A15

Tom Stoppard – Indian Ink

A15 a. UK Edition

1a. First Edition Hardback

Faber and Faber. Published 15th March 1995. Hardback. White endpapers, 1 blank, half-title, title, [ii], 83 pages numbered 1-83, 1 blank. Pages 196mm x 123mm. Royal blue cloth; down spine in white: ‘(ff logo)  Tom Stoppard | Indian Ink’.

Dustjacket. 450mm x 204mm. Front: magenta with at the top in black ‘(ff logo) PLAYS | Tom Stoppard | Indian Ink’, and below a photo of Indian style windows above drawings of English style front doors. ISBN 0-571-17555-4. Price on back cover £12.99 / Canada $29.99 / US $19.95.

1b. First Edition Paperback

Faber and Faber. Published 15th March 1995. Paperback. 1 blank, half-title, title, [ii], 83 pages numbered 1-83, 1 blank. Pages 196mm x 123mm. Front: magenta with at the top in black ‘(ff logo) PLAYS | Tom Stoppard | Indian Ink’, and below a photo of Indian style windows above drawings of English style front doors. ISBN 0-571-17556-2. Price on back cover £6.99 / Canada $16.99 / US $10.95.

2. Paperback Reprint with Corrections

Faber and Faber. Published 15th March 1995. Paperback. 1 blank, half-title, title, [ii], 83 pages numbered 1-83, 1 blank. Pages 197mm x 122mm. Front: magenta with at the top in black ‘(ff logo) PLAYS | Tom Stoppard | Indian Ink’, and below a photo of Indian style windows above drawings of English style front doors. ISBN 0-571-17556-2. Price on back cover £6.99 / Canada $16.99 / US $10.95.

3. Acting Edition

Samuel French Ltd. Published 1996. Paperback. Title, [iv], 73 pages numbered 1-73, [iv], 2 blanks. Pages 215mm x 132mm. Front: white with an illustration in black of a bottle of ink being poured to form a map of India; at the top left in black ‘Indian Ink | a play by | TOM STOPPARD’; at the bottom left in black ‘SAMUEL FRENCH LTD’. ISBN 0-573-01796-4.

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A15 b. USA Edition

1. First Edition

Faber and Faber. Published 1995. Hardback. White endpapers, 1 blank, half-title, title, [ii], 83 pages numbered 1-83, 1 blank. Pages 208mm x 134mm. Black paper covered boards quarter bound in black paper; down spine in gilt: ‘(ff logo)  Tom Stoppard  Indian Ink’.

Dustjacket. 478mm x 215mm. Front: magenta with at the top in black ‘(ff logo) PLAYS | Tom Stoppard | Indian Ink’, and below a photo of Indian style windows above drawings of English style front doors. ISBN 0-571-17555-4 on the publication data page but 0-571-17556-2 on the back cover.

Note 1: States “Printed in the United States of America” on the publication data page and “Printed in the U.S.A.” the rear flap of the dustjacket.

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Theatrical Performances

UK Previews: from 1st February 1995 at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.
UK Premiere: 27th February 1995 at the Aldwych Theatre, London.
USA Premiere: 18th February 1999 at the ACT Geary Theatre, New York.