blank, half-title, title, [iv], 136 pages numbered 15-150, 1 blank. Pages 197mm x 125mm. Light brown cloth; down spine in gilt: ‘FOUR PLAYS FOR RADIO BY TOM STOPPARD (ff logo)’.
Dustjacket. 434mm x 202mm. Front: a geometric patterned border in red, green, amaranth purple and white; in the centre a graphic of four transistor radios; below in black ‘FOUR PLAYS | FOR RADIO’, in orange ‘BY’ and in black ‘TOM STOPPARD’, followed by the titles of the four plays. ISBN 0-571-13428-9. Price on front flap $15.95.
Note 1: The USA edition is exactly the same as the UK first edition. The only difference is the price on the front flap of the dustjacket.